Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-10-16 - Reactor units
(a)
Each reactor unit shall operate only at a site that meets the following
requirements:
(1) The nearest edge of the
reactor unit shall be located at a distance in accordance with the following
requirements:
(A) At least 50 feet from the
edge of any property not owned or leased by the owner or operator of the
permanent storage facility;
(B) at
least 50 feet from any well or other point of diversion used as a source of
drinking water;
(C) at least 50
feet from storage locations of flammables or explosives;
(D) at least 500 feet from any area
accessible to the public as defined in K.A.R. 4-10-1 ; and
(E) not on or less than 50 feet from the
surface of a public roadway.
(2) Each reactor unit shall be operated
outside of municipalities or other densely populated areas unless the location
has been approved in writing by the appropriate local governing body.
(b) During the transfer of
anhydrous ammonia from railroad tank cars or transport trucks to a reactor unit
for the manufacture of ammoniated solutions, the portable reactor unit shall be
equipped with the following safety devices:
(1) Remote-controlled shutoff devices located
on the tank car connection immediately preceding the hose attachment and on the
discharge side of the pump; and
(2)
a backflow check valve in the inlet line to the reactor unit.
(c) When anhydrous ammonia is
transported to a stationary reactor unit in an implement of husbandry, the
implement of husbandry shall be equipped with the following:
(1) A manually operated remote-controlled
shutoff device on the discharge valve immediately preceding any hose
attachments; and
(2) a backflow
check valve installed in the rigid piping leading to the reactor unit at the
point of connection for the transfer hose.
(d) The implement of husbandry shall be
monitored at all times during the reacting process.
(e) The transfer hose shall be disconnected
from the reactor unit when the reactor unit is not in operation.
(f) The required air-operated or manually
operated remote-controlled shutoff device shall be tested before each
production run of ammoniated solutions.
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