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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 160316 |
| State Police # | 14-05270 |
| Accident Date | 2014-11-29 |
| Report Date | 2014-12-03 |
| 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 | 38m | Tail Gas Treatment Unit No 4 | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
On November 29, 2014, Motiva Enterprises reported a potential sulfur dioxide release which occurred at the facility due to an operational upset on Motiva's Tail Gas Treatment Unit No 4 (TGTU-4). Motiva's Sulfur Recovery unit #1 tripped and diverted gas to the TGTU-4. There was too much feed to one unit to burn effectively and gas was routed to the incinerator stack. The incident was initially reported as a potential exceedance of the 500-lb Reportable Quantity (RQ) for sulfur dioxide (SO2). However, after further calculation, the total SO2 emissions from this incident were not above the RQ.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
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