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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 120544 |
| State Police # | 10-00047 |
| Accident Date | 2010-01-05 |
| Report Date | 2010-01-12 |
| 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 | 18 mins | FLARE - South Flare (EPN #3-77) | NO | YES | NO | 12.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures
Pressure increase in sulfur plant due to series of unit shutdowns, automatic safety diversion of naphtha vapors, pressure relief valve opened, released via South Flare. Letter states that "the pressure increase was apparently due to naptha vapors venting into the vessel during shutdown of the Hydrocracker Unit for a month-long refinery-wide maintenance turnaround." FLARE.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
BRQ. Refinery letter states that "reportable quantity of a regulated material was not exceeded." Followed operating procedures in "Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Plan." Reviewing event to see if procedures need to be updated. Refinery letter only. No LDEQ report.
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