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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, March 11, 2022 at 6:36:44 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
11 YEARS LATER, FATE OF FUKUSHIMA REACTOR CLEANUP UNCERTAIN
Tags: Japan, industrial, follow-up, environmental, radiation
HAZMAT ON SCENE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY CRASH THAT SENT 2 TO HOSPITAL ' CBS PITTSBURGH
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
HFD HAZMAT CREW RESPONDS TO CHEMICAL LEAK AFTER 18-WHEELER OVERTURNS IN EAST HOUSTON
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
CREWS RESPOND TO HAZMAT INCIDENT AT GA INDUSTRIAL PARK
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, response, acids
IMPROPERLY HANDLED ACID LEADS TO HAZMAT RESPONSE AT LANDFILL IN CLARKSVILLE
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, response, acids
FARMING, TRUCKING CONCERNS STALL REOPENING OF VENTURA COUNTY PLANT
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
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11 YEARS LATER, FATE OF FUKUSHIMA REACTOR CLEANUP UNCERTAIN
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/mar/11/11-years-later-fate-of-fukushima-reactor-cleanup-u/
Tags: Japan, industrial, follow-up, environmental, radiation
OKUMA, Japan (AP) ' Eleven years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was ravaged by a meltdown following a massive earthquake and tsunami, the plant now looks like a sprawling construction site. Most of the radioactive debris blasted by the hydrogen explosions has been cleared and the torn buildings have been fixed.
During a recent visit by journalists from The Associated Press to see firsthand the cleanup of one of the world's worst nuclear meltdowns, helmeted men wore regular work clothes and surgical masks, instead of previously required hazmat coveralls and full-face masks, as they dug near a recently reinforced oceanside seawall.
Workers were preparing for the planned construction of an Olympic pool-sized shaft for use in a highly controversial plan set to begin in the spring of 2023 to gradually get rid of treated radioactive water ' now exceeding 1.3 million tons stored in 1,000 tanks ' so officials can make room for other facilities needed for the plant's decommissioning.
Despite the progress, massive amounts of radioactive melted fuel remain inside of the reactors. There's worry about the fuel because so much about its condition is still unknown, even to officials in charge of the cleanup.
Nearly 900 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain inside the three damaged reactors, and its removal is an unprecedented challenge involving 10 times the amount of damaged fuel removed in the Three Mile Island cleanup following its 1979 partial core melt.
The government has set a decommissioning roadmap aiming for completion in 29 years.
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HAZMAT ON SCENE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY CRASH THAT SENT 2 TO HOSPITAL ' CBS PITTSBURGH
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/03/10/peters-township-route-19-crash-hazmat/
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) ' HAZMAT is on the scene of a crash in Peters Township that has shut down part of Route 19 and sent two people to the hospital.
Northbound Washington Road, or Route 19, near the McDonald's are closed after the crash and southbound was reduced to one lane, Peters Township police said.
(Photo: KDKA's Ian Smith)
The two-vehicle crash happened around 11:30 Thursday morning, dispatchers said.
Fire crews and police are on scene, and HAZMAT was also called. Dispatchers said one of the vehicles involved in the crash was a Mr. John truck.
According to dispatchers, two people were taken to the hospital. There was no word on their condition.
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HFD HAZMAT CREW RESPONDS TO CHEMICAL LEAK AFTER 18-WHEELER OVERTURNS IN EAST HOUSTON
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/03/10/hfd-hazmat-crew-responds-to-chemical-leak-in-east-houston/
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
HOUSTON ' A hazmat crew responded to a chemical leak Thursday afternoon in east Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.
The leak was reported around 2 p.m. in the 400 block of 92nd Street when an 18-wheeler carrying the chemical overturned.
Fire officials asked residents to avoid the area and remain indoors as crews work to clean the area.
The leaked chemical has not been identified.
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CREWS RESPOND TO HAZMAT INCIDENT AT GA INDUSTRIAL PARK
https://www.fireengineering.com/hazmat/crews-respond-to-hazmat-incident-at-ga-industrial-park/#gref
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, response, acids
Mar. 8'Firefighters from Cobb County and Marietta arrived at an industrial park that contained hazardous materials on Tuesday morning.
Authorities arrived at 980 Industrial Park Drive in Marietta around 5:30 a.m., expecting for there to be fire after a sprinkler in a chemical manufacturing business went off. Not until arriving did Marietta Fire Department officials discover that the sprinkler went off due to a chemical reaction that caused the business to heat up.
'It was an organic acid-based compound that had generated enough heat to activate the sprinkler system,' Cobb Fire PIO Steve Bennett said in an email.
After Marietta Fire arrived on the scene to no fire, they contacted Cobb County Fire and their hazmat unit to help with the incident. A biohazard cleanup company also arrived on the scene to help fire officials with remediation efforts. There were no employees in the building when the incident occurred, and there were no injuries, according to Bennett.
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IMPROPERLY HANDLED ACID LEADS TO HAZMAT RESPONSE AT LANDFILL IN CLARKSVILLE
https://fox17.com/news/local/improperly-handled-acid-leads-to-hazmat-response-at-landfill-in-clarksville
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, response, acids
Clarksville, Tenn. (WZTV) ' Clarksville Fire Rescue responded to a report of hazardous materials at the Bi-County landfill on Highway Drive on Sunday.
The incident was reported around 9:35 Sunday morning. CRF says that the HAZMAT situation began after someone improperly disposed of an acid at the landfill. The acid began to melt objects and smoke triggering the call for help.
CFD says that the dump station will be closed until the area is safe for use.
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FARMING, TRUCKING CONCERNS STALL REOPENING OF VENTURA COUNTY PLANT
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/03/09/farming-trucking-concerns-stall-santa-paula-industrial-waste-water-plant-ventura-county-2014-blast/9441765002/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
In a stark reversal, Ventura County officials announced Wednesday that a deeper level of environmental review must be done before they can decide whether to reopen an industrial waste handling facility near Santa Paula that was shuttered by a chemical explosion in 2014.
Dave Ward, the county planning director, is requiring a full environmental impact report before county supervisors make the decision on the Santa Clara Waste Water Co. plant at 815 Mission Rock Road, which has drawn strong community opposition from neighboring Santa Paula.
Such studies require a more comprehensive and in-depth review than the initial analysis that the developer, RI-NU Services of Fontana, had prepared. Tim Koziol, the top administrator at RI-NU, could not be reached for comment.
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