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Accident # | 120629 |
State Police # | 10-0078 |
Accident Date | 2010-01-08 |
Report Date | 2010-01-15 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 6h 30m | SOX scrubber | NO | YES | NO | 1,956.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) SOX scrubber circulating water pumps failed due to catalyst pluggage.
"The release was caused by a mechanical failure that was not the result of operator error."
RQ. had difficulty dislodging the catalyst--tried switching pumps off & on, using portable air compressor, increased grid wash, FCC charge rate decreased continuing to monitor performance of SOX scrubber
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