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SC
Public Service Authority
(Santee
Cooper) - Cross
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SC Public Service Authority -
Cross Generating Station
553 Cross
Station Rd.
Pineville,
SC 29436
Berkeley
County
Air
Pollution Control Devices
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U.S.
EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. &
SCPSA March 16, 2004 settlement
requires that SCPSA install and
upgrade flue gas desulfurization
devices for controlling SO2
& selective
catalytic reduction devices for
controlling NOx on Units 1 &
2 and on Units 3 & 4, which
are to be constructed. These
controls need to be online by
2012.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| SO2: |
wet
mixture of limestone
Scrubbers on both units. |
|
| NOx: |
low-NOx
burners on both units. |
|
| Sources:
Title V air permit, govt.
agencies, industry, and/or media
reports |
|
Units -Year of
operation (power)
Unit 1 - 1995 (620 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1984 (540
Mw)
-
source: DOE
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| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 1
|
Unit 2
|
| 2005 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| 2004 |
0.15 |
0.19 |
| 2003 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
| 2002 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
| 2001 |
0.35 |
0.39 |
| 2000 |
0.31 |
0.39 |
| 1999 |
0.30 |
0.36 |
| 1998 |
0.32 |
0.39 |
| 1997 |
0.32 |
0.38 |
| 1996 |
0.33 |
0.51 |
| 1995 |
0.32 |
0.44 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
|
|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
|
| 2005 |
3,310 |
9,122 |
8,760,095 |
| 2004 |
7,681 |
14,877 |
9,479,512 |
| 2003 |
12,143 |
14,601 |
8,865,038 |
| 2002 |
15,775 |
14,096 |
8,506,560 |
| 2001 |
15,720 |
13,877 |
8,540,910 |
| 2000 |
15,216 |
12,453 |
8,756,646 |
| 1999 |
12,041 |
11,916 |
7,405,600 |
| 1998 |
13,335 |
13,520 |
7,647,547 |
| 1997 |
11,890 |
12,173 |
6,992,030 |
| 1996 |
29,844 |
12,292 |
7,373,774 |
| 1995 |
11,758 |
15,853 |
6,121,414 |
Toxic
Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI
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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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