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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #No LDEQ Number Available
State Police #08-05804
Accident Date2008-09-12
Report Date 2008-09-18
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
Chlorine Gas0 h 40 mCR-2 UnitNONONO89.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Reactor regeneration section of the CR-2 Unit developed a hole in the side of a rupture disk flange on the CR-2 chlorine system.

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Rupture disks in the CR-2 chlorine system will continue to be replaced at regular intervals, per preventative maintenance guidan