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To File 1 nuwvviviv CommudkoHon From: Dotoi Subject: V. E, Meeeick May 29f Superfund Reporting vsi? aon1ao/Mio2?\M*y 2* i986t 1 the National Responae Center (1-800-424-8802) to report a vinyl chloride releaee to the atao- aphere. Petty Officer Wallace accepted the report. After giving him Information on the location of the plant, 1 told him that at approximately 2:30 P.M., May 28, 1986, an operator was charging an Ingredient into a PVC polymerization reactor* A vent valve on a charge pot wee open, but should have been closed. The vent valve *** *^* JPP*fently plugged* The charge pot was pressurized with water to flush the ingredient into the reactor. When the valve to tne reactor was opened, the pluggage in the open vent valve broke ^tmr.ul the reactor to back down the line and PAA Vent valve* After 15*26 seconds, the open vent valve was closed, stopping flow of the material out of the reactor Petty Officer Wallace asked how much was released. I told him that s!l0*i2li5tlOiy vTM b**n P*rfor"ed* but t this point we estimate 5 10 pounds of VCM escaped. He aeked if any other agencies had been notified. I told him that we would notify the Mississippi uNvEcSnHAADP VCM semi*-anPnuoalllutrieonnn-r*-Control and include a report in our P4M n 28 * 1986t 1 called Jo try Banks with the Mississippi Bureau of Pollution Control to inform him of the nci ent. Jerry Banks was out of the office end Wayne Anderson accepted the cell * 1 related the details of the Incident to him.^ -- --` --r -- v "mr v v wm m <ew 41 ^ ^^ g 11 He aeked where in the it occurred in the new would tell Jerry Banks plant the reacCur about it releaee occurred lodule at reactor and if Jerry I told him that D-745, He said he would call me. Veldon E. Meaelck CHTF.F ENGINEER /beb CC! JP, JWW, DWH, RAP, JCL, WLM File C 8*4.0 2 ' d oe:M S0/62/SO 2 t* i 1l v 1 y 1> * VAB.000108* i yisin N33ayggH un>4-i