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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 151405 |
| State Police # | 13-04415 |
| Accident Date | 2013-10-05 |
| Report Date | 2013-10-11 |
| 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 |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Ethylene | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Flammable Gas | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Propylene | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 2h 38m | RCCU Flare (FE-201) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Motiva's Residual Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU) experienced a perceived flame outage on its elevated flare (FE-201) during planned shutdown and decontamination activities. Alarms on the RCCU Elevated Flare indicated that a flame was not present. Operations personnel went in the field and verified that a flame was actually present and the alarm was incorrect. As a precautionary measure, decontamination efforts stopped. Once flame verification was complete, decontamination efforts were restarted.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
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