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V. E, Meeeick May 29f Superfund Reporting
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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
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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
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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.^ --
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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
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ENGINEER
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