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On the northwestern edge of the plant, [1] in a remote utility area, [4] was a 900,000 US gal (3.4-million L) storage tank, measuring about 40 feet (12 m) tall and 62 feet (19 m) in diameter, [11] that temporarily stored wastewater from the plant's propylene oxide and styrene monomer operations. [6]
On 1 July, the spent fuel pool was switched from the water-injection cooling system to a circulatory cooling system. [43] After 2 July, the Reactor was cooled using fresh water treated by the on-site water treatment plant. [43] On 11 January 2012, radioactively contaminated water was found in two tunnels.
April 23, 2014 - There was an explosion followed by a fire, at the Williams Gas Plant near Opal, Wyo. The entire town of Opal was evacuated after 4 p.m., according to the natural gas company Williams. [230] September 23, 2014 - 4 men had severe burns from an explosion at a gas plant pumping station, near Opal, Wyoming. One man died later on ...
It will run out of land for water tanks by 2022. [45] It has been suggested the government could have solved the problem by allocating more land surrounding the power plant for water tanks, since the surrounding area had been designated as unsuitable for humans. Regardless, the government was reluctant to act.
December 18 – A 30-inch gas pipeline exploded and burned at a gas processing plant in Gibson, Louisiana. One plant worker was injured. [197] December 28 – A crew was working an 8 inch gas pipeline to a 20 inch pipeline, near Bay City, Texas, when there was an explosion. Two persons of the crew were killed, and, four others injured. [198]
It is everywhere," and (without recognition of the poetic irony, as far as we can tell), "Seeing it burn gives me chills." Check the TV report after the break to see the water in action.[Thanks, Paul]
A fuel tank truck crashed and people gathered at the accident site to collect the fuel. The tank truck exploded, initially burning 60 people to death. Video footage of the incident began circulating on social media, in which many people can be seen collecting fuel in yellow containers and jerrycans. [124]
Hazmat crews at a Marathon petroleum plant worked to contain a fire and chemical leak that forced Louisiana residents within a 2-mile radius of the facility to evacuate their homes, schools and ...