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LNG leak

anon | 23.04.2009 10:19 | Climate Chaos | Ecology

On March 29th, just a few days after the South Hook LNG terminal in Pembrokeshire, there has already been a leak.

 http://www.lngpedia.com/uk-south-hook-lng-incident-investigated-but-safe-start-up-is-claimed/

Ten litres of LNG was spilled but the PR at the plant first denied that anything had gone wrong (hey, there's a surprise!). It was only brought to light when Safe Haven, the LNG safety campaign group, notified the Health & Safety Executive.
Just 10 litres which 'immediately vapourised' - lucky there was no spark to ignite it as worried residents know how dangerous this stuff is. There have also been complaints about the excessive flaring and noise pollution. The risk assessment of building and running an LNG terminal in this narrow and well-used waterway, surrounded by housing, has not been made available to the public.

(Sorry - limited internet stops me from searching for more/better links to this story. Please add others!)

anon

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how about explaining what the hell LNG is?

24.04.2009 16:58

How about explaining what the hell LNG stands for? It's kind of central to the story and there are so many TLAs (Three Letter Abbreviations) that we can't be expected to know all of them. There are also many duplicates so you often have to rely on context to work out the meaning.

confused

Liquified Natural Gas

25.04.2009 09:26

Yeah, sorry - relying on solar-powered laptop in the rain isn't easy for posting information!
The gas must be kept in liquified form to keep it safe. If the temperature is allowed to rise (when it escapes for example), it returns to gaseous form and is highly explosive.
There have been several accidents in other countries, so most places won't touch the stuff with a bargepole. That's why the risk assessment hasn't been made public.
So, if anyone with more laptop time can research some useful links and put em on here, that would be great.

anon