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Accident # | 132791 |
State Police # | 11-04551 |
Accident Date | 2011-07-30 |
Report Date | 2011-08-05 |
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 | 220m | FLARE: Low Pressure and High Pressure Flares (308F-D-1 and 308F-D-2) | NO | YES | NO | 448.0 pounds |
Carbon Monoxide | 220m | FLARE: Low Pressure and High Pressure Flares (308F-D-1 and 308F-D-2) | NO | YES | NO | 219.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
The Unit 1291 Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit's slurry pumparound pump (1291 L-6C) deteriorated and was shutdown. This disrupted cooling of the FCC Unit's fractionator tower and this was also shutdown. Overhead gases were routed to the Low Pressure and High Pressure Flares (308F-D-1 and 308F-D-2).
No Information Given.
BRQ. No Information given regarding remedial actions because gases were routed through permitted emission points. No SPOC report available. The incident date on the LDEQ report (7/30) and the Incident report (7/31) are different.
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