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Explosion in a turbine section

Event

Event ID
24
Quality
Description
Explosion as a result of detonation of gases inside container in turbine section causing 2 casualties .
Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Nature of the consequences
Macro-region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
Date
How was it involved?
Internal Explosion (H2-Air Mixture)
Initiating cause
Unknown
Root causes
Unknown (No additional details provided)

Facility

Application
Power Plant
Sub-application
unspecified
Hydrogen supply chain stage
Hydrogen Transport (No additional details provided)
All components affected
turbine
Location type
Confined
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational condition
Unknown (No additional details provided)

Emergency & Consequences

Number of injured persons
0
Number of fatalities
2

Event Nature

Release type
gas mixture
Involved substances (% vol)
unspecified
Presumed ignition source
Not reported

References

Reference & weblink

Source unvailable

JRC assessment