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Accident # | 89105 |
State Police # | 06-04250 |
Accident Date | 2006-07-07 |
Report Date | 2006-07-14 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 5 h | North Flare (EPN #20-72) | NO | YES | NO | 29,175.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
safety shutdown of #2 SRU because of a malfunction at the TGT stripper reflux Accumulator Control Valve, which failed to open the N. Flare
SERC Incident # 06-04250. That unit had not reached stable operation levels since its startup on June 1, 2006 due to various mechanical malfunctions. Acid gas was routed to the flare until SRU was stabilized- to mitigate env. Impact.
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