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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
tate Police # | N/A |
Accident Date | 2012-02-03 |
Report Date | 2012-04-04 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 36.95 hours | #1 Incinerator | NO | YES | NO | 3,695.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
The Sulfur Plant was shutdown during thte turnaround to replace the catalyst as it was no longer active.
The procedure for sweeping the reactor beds that Placid currently follows is the normal procedure for preparing an SRU for shutdown.
No additional steps were taken as this activity is part of Placid Refining's standard procedure for shutting down the Sulfur Plant for scheduled maintenance. Residual sulfur must be removed from the reactor beds to prevent the beds from plugging or solidifying. If the reactor beds are not swept of the residual sulfur it makes it more hazardous to remove the old catalyst. Note, that even if the catalyst was not being replaced it is likely that the catalyst would have plugged if the sweeping procedure was not performed and we would not be able to get proper flow through the Sulfur Plant during start up.
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