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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 89284 |
| State Police # | 06-04451 |
| Accident Date | 2006-07-16 |
| Report Date | 2006-08-07 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 3 h 45 m | North Flare (EPN #20-72) | NO | YES | NO | 17,708.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 3 h 45 m | #2 SRU incinerator (EPN #1-93) | NO | YES | NO | 410.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 1 h 30 m | South Flare #20-72 | NO | YES | NO | 20,743.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 9 h 15 m | #3 SRU incenerator | NO | YES | NO | 571.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Malfunction at the 450# bOiler Feed Water Discharge Check Valve leading to an automatics safety shutdown of SRU #2,3
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
SERC incident # 06-04451. Acid gas was routed to the flares and implimenting the refinery's Sulfur Shedding Plan
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