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SC Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) - Dolphus M Grainger


SC Public Service Authority - Grainger Generating Station
1605 Marina Dr.
Conway, SC 29526
Horry County


Air Pollution Control Devices

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, updated August 2009)

SO2:  
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 - 1966 (85 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1966 (85 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

Unit 2

2008 0.43 0.43
2007 0.45 0.44
2006 0.45 0.42
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

2008 1,578 9,031 753,572
2007 2,123 10,339 976,788
2006 2,617 13,063 1,224,537
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
2005-2007 | 2000-2004

Dioxin Releases (in grams) - source: EPA TRI
2005-2007 | 2000-2004



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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updated August 2009