Cumberland Fossil Plant

Cumberland Fossil Plant is a pulverized coal-fired power station located west of Cumberland City, Tennessee, USA, on the south bank of Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River. Owned and operated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), it has a gross capacity of 2,470 MW[1], and is the most powerful power station in Tennessee.[2]

Cumberland Fossil Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationCumberland City, Tennessee
Coordinates36°23′29″N 87°39′17″W
StatusOperational
Commission date1973
Owner(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal (pulverized)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2,470 MW

Description

Commissioned in 1968, the Cumberland Fossil Plant contains two identical units, rated at 1.235 GWe gross each, Units 1 and 2 were launched into service in March and November 1973, respectively.[3] In 2004, the two units accounted for almost 12% of TVA's total electricity generation.[2] As of the mid 2010s, however, TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, with a slightly lower capacity, was generating more power.[4]

The Cumberland Fossil Plant has two of the tallest chimneys in the world at 1,001 feet (305 m), built in 1970. These chimneys are no longer in use, having been replaced with smaller chimneys connected to the scrubbers.

Bituminous coal is delivered by barges along the Cumberland River waterway. The plant consumes about 20,000 tons of coal a day.[2] All of the waste heat is dumped into Cumberland River water.

Pollution and releases into environment
Toxic release inventory from Cumberland power plant for 2005.[5] All quantities are in pounds.
PollutantAirWaterLandOffsite disposalTotal
Antimony compounds391788,94709,164
Arsenic compounds18211946,096046,397
Barium compounds1420279,20025279,367
Beryllium compounds1009,95219,963
Cadmium compounds
Chromium compounds36814287,420787,937
Cobalt compounds638919,887120,040
Copper compounds2866,79864,120371,207
Lead compounds253059,122359,378
Manganese compounds55833,864177,13018211,570
Mercury compounds24003460586
Nickel compounds5162,50498,1806101,206
Selenium compounds2,5012,0756,573011,149
Silver compounds
Thallium compounds36030,200230,239
Vanadium compounds2900191,56013191,864
Zinc compounds2,0062,447248,07012252,534
Hydrochloric acid (aerosol)340,006000340,006
Hydrogen fluoride72,00600072,006
Sulfuric acid (aerosol)8,793,6060008,793,606
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene0.2100.6500.87
Dioxins0.0080000.008
Polycyclic aromatic compounds49.8059.20.0109.0
Naphthalene100000100
Ammonia3,640316003,956
Nitrate compounds0128,87900132,407

Environmental protection measures

To reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, both units at Cumberland use wet limestone scrubbers. To reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx), the units use low-NOx burners as well as selective catalytic reduction systems, which were completed in 2004.[2]

See also

References
  1. https://www.tva.gov/Energy/Our-Power-System/Coal/Cumberland-Fossil-Plant
  2. "Cumberland Fossil Plant". Tennessee Valley Authority. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  3. "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  4. "Tennessee - State Energy Profile". eia.gov. U.S. Energy Information Administration. May 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  5. "Cumberland Fossil Plant, Emissions". Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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