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Explosion at the off-gas system of a nuclear power plant

Event

Event ID
628
Quality
Description

An explosion occurred in off-gas system. The filters were then by-passed, but another explosion occurred when power was increased again.

Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Nature of the consequences
Macro-region
North America
Country
United States
Date
Component involved
off-gas system
Failure mode
internal explosion
Initiating cause
unknown
Root causes
Unknown
Date entry in HIAD
28/01/2026

Facility

Application
Power plant
Sub-application
Nuclear power plant - BWR
Hydrogen supply chain stage
Location type
Confined
Location
industrial area
Operational condition

Emergency & Consequences

Number of fatalities
0
Number of injured persons
0
Currency
US$

In-depth data

Release type
gas mixture
Involved substances (% vol)
H2,
O2
Probable IGNITION SOURCE
Explosion type

References

Sources categories
Zalosh
Reference & weblink

Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131
(accessed September 2020)