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SC
Public Service Authority
(Santee
Cooper) - Dolphus M Grainger
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SC Public Service Authority -
Grainger Generating Station
1605
Marina Dr.
Conway, SC
29526
Horry
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 flue
gas desulfurization devices for
controlling SO2
& selective
catalytic reduction devices for
controlling NOx on Units 1 &
2. These controls need to be
online by 2012.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| NOx: |
low-Nox
burner on Unit 1. |
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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 - 1966 (85 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1966 (85
Mw)
-
source: DOE
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| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 1
|
Unit 2
|
| 2005 |
0.47 |
0.44 |
| 2004 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
| 2003 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
| 2002 |
0.44 |
0.76 |
| 2001 |
0.46 |
0.92 |
| 2000 |
0.48 |
0.90 |
| 1999 |
0.43 |
0.92 |
| 1998 |
0.64 |
0.85 |
| 1997 |
0.84 |
0.90 |
| 1996 |
0.86 |
0.91 |
| 1995 |
0.79 |
0.88 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
|
|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
|
| 2005 |
2,887 |
12,894 |
1,310,922 |
| 2004 |
2,682 |
12,611 |
1,258,487 |
| 2003 |
2,656 |
11,761 |
1,238,788 |
| 2002 |
3,067 |
9,974 |
1,052,602 |
| 2001 |
3,259 |
9,553 |
955,260 |
| 2000 |
3,186 |
8,544 |
956,023 |
| 1999 |
3,141 |
10,575 |
949,214 |
| 1998 |
2,609 |
7,769 |
709,316 |
| 1997 |
2,694 |
5,851 |
624,339 |
| 1996 |
1,834 |
4,196 |
422,344 |
| 1995 |
1,483 |
8,946 |
349,168 |
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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