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.
• • A scrubber that began operating in December 2008 is further reducing SO₂ emissions by 95 percent.
• The plant is equipped with electrostatic precipitators that capture ash from the burning coal.
• Boiler optimization controls, which burn the coal more thoroughly and efficiently, limit the production of nitrogen oxides that contribute to the formation of ozone and acid rain. A selective catalytic reduction 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

2010 data

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site Disposal	Total
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	70,000	0	0	0	70,000
Hydrogen Fluoride	12,000	0	0	0	12,000
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	59,000	0	0	0	59,000
Ammonia	9,621	950	0	0	10,571
Antimony Compounds					0
Arsenic Compounds	124	460	21,100	0	21,684
Barium Compounds	322	1,100	220,000	1	221,423
Beryllium Compounds					0
Cadmium Compounds					0
Chromium Compounds	201	0	38,000	0	38,201
Cobalt Compounds					0
Copper Compounds	169	2,600	48,000	0	50,769
Lead Compounds	124	0	20,300	1	20,425
Manganese Compounds	280	7,600	49,000	0	56,880
Mercury Compounds	39	0	226	0	265
Nickel Compounds	199	530	32,000	0	32,729
Selenium Compounds					0
Silver Compounds					0
Thallium Compounds					0
Vanadium Compounds	195	1,400	71,000	0	72,595
Zinc Compounds	590	530	48,000	0	49,120
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0	0	0	0	0
Naphthalene	21	0	0	0	21
Nitrate Compounds	0	100,000	0	0	100,000
Dioxin (grams)	1	0	0	0	1
Dioxin (lbs)	0	0	0	0	0
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	10	0	3	0	14
Hydrazine					0
Total	152,896	115,170	547,629	2	815,697

 

Gross MWh Generated:	4,128,010
Pounds Released per MWh:	0.198

 

 

 

 

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