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Accident # | 124328 |
State Police # | 10-03412 |
Accident Date | 2010-06-19 |
Report Date | 2010-06-25 |
Follow-up Date | 2010-07-16 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Carbon Monoxide | 20m | FCCU Flue generator bypass stack (301-D-3) | NO | YES | NO | 7,318.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
LDEQ report states "the release of Carbon Monoxide and Sulfur Dioxide into the atmosphere from the FCC Regenerator Flue Bypass Stack. As of 2/24/2011, the only follow up notification to LDEQ, dated 7/16/2010, still indicated that an investigation was pending to determine the root cause of the release..."
Incident report states that the event was an unexpected process upset which caused unstable operations at the FCC unit.
RQ: Realease of CO was exceeded the reportable quantity. Investigation is ongoing. LDEQ report states, "A written request to the facility on 2/21/2011 yielded no additional information. The facility will be referred to the Circuit Rider Review process for failure to submit an updated notification within 60 days of the 7/16/2010 follow up letter as required by LAC 33:I.3925.A.3."
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