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DISCLAIMER: this event description is unsatisfactory. Details on the system and the real incident evolution are (still) missing. The incident affected a prototype light hydrogen vehicle in a hydrogen…

A road tanker carrying 125,000 cubic feet of liquid hydrogen caught fire when the tankers vent stack malfunctioned.The area within a one-mile radius was evacuated. No one was injured in the…

A hydrogen leak occurred on a sintering furnace in a manufactory of uranium pellets. The event happened during the restart phase after a period of maintenance. The hydrogen ignited at the location…

A truck-trailer transporting 4,000 pounds (1800 kg) of compressed hydrogen burned to ground, including the driver cabin. The driver was able to get out before it got fully engulfed. 3- to 4-feet of…

A fire broke out on the insulating plastic elements of an alkaline electrolyzer in a unit of a chemical plant. The shift saw the smoke from the control room. The first action was to drain the potash…

A hydrogen leak occurred on a 50 mm pipe feeding a reactor. The leak ignited spontaneously when mixed with air. Thanks to the closing of the input and output valves, the quantity released could be…

The incident occurred in the turbine-generator hall of a nuclear power plant. Hydrogen leaked from the alternator and ignited.The hydrogen line was purged to stop the leak. The plant employees were…

On April 29, 1991, a nuclear Power Plant experienced a main generator hydrogen fire. Although a senior reactor operator (SRO) and auxiliary operators from another shift were available immediately,…

A truckload of hydrogen cylinders caught fire at plant producing artificial sweetener.

A flash fire enveloped a hydrogen compressor at a refinery.

A hydrogen and fuel cells bus hit by a car during the turn to the left into a street. Damage on the left side.

A hydroge nand fuel cell bus was hit by private car in the roundabout at the main station, damage on the right side.

While the FC bus was standing at its regular bus stop at the main bus terminal another bus drove into the rear of the FC Bus causing damages to the rear hood affecting the protective cap and the high…

The driver of a fuel cells post bus hit a parked car

A fire broke out affecting the heavy fuel purification plant of the refinery.The incident could have originated by the failure of one of the following plant components:- pipes leading to the pressure…

During the isomerization of wax in a lube oil plant, the high pressure reactor ruptured, releasing its contents. The released gas ignited and a fire developed in the plant area where operators and…

At around 9:15 a.m., during a routine inspection, a flame was observed at the bottom flange of a reactor in a refinery. A few moments later, sensors near the leak detected a rise in temperature.The…

Hydrogen ignition during welding on a VSC-24 spent fuel cask Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.210 - fuel in an independent spent fuel storage installation at its Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant. The inspection…

Collision of a hydrogen and fuel cells bus.The bus driver took the curve too narrow and hit the corner of the overhang of a shop. The bus was damaged at the upper right corner.

Collision of a hydrogen and fuel cells bus with private car. The driver of the private car parked nearby a hospital opened the driver door. Damage at the front, right side, body and windowpane.