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SC
Public Service Authority
(Santee
Cooper) - Winyah
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SC Public Service Authority -
Winyah Generating Station
661 Steam
Plant Dr.
Georgetown,
SC 29440
Georgetown
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 new flue gas
desulfurization devices
(scrubbers) for controlling SO2
& selective
catalytic reduction devices for
controlling NOx on Units 1, 2, 3
& 4. These controls need to
be online by 2012.
(status as of
June 2004)
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| SO2: |
wet
mixture of limestone
Scrubbers on Units 2, 3
& 4 |
|
| NOx: |
low-NOx
burners on all 4 units. |
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| Sources:
Title V air permit, govt.
agencies, industry, and/or media
reports |
|
Units -Year of
operation (power)
Unit 1 - 1975 (295 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1977 (295
Mw)
Unit 3 - 1980 (295
Mw)
Unit 4 - 1981 (270
Mw)
-
source: DOE
|
| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 1
|
Unit 2
|
Unit 3
|
Unit 4
|
| 2005 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.23 |
0.28 |
| 2004 |
0.22 |
0.26 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
| 2003 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.56 |
| 2002 |
0.43 |
0.48 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
| 2001 |
0.42 |
0.50 |
0.56 |
0.52 |
| 2000 |
0.44 |
0.52 |
0.59 |
0.54 |
| 1999 |
0.43 |
0.54 |
0.62 |
0.61 |
| 1998 |
0.87 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
| 1997 |
1.00 |
0.57 |
0.55 |
0.56 |
| 1996 |
0.99 |
0.57 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
| 1995 |
1.71 |
0.56 |
0.59 |
0.53 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
|
|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
|
| 2005 |
7,269 |
39,424 |
8,860,642 |
| 2004 |
16,838 |
38,717 |
8,646,183 |
| 2003 |
21,647 |
35,370 |
8,450,427 |
| 2002 |
21,681 |
37,623 |
8,675,399 |
| 2001 |
20,782 |
37,872 |
8,356,095 |
| 2000 |
21,896 |
37,541 |
8,447,634 |
| 1999 |
22,689 |
41,125 |
8,389,202 |
| 1998 |
23,053 |
35,826 |
7,147,039 |
| 1997 |
22,698 |
33,272 |
6,856,728 |
| 1996 |
23,500 |
32,877 |
5,873,908 |
| 1995 |
10,973 |
18,401 |
4,609,621 |
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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