Final environmental assessment: SO{sub 2} compliance - Unit 3, Paradise Fossil Plant

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:10158872

The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 require a national reduction in SO{sub 2} emissions to control acid rain. This environmental assessment (EA) describes alternatives considered (and the associated environmental consequences) for complying with SO{sub 2} reduction requirements of the amendments at Tennessee Valley Authority`s (TVA) Paradise Fossil Plant (PAF) Unit 3. TVA proposes to reduce SO{sub 2} emissions at this unit to 1.2 lb/10{sup 6} Btu or less as part of its compliance with the CAAA requirements. The two most viable options to achieve this reduction are a switch to western low-sulfur coal and the installation of flue gas desulfurization (FGD), also called scrubbers.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States). Environmental Quality Staff
• Sponsoring Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10158872
• Report Number(s): TVA/RDG/EQS--91/5; ON: DE92015729
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DESULFURIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
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SOLID WASTES
SULFUR DIOXIDE
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US CLEAN AIR ACT
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