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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 153798 |
| State Police # | 14-00660 |
| Accident Date | 2014-02-22 |
| Report Date | 2014-02-27 |
| 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 | No information given | Sulfur Recovery Unit, reactor bed | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
During start up, personnel was putting air through the sulfur recovery unit when the sulfur on the reactor bed lit off causing emissions. The small fire inside the unit was caused due to induction of air through the train.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Nitrogen was utilized to remove fire from the reaction bed. Notification letter on 2/17/14 with same state police number references an accident on 2/10/2014. No information about that accident.
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