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Accident # | 104939 |
State Police # | 08-02184 |
Accident Date | 2008-04-20 |
Report Date | 2008-04-24 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 2 h 54 m | SRU Train 1 Acid Gas Burner assembly | NO | NO | NO | 116.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
internal corrosion from acid gas condensation is suspected to have caused the leak on the underside of the gas burner assembly.
SRU operator switched the combustion source from oxygen to air to stop the flow of acid gas through the portion of the acid gas burner assembly where the leak occurred. Metallurgy of nozzle will be be reevaluated for service and it is planned that the nozzle will be replaced during the late 2008 turnaround.
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