The plant has nine generating units: units 1–4, rated at 175 MWe each (launched into service in 1954), and units 5–9, rated at 200 MWe each (launched in 1955). It produces about ten billion kilowatt hours of electricity from some five million tons of coal each year. All nine generating units are equipped with cold-side selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions that contribute to the formation of ozone.
In 1976, its original stacks were taken out of service (though left standing) and replaced by a pair of 1,000-foot (300m) tall chimneys, one for units 1–5 and one for units 6–9.
The TVA Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill occurred just before 1 a.m. on Monday December 22, 2008, when an ash dike ruptured at an 84-acre (0.34km2) solid waste containment area at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee, USA. 1.1billion US gallons (4,200,000m3) of coalfly ashslurry was released. The coal-fired power plant, located across the Clinch River from the city of Kingston, uses ponds to dewater the fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, which is then stored in wet form in dredge cells. The slurry (a mixture of fly ash and water) traveled across the Emory River and its Swan Pond embayment, on to the opposite shore, covering up to 300 acres (1.2km2) of the surrounding land, damaging homes and flowing up and down stream in nearby waterways such as the Emory River and Clinch River (tributaries of the Tennessee River). It was the largest fly ash release in United States history.
TVA releases video of Kingston Fossil Plant stacks inspection
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Closing Kingston | TVA seeks public input on future of Kingston Fossil Plant
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Kingston Fossil Plant: A legacy of disaster
Five years ago, a dike at TVA’s Kingston power plant ruptured, spilling enough sludge to fill a football field nearly a half-mile high. A $1.2 billion cleanup effort is underway.
published: 03 Oct 2016
TVA Replacing Kingston Fossil Plant with "Energy Complex"
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Toxic debris found at TVA Kingston Fossil Plant
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13 years since massive Kingston coal ash spill
Today marks 13 years since the massive Kingston coal ash spill that, at that time, was the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
published: 22 Dec 2021
A Brief History of: Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill (Short Documentary)
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Public comment sought on Kingston Fossil Plant future
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DON'T LOOK DOWN! What it's like to climb 1,000 feet up and into TVA's Kingston Plant stack
In a video that is both fascinating and terrifying, inspectors with the Tennessee Valley Authority climbed up and into each of the 1,000-foot stacks at Kingston Fossil Plant in December to check the condition of the structure. (Video: TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking at shutting down the coal fired power plant in Roane County. https://tinyurl.com/42nnm2rs
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Five years ago, a dike at TVA’s Kingston power plant ruptured, spilling enough sludge to fill a football field nearly a half-mile high. A $1.2 billion cleanup e...
Five years ago, a dike at TVA’s Kingston power plant ruptured, spilling enough sludge to fill a football field nearly a half-mile high. A $1.2 billion cleanup effort is underway.
Five years ago, a dike at TVA’s Kingston power plant ruptured, spilling enough sludge to fill a football field nearly a half-mile high. A $1.2 billion cleanup effort is underway.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced how it plans to replace the Kingston Fossil Plant.
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Over 1 billion dollars estimated to clean up, millions of dollars worth of damage, many workers dealing with long term illnesses including brain cancer, lung cancer, and leukaemia were the results of a massive spill of toxic fly ash.
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https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/12/22/kingston-coal-ash-spill-workers-10th-anniversary/2333826002/
https://archive.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/web/pdf/tva_kingston_draft.pdf
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/historic-disaster-10-years-after-the-ash-spill/51-3125fb4d-93bc-4dd8-9ce1-63a449fa6ff9
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Over 1 billion dollars estimated to clean up, millions of dollars worth of damage, many workers dealing with long term illnesses including brain cancer, lung cancer, and leukaemia were the results of a massive spill of toxic fly ash.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on the future of the Kingston Fossil Plant site.
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In a video that is both fascinating and terrifying, inspectors with the Tennessee Valley Authority climbed up and into each of the 1,000-foot stacks at Kingston...
In a video that is both fascinating and terrifying, inspectors with the Tennessee Valley Authority climbed up and into each of the 1,000-foot stacks at Kingston Fossil Plant in December to check the condition of the structure. (Video: TVA)
In a video that is both fascinating and terrifying, inspectors with the Tennessee Valley Authority climbed up and into each of the 1,000-foot stacks at Kingston Fossil Plant in December to check the condition of the structure. (Video: TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking at shutting down the coal fired power plant in Roane County. https://tinyurl.com/42nnm2rs
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Five years ago, a dike at TVA’s Kingston power plant ruptured, spilling enough sludge to fill a football field nearly a half-mile high. A $1.2 billion cleanup effort is underway.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced how it plans to replace the Kingston Fossil Plant.
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Over 1 billion dollars estimated to clean up, millions of dollars worth of damage, many workers dealing with long term illnesses including brain cancer, lung cancer, and leukaemia were the results of a massive spill of toxic fly ash.
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https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-02/documents/projectcloseout_dec2014_factsheet.pdf
https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/12/22/kingston-coal-ash-spill-workers-10th-anniversary/2333826002/
https://archive.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/web/pdf/tva_kingston_draft.pdf
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/historic-disaster-10-years-after-the-ash-spill/51-3125fb4d-93bc-4dd8-9ce1-63a449fa6ff9
https://oig.tva.gov/reports/PDF/09rpts/2008-1228301.pdf
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In a video that is both fascinating and terrifying, inspectors with the Tennessee Valley Authority climbed up and into each of the 1,000-foot stacks at Kingston Fossil Plant in December to check the condition of the structure. (Video: TVA)
The plant has nine generating units: units 1–4, rated at 175 MWe each (launched into service in 1954), and units 5–9, rated at 200 MWe each (launched in 1955). It produces about ten billion kilowatt hours of electricity from some five million tons of coal each year. All nine generating units are equipped with cold-side selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions that contribute to the formation of ozone.
In 1976, its original stacks were taken out of service (though left standing) and replaced by a pair of 1,000-foot (300m) tall chimneys, one for units 1–5 and one for units 6–9.