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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 128271 |
| State Police # | 10-07216 |
| Accident Date | 2010-12-18 |
| Report Date | 2010-12-21 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Hydrogen | No Information Given | Flange: H-Oil Unit | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Light Cycle Gas Oil | No Information Given | Flange: H-Oil Unit | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
LDEQ states that a leak at a flange occurred, causing a hydrogen and light cycle oil cloud to develop while bringing the unit up.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
BRQ. Refinery letter states that "detailed calculations performed...and that no RQ exceedence" occurred." Temperature and pressure were reduced so that the flange could be bolted, and the leak could be stopped.
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