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Investigation of Large-Magnitude Incidents: Bhopal as a Case Study

Paper by Ashok Kalelkar of Arthur D. Little for a May 1988 conference in London, on the cause of the Bhopal gas leak.

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May 1988
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What it found

Evidence is presented which indicates that direct water entry into the methyl isocyanate storage tank was the likely initiating cause of the Bhopal disaster.1

Who disputes it

  • Amnesty International 29 Nov 2004

    UCC has refused to name the employee and has not produced any specific evidence in court regarding sabotage.2

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  1. May 1988 Investigation of Large-Magnitude Incidents: Bhopal as a Case Study
  2. May 1988 Arthur D. Little authored Investigation of Large-Magnitude Incidents: Bhopal as a Case Study
  3. 29 Nov 2004 Amnesty International disputes a finding of Investigation of Large-Magnitude Incidents: Bhopal as a Case Study According to Amnesty International
Proof 2 sources
  1. Investigation of Large-Magnitude Incidents: Bhopal as a Case Study (paper hosted on Union Carbide’s Bhopal site), Arthur D. Little, Inc. (paper for the Institution of Chemical Engineers conference, London, May 1988), May 1988. Self-published
    Evidence is presented which indicates that direct water entry into the methyl isocyanate storage tank was the likely initiating cause of the Bhopal disaster.
  2. Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal Disaster 20 Years On, Amnesty International, 29 Nov 2004. Scholarship & press
    UCC has refused to name the employee and has not produced any specific evidence in court regarding sabotage.
    The sabotage theory has been challenged by many, including workers from the factory and testimony by UCC managers themselves.
    commissioned a report by the international consulting group Arthur D. Little, written by Dr Ashok Kalelkar and published in May 1988.
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