A hydrogen leak occurred in in the cooling system of electricity generation part of the in a nuclear power plant. .
The event occurred in a bus garage when carrying out the purging process of the hydrogen cylinders. This process was executed via an electronic control system, but it was found that one cylinder…
A fire was sparked by a hydrogen leak at a Goodrich plant around 9:50 a.m. Friday, safety officials said. "Apparently the hydrogen caused a fire when it hit the air," said Chief Alex Rodriguez of the…
A hydrogen leak was detected in the dispenser pump causing the alarm to sound.
A leaking hydrogen line exploded at an oil refinery.
In a hydrodesulfurization unit of a refinery, a leak on a hydrogen line ignited and damaged the surrounding lines, including one with acid gas. The weather conditions (fog and very little wind)…
In a metal production company, a leak occurred on valve of a hydrogen line. A new valve was ordered. Almost one month later workers arrived on site to replace the valve. After one hour they heard…
Following the first flight of the Montgolfier brothers, the first severe accident with hydrogen on a Montgolfier-balloon occurred in 1785, when trying to cross the Channel from France to England. Two…
Early in the morning of (3:00 AM), the personnel on one of the companies on site reported a potential pipeline leak just south of the valve station. The potential leak was discovered due to bubbling…
An explosion occurred on a unit producing hydrogen for the nearby refinery.The following fire was extinguished in 10 minutes by the public service fire brigade. Two workers were lightly injured.
An explosion at a hydrogen recovery plant resulted in the injury of 10 people.
The event occurred in a desulfurisation unit for heavy oil (hydro-cracking, Isomax process). The hydrogen release took place from one of the heat exchanges, after the restart of the unit. The reason…
Hydrogen release and explosion due to a leak in a high pressure hydrogen storage tank, during first start-up of plant.
A violent explosion occurred in a refinery's crude oil hydrodesulfurization unit. The unit's alarm is immediately triggered in the control room, the operator activates the internal emergency plan.…
A hydrogen release and subsequent fire occurred at meter station of a pipeline transporting hydrogen to a refinery. Local refinery emergency response team responded and secured the area. The pipeline…
The accident took place when replacing a pallet of empty hydrogen cylinders with a new full one. The pallet in service (almost empty) was not disconnected from the gas supply line. When the operator…
A fire broke out on the worlds first hydrogen carrier vessel shortly before setting sail from Australia to Japan carrying the worlds first international shipment of liquefied hydrogen. A flame was…
Hydrogen leaked and ignited on a cell in the sodium chlorate (NaClO3) workshop of a chlorinated products plant.There were no victims and no damage to the environment. On-site firefighters controlled…
The station was storing 6,000 litres of liquid hydrogen in ten tanks. Rescue services were alerted and the station's activity is interrupted. The leak was stopped by closing the valves. According to…
A pallet containing 9 hydrogen cylinders is damaged during the operation of unloading the cylinders trailer by means of a forklift. A 2 mm wide crack, caused by the fork, is observed on a flexible.…
The charge pump on a hydro-desulfuriser unit tripped. The charge flow control valve then opened wide on low flow. The high pressure hydrogen supply to the unit flowed backwards through a faulty non…
A 50-litre standard hydrogen gas cylinder was temporarily placed and used in a laboratory. The hydrogen gas was used for a flame ionization detector (FID) in gas chromatography (GC) instrument. The…
Alarm received by firefighters around midnight by a resident who heard abnormal noise under the Beaumont Bridge while walking his dog.Perimeter of security set up very quickly with isolation of the…
Hydrogen release from a road truck transporting liquid hydrogen
the commercial vehicle was traveling when the two-person crew noticed what appeared to be smoke emitting from the tanker trailer. The crew called 911 and safely pulled to the side of the road Fire…
The truck was carrying 25 m3 of liquid hydrogen and was parked in the parking lot of a road restaurant. The hydrogen escaped through the safety devices of the tank and then dispersed (the weather was…
During a leak test performed on a new retention basin of a chemical plant, one of the walls of the structure collapsed on a rack of 4 pipes located nearby and caused the rupture of the supports and…
The accident occurred at a production, distribution and storage station for hydrogen city busses. After filling the hydrogen cylinders of a bus, the hydrogen detection system of the bus triggered an…
A temperature probe on a hydrogen make up gas compressor blew out from its compression fitting. This resulted in a release of hydrogen.
A hydrogen leak occurs at a gas cylinder storage tank park in a nuclear power plant. Employees locate the origin of the leak on a defective pressure regulator. They isolate the hydrogen release and…
