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Valero (1238), Meraux

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #112823
State Police #09-00809
Accident Date2009-02-18
Report Date 2009-02-20
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 Dioxide30mNorth FlareNOYESNO4,000.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

Automatic safety shutdown of hydrocracker unit resulted in a North flare with no smoke.

Discharge Preventable - Under Investigation

Notes/Remedial Actions

RQ exceeded. Re-started the hydrocracker according to procedure.