Flixborough - 01 June 1974

Incident: Temporary reactor bypass line rupture. Location: UK. Keywords: bellows, caprolactam, competence, corrosion, design, explosion, Flixborough, layout, MOC, planning, QA, temporary, UVCE. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Pasadena - 23 October 1989

Incident: Reactor inventory release via settling leg. Location: USA. Keywords: actuator; blockage; deviance; explosion; HDPE; isolation; layout; Pasadena; permit; procedure; training; valve. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Castleford - 21 September 1992

Incident: Nitration plant residue exothermic runaway. Location: UK. Keywords: building, Castleford, CoW, Hickson, jet, layout, MoC, MNT, muster, nitration, procedure, runaway, training. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Ellesmere Port - 01 February 1994

Incident: Ethyl Chloride Recirculation Line Failure. Location: UK. Keywords: access, communication, corrosion, EC, Ellesmere, fire, flammability, inspection, maintenance, pump, response, training. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Hahnville - 27 March 1998

Incident: Nitrogen Asphyxiation During Maintenance. Location: USA. Keywords: asphyxiation; confined; Hahnville; isolation; MoC; nitrogen; oxygen; permit; procedure; purge; Taft; warning. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Geismar - 13 June 2013

Incident: Propylene fractionator reboiler shell rupture. Location: USA. Keywords: bleve, exchanger, explosion, Geismar, hierarchy, MoC, olefin, PHA, PSSR, PSV, valve. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Moerdijk - 03 June 2014

Incident: Reactor overpressure and rupture. Location: Netherlands. Keywords: alarms, catalyst, communication, control, explosion, MoC, Moerdijk, procedure, reactor, runaway, startup. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Crosby - 31 August 2017

Incident: Organic Peroxide Thermal Decomposition. Location: USA. Keywords: Crosby; decomposition; fire; flood; fumes; Harvey; NaTech; map; mode; peroxide; refrigeration; regulation; SADT. Author: Peter Marsh.

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