Leakage Accidents due to Corrosion in Facilities of Hazardous Materials

Abstract

There are about 600, 000 facilities of hazardous materials such as petroleum and vitriol in Japan. More than 200 leakage accidents in these facilities have been reported every year and about 30% of them are due to corrosion. In this report, tendency of accidents due to corrosion are described from overall view point as follows. (1) Introduction of hazardous materials and facilities in Japan. (2) Tendency of accidents in the last six years. (3) Characteristics of accidents. (4) Causes of corrosion in facilities.