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

2005 data

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air	Water	Land	Offsite Disposal	Total
Antimony Compounds
Arsenic Compounds	119	3,147	32,974	0	36,240
Barium Compounds	209	4,156	326,600	0	330,965
Beryllium Compounds
Cadmium Compounds
Chromium Compounds	224	0	60,910	0	61,134
Cobalt Compounds	62	0	25,634	0	25,696
Copper Compounds	197	2,589	78,660	0	81,446
Lead Compounds	125	0	32,950	0	33,076
Manganese Compounds	284	30	82,090	0	82,404
Mercury Compounds	255	0	188	0	443
Nickel Compounds	245	715	51,350	0	52,310
Selenium Compounds
Silver Compounds
Thallium Compounds
Vanadium Compounds	190	3,504	117,710	0	121,403
Zinc Compounds	739	30	78,320	0	79,089
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	3,954,006	0	0	0	3,954,006
Hydrogen Fluoride	307,306	0	0	0	307,306
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	238,506	0	0	0	238,506
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.1	0	0.1	0	0.2
Dioxin (lbs)	0.003	0	0	0	0.003
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	17.7	0	12.3	0	30.0
Napthalene	36	0	0	0	36
Ammonia	3,376	321	0	0	3,697
Nitrate Compounds
Totals	4,505,896	14,490	887,399	0	5,407,786

 

Gross MWh generated:	6,841,540
Pounds released per MWh:	0.79

 

View Toxics Release Inventory data from previous years.

 

 

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 Kemper Kingston Lagoon Creek 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