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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 116576 |
| State Police # | 09-2265 |
| Accident Date | 2009-07-14 |
| Report Date | 2009-07-15 |
| Follow-up Date | 2009-07-15 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Carbon Monoxide | 2h 46m | FCCU | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
"While performing Instrument Protective Function trip checks on the FCCU [fluid catalytic cracking unit), a pressure control valve tripped open. This caused low air flow to the FCCU regenerator, which resulted in the unit to shutdown [sic]." Caused exceedance of the hourly CO emission rate limit. No DEQ report in this file--follow-up only.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
IPF trip checks halted, opened pressure valve manually closed, FCCU operation stabilized to reduce CO emissions below the permitted limit.
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