Sumner County solid-waste energy recovery facility. Volume 1. Feasibility studies, design, and construction. Final report
This report summarizes the history leading to operation of the 200 ton per day municipal solid waste energy recovery cogeneration facility located at Gallatin, Tennessee. The report documents key milestones and feasibility studies that led to the development, design, and construction of this cogeneration facility which is owned and operated by the Resource Authority in Sumner County. A preliminary study completed in October 1977 by Sanders and Thomas, Inc., showed that the facility would be feasible. Feasibility, economics, and conceptual design were further confirmed by R.W. Beck and Associates. An equipment description of the mass burn system is given which includes the water-cooled rotary combustor manufacturated by O'Connor Combustor Corporation, and an electrostatically assisted baghouse designed by the Apitron Division of American Precision Industries. A ''fast track'' design and construction method provided initial startup just 18 months after ground breaking. Initial construction and engineering costs were $9.8 million, but additional funding was required to retrofit original equipment. The project received grants of $250,000 from DOE, $1.5 million from EDA, and a loan of $2 million from TVA in addition to the $12 million tax exempt revenue bonds issued by the Resource Authority. The facility has processed all MSW collected in Sumner County since March 1982, and additional waste from nearby counties is being accepted. 6 figs., 22 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5324991
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-CS-4164-Vol.1; ON: TI85920809
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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