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Ammonia Week in Review | August 22, 2025

August 22nd, 2025

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Belle Plant Officials Say Ammonia Leak Posed No Danger to the Public – A shelter-in-place was issued at around 10:30 a.m. when an ammonia sensor at the Belle plant facility indicated a leak. […keep reading] VWeyburn Fire Department, Police, EMS Respond […]

Ammonia Release | Tarp vs. Fan vs. Coil

August 19th, 2025

Summary In May 2021, a three-inch strip of tarp was sucked into a lower bunker fan for a postcooler room. Two fan blades broke and flew into the bunker evaporator coil, resulting in a release of approximately 4,600 lbs of ammonia.  Incident Description The postcooler room is equipped with a bunker that contains two evaporator […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 18, 2025

July 18th, 2025

Ammonia Spills in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ellington Juice Plant on West Road Evacuated After Ammonia Leak – In an email, DEEP spokesman James Fowler said 10 to 15 workers were evacuated from the plant as a precaution due to an ammonia leak. He said no injuries were reported. […keep reading] Ammonia Release […]

Ammonia Release | Suction Regulator

July 8th, 2025

Summary In May 2019, ammonia began leaking from a suction regulator installed on the roof of a facility. The incident resulted in seven reported injuries and one fatality. The leak calculations determined that approximately 12 lbs of ammonia was released before the valve was isolated. Incident Description One of the eight bolts holding the suction […]

Ammonia Release | Nurse Tank Weld Failure

June 10th, 2025

Summary In August 2023, the catastrophic failure of a nurse tank containing anhydrous ammonia resulted in the release of all the ammonia contained within the tank.  Incident Description The nurse tank was sitting stationary in a farm co-op lot when the tank failure suddenly occurred. According to the report, “The failure caused the tank shell […]