Questions smolder about NDK explosion, pressure vessel code

An updated report from the Register Star.

On Dec. 23, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency advised that it is asking the Illinois attorney general’s office to take enforcement action against NDK Crystal “for polluting the soil, air and waters of the state.”

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents, has emerged as the lead investigative agency.
The CSB conducts “root cause” investigations of chemical accidents at fixed industrial facilities. The CSB said such accidents usually stem from deficiencies in safety management systems. Other potential causes involve equipment failures, human errors, unforeseen chemical reactions or other hazards.

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