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Ammonia Week in Review | May 10, 2013

May 10th, 2013

An ammonia leak in outer space, a semi truck colliding with a train, and some pretty bad parenting all make the cut in the latest edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… International Space Station Has Ammonia Leak in Cooling System – Crew members aboard the International Space Station are awaiting word on how to deal with […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 3, 2013

May 3rd, 2013

Another busy week in the world of anhydrous ammonia. Take a closer look in the latest Ammonia Week in Review… Highway 10 Reopened After Ammonia Leak –Saskatchewan RCMP have reopened highway 10, three miles east of Balcarres. They say anhydrous ammonia, a potentially deadly gas was coming from a satellite tank owned by Blair’s Fertilizer […]

Mechanical Integrity 101 | Inspection of Cold Storage Bunkers

April 29th, 2013

In the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Central California, it is very common for facilities to use bunker-mounted air-cooling evaporators. A typical installation of a bunker-mounted evaporator can been seen in the schematic below: Performing a mechanical integrity inspection of a bunker-mounted evaporator requires many of the same inspection protocols that any air-cooled evaporator […]

Ammonia Week In Review | April 19, 2013

April 19th, 2013

From small leaks to a tragic explosion, there is no shortage of news in today’s edition of Ammonia Week in Review… Explosion hits Texas ammonia plant – An explosion struck Adair Grain Inc.’s fertilizer facility in the town of West, Texas, killing an unknown number of people, injuring at least 100 and leveling buildings. Local media said as […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 5, 2013

April 5th, 2013

Four ammonia leaks made the headlines this week. Check out the details in the latest Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in North Visalia Keeps Residents Inside on Easter Morning – An Easter morning ammonia leak forced some north Visalia residents to stay inside until early afternoon. The leak occurred at 7:46 a.m. at Milk Specialties Global […]