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 (No additional details provided)
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Dispenser (Pump)
- How was it involved?
- Leak & Formation Of A Flammable H2-Air Mixture
- Initiating cause
- Unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Facility
- Application
- Hydrogen Refuelling Station
- Sub-application
- Hydrogen dispenser
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Hydrogen Transfer (No additional details provided)
- All components affected
- Dispensing pump in a re-fueling station for fuel cell buses.
- Location type
- Unknown
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Post-event summary
- The relief value was replaced.
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Presumed ignition source
- No ignition
References
- Reference & weblink
Report were available & confidential, and now is lost
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- Investigation report
