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Dominion
Resources - Chesterfield
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Dominion Resources -
Chesterfield Power Station
500
Coxendale Rd.
Chester,
VA 23836
Chesterfield
County
Air
Pollution Control Devices
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U.S.
EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. &
Dominion Resources Nov. 2000
settlement requires that Dominion
install scrubbers (flue gas
desulfurization devices) for
controlling SO2
and
install NOx reduction devices by
2013. Dominion
will also make selective
improvements on other units.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| SO2: |
Scrubbers
to be installed on Unit 6
by 2010 and on Unit 5 by
2012. |
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| NOx: |
Selective
Catalytic Rreduction
(SCR) on Units 4 & 5.
low-NOx burners on Units
5 & 6. |
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| Sources:
Title V air permit, govt.
agencies, industry, and/or media
reports |
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Units
-Year of operation (Power)
Unit 3 - 1952 (100 Mw - 105 Mw)
Unit 4 -
1960 (166 Mw - 171 Mw)
Unit 5 -
1964 (326 Mw - 333 Mw)
Unit 6 -
1969 (658 Mw - 671 Mw)- source: DOE
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| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 3
|
Unit 4
|
Unit 5
|
Unit 6
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| 2005 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
| 2004 |
0.42 |
0.30 |
0.24 |
0.20 |
| 2003 |
0.43 |
0.29 |
0.23 |
0.38 |
| 2002 |
0.40 |
0.44 |
0.33 |
0.37 |
| 2001 |
0.44 |
0.40 |
0.37 |
0.38 |
| 2000 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.36 |
0.37 |
| 1999 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.37 |
0.58 |
| 1998 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.57 |
0.63 |
| 1997 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.58 |
0.59 |
| 1996 |
0.46 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
0.66 |
| 1995 |
0.52 |
0.50 |
0.59 |
0.60 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
|
|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
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| 2005 |
10,839 |
78,378 |
8,656,606 |
| 2004 |
9,141 |
62,619 |
7,466,600 |
| 2003 |
14,120 |
80,477 |
8,630,772 |
| 2002 |
15,619 |
73,840 |
8,560,432 |
| 2001 |
15,956 |
65,898 |
8,395,689 |
| 2000 |
16,240 |
67,474 |
8,721,697 |
| 1999 |
17,465 |
65,927 |
7,376,278 |
| 1998 |
22,626 |
69,102 |
7,998,074 |
| 1997 |
23,123 |
67,761 |
8,260,420 |
| 1996 |
26,305 |
70,006 |
8,628,583 |
| 1995 |
22,500 |
65,577 |
7,848,170 |
Toxic
Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI
(includes
facility-wide, not just coal-fired units)
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| 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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