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by toponijo 33 days ago
They talk about the possibility of a spill going into the environment, but if they know it might spill, can't they make it spill and capture it?
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They are building a dam around it I read in one of the news releases maybe the one linked above
It seems this particular failure mode wasn't even considered - most large "chemical" tanks are required to have spill walls (basically a berm around the tank that could contain the contents of the tank) - sample model: https://www.walthers.com/wide-oil-storage-tank-w-berm-kit-ta...