Norton: South NH3 Plant - Executive Summary

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OUR COMPANY STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKPLACE.  OUR FARMER OWNERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PLAN AND PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA.  THE ACTIVITY OF THIS PLANT INVOLVES THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF THE PRODUCT. 
 
THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED IS 176,000 LBS.  WORST CASE RELEASE SCENARIO WOULD BE A RELEASE AS A GAS OVER TEN MINUTES.  THE POTENTIAL QUANTITY RELEASE COULD BE 79,000 LBS. WHICH IS THE VOLUME OF THE STORAGE AT 85% - AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS AS WELL AS COMPANY POLICY.  DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT IN A WORSE CASE SCENERIO IS 1.89 MILES FROM OUR PLANT. 
 
THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENERIO BASED ON OUR HISTORY AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION COULD BE A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A PIPE OR TRANSFER HOSE.  THE DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT FOR THIS SITUATION IS .83 MILES. 
 
THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS RESULTING IN INJURY, DEATH, EVACUATION, SHELTERING IN PLACE, OR OTHER EMERGENCY PRODEDURES. 
 
OUR EMERGENC 
Y PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE RISKS TO EMPLOYEES, THE SURROUNDING PUBLIC, AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.  OUR COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL INVOLVED IN THIS INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE AND IMPLEMENT ANY NEW PROCEDURES AND ADVICE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND INTEREST OF SAFETY.
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