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Accident # | 89141 |
State Police # | 06-04286 |
Accident Date | 2006-07-10 |
Report Date | 2006-07-19 |
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 | 3 h 30 m | North Flare (EPN #20-72) and #2 SRU incinerator | NO | YES | NO | 2,960.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Sulfur condenser Level Control Valve malfunctioned and a 1st attempt at repair did not correct the problem (malfunction and human error). Operations were able to be continued manually but operator had to go to another unit and the #2 SRU tripped on low water level in the condenser.
If operator had not been diverted to a different unit the problem could have been avoided.
SERC Incident # 06-04286. routed acid gas to the N. Flare to reduce env. Impact Valve of SRU was repaired that day. Disciplinary actions were conducted to deal w/ human error.
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