On 11/24/2013 08:43 AM, Robert Atkinson wrote: > The US Chemical Safety Board have released their report into the 2009 > accident at NDK's synthetic crystal growing facility in Belvidere IL < > http://www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/CSB_CaseStudy_NDK_1107_500PM.pdf > > It also describes the process. > > Basically a 50ft autoclave failed, killing a member of the public at a rest > stop 650ft away. Looks like management decisions, probably based on cost, > overriding engineering advice even following an earlier minor incident. The > letters from a consulting engineer in the annex make interesting reading. It > illustrates the importance of those professional engineers amongst us > notifying and recording any safety issues we discover. The facility is still > shut down and the insurance company won't settle as NDK were told of possible > issues. It also gives an insight into how growing crystals work.
This report shows that it failed on multiple levels already from the start. Some actions where taken, but obviously not sufficient. A good read for someone designing a new facility. Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
