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Ammonia Week in Review | September 15, 2023

September 15th, 2023

Training Is The Focus in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… New Program Teaches Ammonia Refrigeration Technology – Alaska Sea Grant is partnering with the consulting firm iWorkWise and the Alaska Research Consortium (ARC) to offer training in Kodiak toward becoming a professional ammonia refrigeration operator. […keep reading] Video: Compressor Inspection Checklist – IIAR 6 […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 8, 2023

September 8th, 2023

Aboundance Of Resources in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Authorities Investigate Ammonia Leak Inside Cancun Ice Factory – Cancun firemen were able to locate and control an ammonia leak at an ice factory in Cancun. The leak was reported by factory workers late Monday night. […keep reading] IIAR 6 Appendix B Pressure Vessels Checklist […]

IIAR 6 Appendix B Pressure Vessels Checklist | Part 1

September 5th, 2023

Part 1: This is the first in a series of blogs explaining how to perform an IIAR 6 Appendix B inspection of an ammonia pressure vessel. The checklists contained in IIAR 6 Appendix B are derived from a legacy document named IIAR Bulletin No. 109. For years, the Bulletin 109 checklists, or B109s, served as […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 1, 2023

September 1st, 2023

Ammonia Spoils The Fun in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Area Around Rogers Place Cleared Due to Suspected Ammonia Leak in Ice Plant – Members of the public were kept away from the sidewalk on the north side of the building to accommodate repairs. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Interrupts Weekend Activity at Ben & […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 25, 2023

August 25th, 2023

Ammonia Behaves Oddly in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Explodes at Ag Co-Op in Manchester – Six people were injured Wednesday after an anhydrous ammonia tank exploded at an agricultural cooperative facility in Manchester. […keep reading] American Seafoods Crewmember Dies Due to Suspected On-board Ammonia Leak – They believe there was […]