Event
- Event ID
- 516
- Quality
- Description
- A lightning strike was observed at the top of the plant ventilation stack.
[Zalosh and Short, 1978] - Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Off-Gas System (Vent)
- How was it involved?
- External Explosion (H2-Air Mixture)
- Initiating cause
- Extreme Environmental Conditions (Lightning)
- Root causes
- Root CAUSE analysis
- Environmental conditions (lightning) provided an unforeseen ignition source to the air-hydrogen flammable mixture already formed in the vent stack. Also contributing to a ROOT CAUSE is the lack of, or malfunctioning of a electrical grounding system able to neutralise the energy of the lightning.
Facility
- Application
- Power Plant
- Sub-application
- Nuclear power plant - BWR
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Location type
- Open
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Currency
- US$
- Property loss (onsite)
- 0
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Ignition delay
- Weather - lightning
References
- Reference & weblink
Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short<br />
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS<br />
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978<br />
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131<br />
(accessed September 2020)
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- Zalosh
