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Queensland Alumina pipeline failure details revealed

DETAILS of a pipeline failure at Rio Tinto's Queensland Alumina refinery last month have been revealed, with documents showing caustic acid sprayed at high temperature and pressure for nearly 15 minutes before an employee was able to stop it.

Queensland Alumina pipeline failure details revealed

  Queensland Alumina is an ageing facility that has been in operation since the mid-1960s. On March 23 a pipe failure occurred within the unit 1 digestion area at approximately 8.26pm. Sodium...

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