Technical safety appraisal of the strategic petroleum reserve, West Hackberry/Big Hill/New Orleans

Technical Report · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6212324· OSTI ID:6212324

The Department of Energy (DOE) initiated the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in 1976. Since that time, the Department has been involved in a development program to stockpile crude oil in major storage facilities. The SPR facility development program is presently designed to provide a cumulative storage capacity of 750 million barrels and a drawdown/distribution capability of 4.5 million barrels per day. Currently, over 560 million barrels of oil are stored in the SPR facilities. This report presents the results of a multidiscipline Technical Safety Appraisal (TSA) of the SPR operations. The TSA appraised the West Hackberry site where leach and fill operations were being conducted and the Big Hill facility where construction and leaching operations were nearing completion. These sites are considered to be representative of all SPR operations. Additionally, the TSA appraised the safety related function performed by the New Orleans Project Office of BPS. The SPR storage sites consist of oil storage caverns, wells for leaching and drawdown, raw water intakes and associated piping, oil transport piping and offsite piping, electrical systems, oil metering stations, brine ponds, and associated onsite piping/offsite pipelines and auxiliary equipment, and backup emergency systems and equipment in support of operations. The principal hazards presented in operating SPR facilities are fire, oil spills, occupational safety, and industrial hygiene considerations.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6212324
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH-0089; ON: DE89012921
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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