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Accident # | 150026 |
tate Police # | N/A |
Accident Date | 2013-07-30 |
Report Date | 2013-08-07 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 16h | Pressure safety valve in Hydrocracker Unit | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Hydrogen | 16h | Pressure safety valve in Hydrocracker Unit | NO | NO | NO | |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 16h | Pressure safety valve in Hydrocracker Unit | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
On 7/30/2013, SPOC received a citizen complaint of black smoke released due to flaring from Valero-Meraux. The environmental manager stated that flaring had occurred at the time of the complaint. The flaring (north flare) was a result of a mixture of primarily hydrogen and some VOC's released by a pressure safety valve on the hydrocracker unit. The flaring continued for 16 hours when processes were stabilized at the ROSE unit.
LDEQ took no further action
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