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Posted on 04/21/2013 11:22:36 AM PDT by OKRA2012
The West, Texas fertilizer plant where a powerful explosion killed at least 14 and injured dozens on Wednesday failed to disclose a massive ammount of ammonium nitrate ordinarily regulated by federal officials, according to Reuters.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires fertilizer plants and depots to disclose amounts of ammonium nitrate, which can be used to make a bomb, above 400 lbs. The West, Texas plant, West Fertilizer, reportedly held 270 tons of the substance, 1,350 times that limit.
(Excerpt) Read more at livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com ...
The regulations often only regulate one way. Companies cannot build their plants near human habitation when their effluents may be hazardous to human health, but that doesn’t stop humans from being stupid and building their homes near those plants.
Obviously the plant’s 270 tons of nitrate exceeded the quantity distance formula by being so close to a town.
Did you not even read the first sentence excerpted from the article?
"The West, Texas fertilizer plant where a powerful explosion killed at least 14 and injured dozens on Wednesday failed to disclose a massive ammount of ammonium nitrate ordinarily regulated by federal officials, according to Reuters. "
“...exceeded the quantity distance formula by being so close to a town....”
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No such formula exists.
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
BS. People handling that stuff are highly trained to handle it. What is the government not telling us and what are they up too? Why all of the sudden are we being attacked?
No BS to you - it does. For explosives, DoD develop quantity distance formulas years ago for high explosives based on how much explosives can be stored in a location based on how it’s stored, and the distances from inhabited buildings, roads, and other explosive sites that are in the vicinity that could propagate the original detonation.
“BS. People handling that stuff are highly trained to handle it. What is the government not telling us and what are they up too? Why all of the sudden are we being attacked?”
Do you have evidence that would indicate that the volunteer firefighters who put water on the ammonia nitrate and caused the explosion were maliciously attacking the people of West, Texas?
Link?
This reported paperwork filing discrepancy has nothing to do with that.
I presume Obama did not/will not make an appearance at a memorial serive and give one of this robotic speeches.
Interesting. You think the people on this board are stupid, yet you post here. Should I be thanking you?
They guilty parties are probably in bits and pieces.
Or perhaps deliberate sabotage.
Do you remember Bhopal?
How about the USS Miami?
The CFATS rules have nothing to do with “where” a facility is located;
they only address on-site security.
Look it up for yourself, you DA.
Steady there. Even the best of us will occasionally say something stupid, even while sober and well rested...
Look it up for yourself, you DA.
Your idea in the first place - DA
Read in a European news website that the West, TX plant hadn’t had a mechanical integrity inspection since 1985 because OSHA was undermanned.
My immediate reaction: why do I read this in the European news?
Yeah, you’re right. I probably just took that the wrong way because I haven’t had my beer yet.
I have a list:
Groceries
Laundry
Baseball
Beer
Groceries are supposedly vital, laundry’s not looking good, and the D’Backs are on a losing streak. And I guess I could scrape by w/o the groceries if I have to, but then I’d have to think of something besides my beef stroganoff for dinner. I already have Mrs. Liberty sold on the stroganoff, so I better get going, right?
Then beer! Yes!
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