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Response to Ammonia Events:the Operator's Point of View
Amihai ZaiderV.P. Operations,
Haifa Chemicals Group
With a single interview he managed to get a whole country into a whirlwind
(without firing even a single missile)
Eliminating 2% of Israel's exports, sending thousands of workers home, threatening dozens of industries
Worse case scenario prediction(based on Jonova case study)
What can we learn from the Jonova Incident?
Define the Scenarios, Design the Respond!
• Operational Error.
• Mechanical Failure.
• Earthquake.
• Terror /
War event.
And the outcome is: Event date Description Location Damage
Oct-99Leak from 1" drainage valve welded to 10" anhydrous ammonia offloading pipe (from ship)
Ammonia Terminal
No damage, no casualties
Sep-02Ammonia Tanker overturned. Tanker was not ruptured. Emergency response team transferred liquid ammonia to empty tanker.
On the road Damage to tanker, no casualties
Mar-14Minor leak from gasket installed on a safety release valve flange
Ammonia Terminal
No damage, no casualties
Nov-14
Ammonia gas release from pipe due to a maintenance workers mistake - accidently cut an ammonia pipe.A few tons of ammonia released within a closed building.
"Hod Hefer" plant
One fatal casualty - a firefighter lost contact with his colleagues, was unable to find his way out of the building, his air supply ran out and he suffocatedNumber of light casualties from ammonia inhalation
Nov-16Minor leak from mechanical seal on ammonia pump
Ammonia Terminal
No damage, no casualties
Oct-17Minor leak from level indicator on ammonia isotank
Haifa Port No damage, no casualties
Nov-17Minor leak from level indicator on ammonia isotank
Ashdod Port No damage, no casualties
Are Isotanks a viable substitute?No. Action Location Full /
EmptyDrive LoadingUnloadi
ng
1 Loading Empty Iso on a truck in HCS HCS E +2 Transportation of Empty Iso to Train station HCS-Keter Train Station E +
3 Unloading the Empty Iso from the Truck in Train Station Keter Train Station E +4 Loading Empty iso on the train Keter Train Station E +5 Train takes the Empty iso to the port Keter Train Station-port Israel E +
6 Unloading Empty iso in the port from the train to a truck port - Israel E +7 Transortation of the Empty iso in the port to the Storage area port - Israel E +8 Unloading Empty iso from the truck to the Storage area port - Israel E +9 Loading Empty iso on a truck port - Israel E +10 Transortation of the Empty iso in the port to the Ship port - Israel E +
11 Unloading Empty iso from the truck with the Crane to the Ship port - Israel E +
12 Unloading Empty iso from the ship with the Crane to a truck port - Egypt E +13 Transortation of the Empty iso in the port to the Storage area port - Egypt E +14 Unloading Empty iso from the truck to the Storage area port - Egypt E +15 Loading Empty iso on a truck port - Egypt E +16 Transortation of the Empty iso from the port to the production plant port - Egypt to production plant E +
17 Unloading the Empty Iso from the Truck in the Storage area Plant - Egypt E +18 Loading Empty Iso on a truck in production plant Plant - Egypt E +19 Transortation of the Empty iso in the production plant to filling station Plant - Egypt E +
20 Transortation of the Full iso in the production plant from filling station to Storage area Plant - Egypt F +
21 Unloading the Full Iso from the Truck in the Storage area Plant - Egypt F +22 Loading Full iso on a truck Plant - Egypt F +23 Transortation of the Full iso from the production plant to the port Plant - Egypt to port - Egypt F +24 Unloading the Full Iso from the Truck in the Storage area port - Egypt F +25 Loading Full iso on a truck port - Egypt F +26 Unloading Full iso from the truck with the Crane to the Ship port - Egypt F +27 Unloading Full iso from the ship with the Crane to a truck port - Israel F +31 Transortation of the Full iso from the port to the production plant port - Israel to HCS F +32 Unloading the Full Iso from the Truck in the Storage area HCS F +33 Loading Full Iso on a truck in production plant HCS F +34 Transortation of the Full iso in HCS to unloading station HCS F +35 Transortation of the Empty iso in HCS from unloading station to Storage area HCS E +36 Unloading Empty Iso from the truck to Storage area in HCS HCS E +