Permitting and solid waste management issues for the Bailly Station wet limestone Advanced Flue Gas Desulfurization (AFGD) system

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5289588

Bolinsky, F T ^[1]; Ross, J ^[2]; Dennis, D S ^[3]; Huston, J S ^[4]

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1. Pure Air, Allentown, PA (United States)
2. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Hammond, IN (United States)
3. United Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Denver, CO (United States). Stearns-Roger Div.
4. Environmental Alternatives, Inc., Warren NJ (USA)

Pure Air (a general partnership between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.). is constructing a wet limestone co-current advanced flue gas desulfurization (AFGD) system that has technological and commercial advantages over conventional FGD systems in the United States. The AFGD system is being installed at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Bailly Generating Station near Gary, Indiana. The AFGD system is scheduled to be operational by the Summer, 1992. The AFGD system will remove at least 90 percent of the sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}) in the flue gas from Boilers 7 and 8 at the Station while burning 3.2 percent sulfur coal. Also as part of testing the AFGD system, 95 percent removal of SO{sub 2} will be demonstrated on coals containing up to 4.5 percent sulfur. At the same time that SO{sub 2} is removed from the flue gas, a gypsum by-product will be produced which will be used for wallboard manufacturing. Since the AFGD system is a pollution control device, one would expect its installation to be received favorably by the public and regulatory agencies. Although the project was well received by regulatory agencies, on public group (Save the Dunes Council) was initially concerned since the project is located adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The purpose of this paper is to describe the project team's experiences in obtaining permits/approvals from regulatory agencies and in dealing with the public. 1 ref., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pure Air, Allentown, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC22-90PC89660
• OSTI ID: 5289588
• Report Number(s): CONF-9109162-1; ON: DE92000287
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BOILERS
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
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ROCKS
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