53: Callide C Blackout
03/30/24 • 50 min
With John Chidgey.
Formal Reports:
- Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
- Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
- Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
- CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
- CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
- Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
- Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
- Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
- Statement regarding IG Power
- Intergen voluntary administration
- Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
- Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
- Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
- CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power station
- Jim Soorley stands down from CS Energy
- CS Energy Post about Incident on LinkedIn
Super-Critical Boilers:
Electrical Engineering References:
Court Action:
- Alleged failure to obtain regulatory approval to operate a generating system
- Notice of Filing: Australian Energy Regulator v Callide Power Trading Pty Ltd (PDF)
- Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by catastrophic explosion
General Information:
With John Chidgey.
Formal Reports:
- Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
- Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
- Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
- CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
- CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
- Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
- Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
- Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
- Statement regarding IG Power
- Intergen voluntary administration
- Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
- Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
- Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
- CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power station
- Jim Soorley stands down from CS Energy
- CS Energy Post about Incident on LinkedIn
Super-Critical Boilers:
Electrical Engineering References:
Court Action:
- Alleged failure to obtain regulatory approval to operate a generating system
- Notice of Filing: Australian Energy Regulator v Callide Power Trading Pty Ltd (PDF)
- Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by catastrophic explosion
General Information:
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In 2021 many of Colonial Pipelines IT systems were locked by malware and out of caution they shutdown the fuel pipelines feeding nearly half of the Eastern US leading to chaos at the gas pump and a state of emergency being declared. We look at how poor off-boarding hygiene led to an easily preventable cyber-attack.
With John Chidgey.
Hearing:
- Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security House of Representatives Transcript
- Threats to Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Colonial Pipeline Cyber-Attack (PDF)
- Charles Carmakal Statement from Hearing (PDF)
General Information:
- Colonial Pipeline
- Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
- How Three Major Cyber Attacks Could Have Been Prevented
- What IT security teams can learn from the Colonial Pipeline
- Evolution of the Chief Information Security Officer
- US Fuel Pipeline Hackers Statement
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- DarkSide Leaks Press Center (X)
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- TSA Renews Cyber-Security Guidelines for Pipelines
- DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners and Operators
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Emergency Declaration for 17 States
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Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Dave Jones, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Ian Gallagher.
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54: Midland Resource Recovery
In 2017 during an Odoriser decontamination procedure in West Virginia, two people were killed when it unexpectedly exploded. Barely a month later, a similar procedure at the same site led to a second explosion, killing someone else. We examine how poor hazard analysis and legal interference led to yet another fatality...right in front of the eyes of the investigators on site.
With John Chidgey.
Formal Report:
- Midland Resource Recovery Explosion
- Midland Resource Recovery Factual Update (PDF)
- Improving Reaction Hazard Management (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
- Chemical Tank Explosion in Barbour County Kills Two Employees Plus One Severely Injured
- One Dead After Another Explosion at Midland Resource Recovery
- Midland Resources Recovery Explosion Kills 2, Injures 1
- McDonald Volunteer Fire Chief Laid To Rest After W.Va. Explosion
- Widow Blames Natural Gas Odorization Company for Husband’s Death
- CSB releases final report on explosions at Midland Resource Recovery Facility
- Midland Resource Recovery Explosion 2017
- Second Fatal Explosion at Midland Resources Recovery
General Information:
- About Midland Resource Recovery
- The Growing Importance of Mercaptans
- Sodium Hypochlorite (PDF)
- Principles of Natural Gas Odorization (PDF)
- Attorney-Work Product Privilege
Support Causality on Patreon
Episode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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