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Accident # | 107017 |
State Police # | 08-04001 |
Accident Date | 2008-07-06 |
Report Date | 2008-07-11 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | 3h 10m | flange on the Number 3 Reformer Exchanger leaking at the channel head | NO | NO | YES | 22.0 pounds |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 3h 10m | flange on the Number 3 Reformer Exchanger leaking at the channel head | NO | NO | YES | 700.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
flange leak, cause investigation is ongoing; design on the face of the gasket surface of the exchanger.
Lowered the system pressure to help mitigate the leak and shutdown the Unit.
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