Release from a Liquid Hydrogen Tank
A liquid hydrogen leak occurs in a steel plant on a 42000 l tank of liquid hydrogen. A sealing coupling was installed to stop the leak.
Event Date
January 19, 1993
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
Liquid hydrogen tank
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Pre-event Summary
A liquid hydrogen leak occurs in a steel plant.
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
A sealing coupling was installed to stop the leak.
Release Type
Release Substance
Hydrogen Release Concentration (%)
100.00
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/4330/
(accessed December 2020)