Commission defers Duquesne outdoor-tank storage plan after safety and containment questions A proposed 11-acre outdoor storage area for ISO electrolyte tanks prompted extensive questions about secondary containment, TDEC permits, SDS data and firefighting procedures; commissioners deferred the application for 90 days to allow technical experts and documentation to return.

The planning commission hit pause on Duquesne Electric's ambitious 11-acre outdoor storage plan after pressing safety concerns raised too many unanswered questions.

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I live in Huntington, West Virginia where a shuttered pigment plant has caught on fire this morning. People are posting the Material Saftey Data Sheets from a 10 year old EPA decontamination plan. Thinking of the firefighters and everyone down wind.
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