Emissions

Bull Run Fossil Plant

What TVA is doing about emissions at Bull Run

TVA has taken a number of steps to make the efficient generation of power at Bull Run as clean as possible:

• The use of low-sulfur coal from eastern Kentucky reduces emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO₂).
• Construction of a scrubber began in the spring of 2005 to further reduce SO₂. The scrubber should be operational in 2009.
• The plant is equipped with electrostatic precipitators that capture ash from the burning coal.
• Boiler optimization controls limit the production of nitrogen oxides (NO_x), which contribute to the formation of ozone and acid rain. A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system further reduces NO_xemissions by transforming them into harmless nitrogen and water vapor.

Carbon dioxide

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Nitrogen oxides

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Sulfur dioxide

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Toxics Release Inventory

2007 data

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air	Water	Land	Offsite Disposal	Total
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	4,020,539	0	0	0	4,020,539
Hydrogen Fluoride	311,720	0	0	0	311,720
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	278,942	0	0	0	278,942
Ammonia	2,699	338	0	0	3,037
Antimony Compounds
Arsenic Compounds	173	644	34,831	3	35,650
Barium Compounds	350	3,337	314,198	582	318,467
Beryllium Compounds
Cadmium Compounds
Chromium Compounds	294	88	58,609	88	59,079
Cobalt Compounds	78	0	24,581	46	24,705
Copper Compounds	247	2,589	76,227	85	79,148
Lead Compounds	178	117	32,128	11	32,435
Manganese Compounds	388	1,201	76,978	187	78,754
Mercury Compounds	264	0	180	0	444
Nickel Compounds	311	627	48,926	120	49,984
Selenium Compounds
Silver Compounds
Thallium Compounds
Vanadium Compounds	274	3,313	113,468	170	117,225
Zinc Compounds	908.4	1200.9	74925.1	62.2	77096.6
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.09	0	0	0	0.15
Naphthalene	37.005	0.000	0.000		37.005
Nitrate Compounds
Dioxin (grams)	1	0	0	0	1
Dioxin (lbs)	0	0	0	0	0
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	18.1972	0	5.793428867	0	24
TOTALS	4,617,422	13,455	855,057	1,354	5,487,288

 

Gross MWh generated:	6,919,407
Pounds released per MWh:	0.79

 

 

 

 

Emissions Data

For data on emissions at each of TVA’s fossil plants, choose from the menu below. Fossil Plants Allen Bull Run Colbert Cumberland Gallatin John Sevier Johnsonville Kingston Paradise Shawnee Widows Creek Other TVA Sites

 

General Information

For general information on individual emissions choose from the menu below. Emissions Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Particulates Sulfur Dioxide TRI