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re: TPC Plant in Port Neches Explosion: Port Neches, Groves, and parts of Nederland Evacuated
Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:37 am to geauxnc0308
Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:37 am to geauxnc0308
quote:In theory yes...but on some of the ones I am involved with I think "the plan" is to shutdown the plant and then figure out what needs to be done.
Planning starts a year plus in advance.
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Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:39 am to Prominentwon
Butane or butadiene? That plant handles a lot of butadiene and that would make a much bigger boom than butane
Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:43 am to Prominentwon
How exactly does an explosion rip a door from its hinges but not break any surrounding glass or even the glass on the door? I’m not doubting what happened, I am a little hesitant to believe that picture is from this event. That seems so incredibly unlikely.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:45 am to BHM
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Can somebody briefly explain what a turnaround is
It's a time where us plants baws make a shite load of money
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:09 am to BigB0882
idk dude, I thought the samething and then started looking at facebook and there are alot of videos coming out. Looks like alot of doors were blown off hinges, one houses foundation was cracked. (plant was pretty much in their backyard though.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:24 am to Puddenn32
I live 10 miles away and it rattled my house. Sounded like when a big clap of thunder is right on top of you. It was pretty significant. My oldest son came running in saying the plant blew up call your friends and see if they are ok.. I called out to the unit and they told me it was the plant across the street.. looks like 3 injured no fatalities so far..
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 7:25 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:26 am to BigB0882
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:32 am to Prominentwon
Damn, plants pay big $ for blast resistant openings. I cant really fathom the pressure a blast creates, but that helps paint a picture.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:33 am to Cuz413
I'm guessing one of those cylinders/spheres went up?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:35 am to Bedhog
From what I saw on the news its their tower section and a few small tanks .. the spheres seem to be ok for now ..
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 7:36 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:41 am to GATORGAR247
I have family that lives in Port Neches pretty close to the plant. They are staying home anticipating the north wind soon to help out. Scary stuff. Can confirm neighbors doors were blown off. Windows above bed shattered on them too while sleeping.
Do they have it contained?
Do they have it contained?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:42 am to Cuz413
What’s cool about that is watching the flash, then the pause before the pressure wave reaches. Good demonstration of the speed of light versus the speed of a shock wave versus the speed of sound.
/nerdalert
/nerdalert
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:53 am to Crow Pie
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some of the ones I am involved with I think "the plan" is to shutdown the plant and then figure out what needs to be done
Sounds like we've worked together.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 8:08 am to TheBigHurt
It's contained. The front blew in about 230 this morning switching the wind out of the north about 15 miles per hour.. our plant is supplying them with fire water. We get some of our feedstock from them as well as use some of their spheres for storage. Our plant is down for the duration of this.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 8:16 am to Prominentwon
Posted on 11/27/19 at 8:28 am to GATORGAR247
I appreciate the heads up. Are you at Total plant?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 8:44 am to Meauxjeaux
The time stamp on that tweet is actually 13 hours before the incident.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:02 am to TheBigHurt
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appreciate the heads up. Are you at Total plant?
No I work at Huntsman across the street from TPC
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:18 am to GATORGAR247
Don't like seeing our cold box plastered all over the news.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:27 am to Meauxjeaux
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And right after this...
The ATF determined that the West, Texas explosion was the result of arson. None of the regulations implemented by the Obama Administration following the 2013 explosion would have prevented it. The regs were all related to the Risk Management Program covered under the Clean Air Act.
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