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Valero (26003), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 97168 |
| State Police # | 07-03250 |
| Accident Date | 2007-06-17 |
| Report Date | 2007-06-22 |
| 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 | 1 h 38 m | Thermal Oxidizer | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
The Thermal Oxidizer tripped, resulting in a release of materials to the air. The materials were released to a flare stack but they were not able to get combustion so they went to the atmosphere.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
Several reportings: The incident lasted 98 minutes, during which Valero tried to start the unit a couple of times... They had been able to relight the Thermal Oxidizer but still could not say at that point if was stable... The Thermal Oxidizer unit had been up and down and attempts to stabilize had failed several times over....
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