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Accident # | 90530 |
State Police # | 06-05642 |
Accident Date | 2006-09-08 |
Report Date | 2006-09-14 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Nitric Oxide | 0 h 46 m | #1 Flare - AE-AOA-05-0109 EPN 28 | NO | YES | NO | 14.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
during shutdown of GRU, gas had a higher BTU value than usual and the refinery furnaces automatically reduced the volume of gas consumed. The fuel drum was limited in its capacity to absorb fluctuationsin quality/auntity. The combination caused the fueldrum to vent excess pressure to the flare
CRLLC will evaluate prerequisites in GRU shutdown procedure.
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