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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 146273 |
| State Police # | 13-00401 |
| Accident Date | 2013-01-26 |
| Report Date | 2013-02-01 |
| 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 |
| Hydrogen | 12h 45m | Hydrocracker Flare (EPN 4-84) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
On January 26, 2013 at 17:15 hours, the first stage of the Hydrocracking Unit (HCU) shutdown. This shutdown was due to the occurrence of a ground fault on one of the main electrical feeders to the charge pump at the first stage of the HCU. The loss of the first stage charge pump resulted in the flaring of excess hydrogen that would normally be consumed by the process. Operations was able to maintain the operation of the second stage of the HCU.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Final observations and calculations confirm that no permit limits and no reportable quantities (RQ's) were exceeded during this event.
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