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Accident # | 126946 |
State Police # | 10-3662 |
Accident Date | 2010-10-08 |
Report Date | 2010-10-15 |
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 | 3d 9h | flare | NO | YES | NO | 78,395.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Flaring due to isolation of a line involved in a prior incident on 10/4/10 -- see incident #126868. Reportable quantity for Sulfur dioxide was exceeded three times during incident, beginning on 10/10/10.
Failure of valve closure mechanism was unpredicted and unforeseen.
RQ. "Valve was fully seated to achieve complete isolation." "No chronic or acute health risks are anticipated as a result of this release..."
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