Event
- Event ID
- 396
- Quality
- Description
A hydrogen leak was detected in the dispenser pump causing the alarm to sound.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Unignited Hydrogen Release
- Nature of the consequences
- leak no ignition
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- Component involved
- dispenser (pump)
- Failure mode
- leak, no ignition
- Initiating cause
- unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown
- Date entry in HIAD
- 01/01/2017
Facility
- Application
- Hydrogen refuelling station
- Sub-application
- Hydrogen dispenser
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
Dispensing pump in a re-fueling station for fuel cell buses.
- Process temperature range [C]
- ambient temperature (-50°C to +50°C)
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location
- unknown
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Post-event summary
The relief value was replaced.
- Emergency action
The relief value was replaced.
In-depth data
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Release temperature [°C]
- 25
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
References
- Sources categories
- Investigation report
- Reference & weblink
Provided to JRC by the operator of the facility (confidential)
