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Accident # | 85294 |
State Police # | 06-00421 |
Accident Date | 2006-01-20 |
Report Date | 2006-01-27 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 1 h 52 m | Uninterrupted power supply system | NO | YES | NO | 4,600.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
UPS system failed causing the power at the DCS consoles to be lost. Resulted in flaring of gases at Flares 1 and 2.
Emissions were minimized by reestablishing power to the West Plant DCS consolves and reestablishing normal operation as soon as possible.
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