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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 99682 |
| State Police # | 07-05718 |
| Accident Date | 2007-09-22 |
| Report Date | 2007-09-27 |
| Follow-up Date | 2007-10-16 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Hydrogen | 1h 49m | Hydrocracker Flare | NO | NO | NO | 228.6 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
An exchanger flange at the Hydrogen Unit caught fire and nitrogen was used to diffuse fire. Fire on E-11 at the hydrocracker unit--exchanger flange failure and subsequent unit depressurization to the Hydrocracker flare
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
A nitrogen blanket was used to diffuse fire. The hydrogen cracker was isolated and depressurized. The rest of the product in the cracker was sent to flare.
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