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Accident # | 77551 |
State Police # | 05-01696 |
Accident Date | 2005-03-13 |
Report Date | 2005-03-18 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No Information Provided |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfuric Acid | 12h 10m | F5 fresh sulfuric acid storage tank in Acid Plant | NO | NO | NO | 782,754.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
leak on a 3 inch discharge line that comes off 12 inch tank sump
An existing leak that had neem previously clamped migrated past the sealing surface of the clamp. The geometry of the clamp and the sump are such that the inspectino dept. could not monitro metal thickness or metal loss under the clamp. F5 Sumps are being upgraded to stainless steel
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