spill prevention, containment Flashcards
The law that mandates that substations must have an SPCC plan was enacted in ?
1973
There are at least ? substation items that are likely to require oil containment systems.
5
Capacitors do not require an oil containment system because no capacitor pack contains over 10 gallons of oil.
false
A collection pit lined with ? can be put in place to hold the oil in case of a substation spill.
bentonite clay
If a spray-on liner is to be applied to a substation oil containment pit, it must be at least ? thick.
40 mils
To ensure that a spray-on liner for an oil containment pit will not leak, it is filled to half the maximum depth with water and monitored for ?
24 hrs
A substation must have an SPCC plan only if the oil spill will occur within one mile of navigable waters.
false
The acronym EPA stands for ? Agency.
environmental protection agency
The countermeasure part of a substation SPCC plan must be ? to/for each facility.
unique
If an underground containment oil tank is used as part of an SPCC plan at a substation, it can be made out of concrete or ?
fiberglass
Since it is unlikely that all of the substation equipment would rupture at the same time, the SPCC containment system needs only hold ? times the oil of the largest piece of equipment.
1.6
If a berm is in place as part of an SPCC plan, it should be compacted to ? density.
95%
A substation SPCC plan must include a prediction of the direction, rate of flow, and total quantity of oil that could be discharged during a spill.
true
