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Clean Hydrogen Partnership

Event

Event ID
143
Quality
Description

A hydrogen leak occurs in a manufacture of steel pipes. The leak is detected and the alarm is triggered.

Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Unignited Hydrogen Release
Nature of the consequences
leak no ignition
Macro-region
Europe
Country
France
Date
Component involved
pipe (generic)
Failure mode
leak, no ignition
Initiating cause
unknown
Root causes
Unknown
Date entry in HIAD
01/12/2024

Facility

Application
Steel and metals industry
Sub-application
Steel metallurgy
Hydrogen supply chain stage
All components affected

Manufacturing of steel pipes

Process temperature range [C]
unknown
Process pressure range [MPa]
unknown
Location type
Unknown
Location
industrial area
Operational condition

Emergency & Consequences

Number of fatalities
0
Number of injured persons
0
Emergency action

A hydrogen leak occurs in a manufacture of steel pipes. The leak is detected and the alarm is triggered. Workers are being evacuated by rescue team.

In-depth data

Release type
gas
Involved substances (% vol)
H2 100%
Probable IGNITION SOURCE

References

Sources categories
ARIA
Reference & weblink

Event description in the French database ARIA
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/27556/
(accessed October 2020)