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Accident # | 100358 |
State Police # | 07-06376 |
Accident Date | 2007-10-20 |
Report Date | 2007-10-26 |
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 | 8 h 32 m | Emergency Flare System | NO | YES | NO | 211,810.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 8 h 32 m | Emergency Flare System | NO | NO | NO | 566.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
incident occurred during shut down of the Sulfur Recovery Unit train 1 for maintenance. Train 2 also shut down, initiating release.
Operators restarted Train 2 twice before they were able to route acid gas through Train 2 and out of the Emergency Flare System ending the flaring.
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