Trans Mountain not prepared to respond fast enough if oil tank boils over in Burnaby: regulator
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) — Trans Mountain isn’t prepared to respond fast enough if a tank boils and spills over on Burnaby Mountain, according to the Canada Energy Regulator
In an audit from earlier this year, the National Energy Board — recently renamed the CER — ordered Trans Mountain to respond two hours faster than its current emergency response goals.
A boilover could happen if oil heats up and flows over the top of the tank, sending hot and molten crude oil out 10 times the diameter of the tank, covering the entire tank farm, the surrounding communities, Gaglardi Way and Burnaby Mountain Parkway. There’s also a possibility the other tanks could also catch fire, as would the surrounding forests, homes and buildings.