Hydrogen Release from Storage
Release from a compressed storage of an optics component plant The leak was observed on the hydrogen storage consisting of 19 racks of 16 cylinders each. Rescue teams set up a security perimeter and a specialized company inspected the leak.The activity of the establishment were interrupted during the night and resumed the next morning.
Event Date
February 12, 2013
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
compressed hydrogen cylinders 19 rack, 16 cylinders each
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Event description in the French database ARIA
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/43425/
(accessed September 2020)