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James Clappison
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What caused the release into the atmosphere of material being processed at SOLREC at Heysham; and what action he has taken to prevent a recurrence.
What caused the release into the atmosphere of material being processed at SOLREC at Heysham; and what action he has taken to prevent a recurrence.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
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Written questions
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Answered
For answer on
20 November 1996
Answered on
20 November 1996
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what caused the release into the atmosphere of material being
processed at Solrec at Heysham; and what action he has taken to prevent a recurrence. [4714]
Mr. Clappison: On 19 August 1996 there was an unauthorised release from the process for the application of steam distillation to
produce solid residues at Solrec in Heysham. This process is used for solvent recovery. The unauthorised release was caused by a
run-away exothermic reaction in a vessel, which caused pressure to build up in the vessel, resulting in a controlled release via a
safety device.
As a result of the incident, the Environment Agency served a prohibition notice on Solrec Ltd under part I of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990. This prohibits the company from operating the process until they have produced a procedure to demonstrate that
the process can be performed without producing exothermic decomposition of the residues.
I further understand from the Environment Agency that Solrec intend to abandon the particular process which gave rise to the
unauthorised release.
Subjects
Air pollution; Solrec
Date
20 November 1996
Reference
4714; 285 c549-50W;285 c551-2W
House
House of Commons