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Dominion
Resources - Yorktown
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Dominion Resources - Yorktown
Power Station
1600
Waterview Rd.
Yorktown,
VA 23692
York
County
Air
Pollution Control Devices
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U.S.
EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. &
Dominion Resources Nov. 2000
settlement requires that Dominion
make selective improvements on
other units by 2013.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| NOx: |
Selective
Non-catalytic reduction
(SNCR) on Unit 2. low-NOx
burners on both units. |
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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 1 - 1957 (159 Mw - 163 Mw)
Unit 2 -
1959 (167 Mw - 172 Mw)
- source: DOE
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| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 1
|
Unit 2
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| 2005 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
| 2004 |
0.36 |
0.36 |
| 2003 |
0.38 |
0.34 |
| 2002 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
| 2001 |
0.42 |
0.39 |
| 2000 |
0.45 |
0.40 |
| 1999 |
0.44 |
0.43 |
| 1998 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
| 1997 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
| 1996 |
0.56 |
0.56 |
| 1995 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
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|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
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| 2005 |
4,207 |
22,715 |
2,182,630 |
| 2004 |
4,043 |
24,563 |
2,317,904 |
| 2003 |
4,056 |
23,113 |
2,116,905 |
| 2002 |
3,880 |
22,464 |
2,042,004 |
| 2001 |
4,545 |
24,550 |
2,302,862 |
| 2000 |
4,456 |
21,020 |
2,135,588 |
| 1999 |
4,362 |
22,534 |
2,096,687 |
| 1998 |
4,723 |
21,116 |
2,189,159 |
| 1997 |
5,718 |
18,858 |
2,121,651 |
| 1996 |
6,579 |
18,197 |
2,415,417 |
| 1995 |
5,337 |
20,653 |
2,337,894 |
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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