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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 143178 |
| State Police # | 12-06420; 12-06421 |
| Accident Date | 2012-09-23 |
| Report Date | 2012-09-28 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 3h 19m 48s | North Flare | NO | YES | NO | 788.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 3.33 hours | North Flare | NO | NO | NO | 3.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
Units were in a start up after a leak on a refinery fuel gas line required a shutdown.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
According to the notification report submitted by the facility, the facility reported a release from the fuel gas system. The fuel gas leak did not release a reportable quantity of flammable gas, however sections of the fuel gas system had to be isolated to perform repairs. Valero completed the start up of the Reformer and NHT according to procedure. Fuel gas leak happened 9/22/12. Sulfur dioxide release during Reformer/NHT startup happened 9/23/12.
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