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Flash Fire Burns One Acid Unit, IISG Cleans Up with Zero Recordables
A major refinery in Port Arthur, Texas suffered a shut down in their gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) when an explosion rocked the facility and ruptured the riser line. Someone needed to cut a window in the line so repair crews could fix the problem. Hot cutting was not an option — there could not be a "heat-affected zone" or HAZ. Water Jet-Cutting needed to be performed immediately if not sooner.
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