23
Jun
20:29
Explosion at USS caused by vacuum degasser
The explosion that took place Monday evening at US Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant was largely confined to that plant’s vacuum degassing unit, Kallanish understands.
A United Steelworkers spokesman says most of the plant’s production was not affected, as much of the flat-rolled produced by Edgar Thomson is not treated with the vacuum degasser. The degasser’s operator was able to clear the area before the explosion occurred, resulting in no in…
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