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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 133455 |
| PDF Available |  PDF |
| State Police # | 11-05133 |
| Accident Date | 2011-08-23 |
| Report Date | 2011-08-24 |
| 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 |
| Smoke | 6 h | Flare | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
Reformer Compressor shutdown due to electric failure.
Discharge Preventable - No
The use of the flare system to control the process upset was not preventable because the compressor shutdown was not planned. The flare gas recovery system was overwhelmed by the volume of process gas sent to the system and flaring to safely control emissions was necessary.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Process upset was routed to the flare for release control. Operations safely shutdown the reformer unit and switched downstream unit to pipeline hydrogen.
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