FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Storage | Comments Off on FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
In a letter to Calhoun LNG, FERC Staff questioned Calhoun’s plan to use one shared impoundment area for multiple LNG storage tanks at its proposed LNG terminal in Port Lavaca, Texas. “[S]taff questions the ability of the common LNG storage tank impoundment system to adequately maintain the integrity of the tanks during an impoundment fire.” Before FERC can complete a final Environmental Impact Statement, Calhoun LNG must address concerns that the system would create exclusion zones not in compliance with federal siting standards. The letter is available in the FERC e-Library in Docket No. CP05-91.