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Dominion Resources - Bremo Bluff


Dominion Resources - Bremo Power Station
Rte. 656, POB 98
Bremo Bluff, VA 23022
Fluvanna County


Air Pollution Control Devices

U.S. EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. & Dominion Resources Nov. 2000 settlement requires that Dominion will make selective improvements on units by 2013
(status as of June 2004)

SO2:  
NOx: low-NOx burners on Unit 4.
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports
Units -Year of operation (Power)
Unit 3 - 1950 (71 Mw - 74 Mw)
Unit 4 - 1958 (156 Mw - 160 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 3

Unit 4

2005 0.63 0.36
2004 0.54 0.36
2003 0.72 0.45
2002 0.75 0.42
2001 0.77 0.41
2000 0.75 0.41
1999 0.81 0.81
1998 0.70 0.88
1997 0.69 0.88
1996 0.79 0.89
1995 0.78 0.86



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 3,601 10,898 1,613,151
2004 3,210 10,718 1,511,065
2003 4,561 11,338 1,683,337
2002 4,720 13,457 1,778,018
2001 3,634 9,844 1,400,685
2000 4,656 11,537 1,795,589
1999 5,831 9,647 1,426,251
1998 6,073 9,352 1,435,769
1997 6,287 10,423 1,497,924
1996 5,316 8,543 1,221,624
1995 6,343 11,334 1,545,495



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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