Taking stock of toxic releases: When power plants file Form R
- EvinoSense, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- SBP Associates, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- Osram Sylvania, Inc., York, PA (United States)
On June 27, 1996, EPA proposed to add seven industry categories, including power plants, to the list of industries subject to the annual Toxic Release Reporting requirements, authorized in SARA Title DI, the Emergency Planning and Community Right tot Know Act (EPCRA). The proposed rule will require power plants to submit a Toxic Release Inventory or {open_quote}Form R{close_quotes} to report annual releases. As of this writing, the proposal is undergoing review at the Office of Management and Budget and is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 1997. Under the TRI reporting requirement a completed Form R must be submitted for each toxic chemical, including chemicals and chemical compounds routinely used at power plants. Submittal of Form R will require review, tabulation and evaluation of numerous plant records. Annual chemical and fuel consumption, as well as emission data, must be summarized for each toxic chemical by Chemical Abstract Services Number (CAS No.) to evaluate a plant`s chemical usage against three threshold quantities. To complete Form R, a facility must quantify all releases to land, water and soil (permitted and unpermitted) and quantify the pounds of chemical treated, recycled, burned for energy recovery or transferred offsite for treatment or disposal. Finally, all Form R`s must be certified by an owner, operator or corporate{open_quote}responsible official{close_quotes} stating that the information is true and accurate based on reasonable estimates. This regulatory assessment is organized in four sections. Section I describes the scope of the proposed TRI expansion. Section II describes the key steps to comply with EPCRA. Section M discusses the impacts and benefits, including compliance costs, pollution prevention and public relations. Section IV suggests implementation strategies for electric industry.
- OSTI ID:
- 490329
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970310-; TRN: 97:003021-0047
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems, Clearwater, FL (United States), 17-20 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the 22nd international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems; Sakkestad, B.A. [ed.]; PB: 1012 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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