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American Electric Power - Clinch River


AEP - Clinch River Plant
Junction of St. Rts. 664 & 665
Cleveland, VA 24225
Russell County


Air Pollution Control Devices
SO2:  
NOx: low-NOx burners on all 3 units.
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports

Units -Year of operation (Power)
Unit 1 - 1958 (230 Mw - 235 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1958 (230 Mw - 235 Mw)
Unit 3 - 1961 (230 Mw - 235 Mw)

- source: DOE


Jan. 06, 2003: BREDL files Section 505 Petition with EPA regarding AEP Clinch River (Russell, Co. VA) coal-fired power plant Title V permit

July 17, 2002: BREDL Comments on Title V permit for AEP Clinch River coal-fired power plant in Russell, Co. VA (in .pdf) ; August 26, 2002: BREDL additional comments from public hearing


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3
2005 0.40 0.39 0.39
2004 0.47 0.46 0.38
2003 0.57 0.57 0.44
2002 0.61 0.61 0.52
2001 0.61 0.61 0.52
2000 0.64 0.64 0.59
1999 0.77 0.77 1.16
1998 1.37 1.37 1.25
1997 1.39 1.39 1.36
1996 1.32 1.32 1.32
1995 1.32 1.32 1.40



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2
2005 7,341 26,313 3,688,093
2004 8,393 22,974 3,764,565
2003 11,355 24,536 4,250,326
2002 12,825 26,998 4,398,664
2001 12,160 22,440 4,109,273
2000 14,863 26,050 4,751,106
1999 20,090 24,435 4,354,258
1998 31,546 28,676 4,848,356
1997 35,090 31,179 5,200,376
1996 28,204 24,517 4,495,764
1995 26,375 22,982 4,049,258



Toxic Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI


Dioxin Releases (in grams) - source: EPA TRI



For information, including health impacts, on chemicals listed, please check out these resources:

U.S. Library of Medicine: TOXNET - http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry: Toxicological Profiles - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/



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