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  • Located in Wilmington, N.C.
  • Three coal-fired units and three combustion turbine units, capable of producing approximately 677 MW
  • NOx-control technologies installed or planned and scrubber planned for Unit 3 in 2012
  • First coal-fired unit began operation in 1954; combustion turbine units began operation in 1968 and 1969

Chemical

Total Release (lbs) *

Ammonia

350

Arsenic Compounds

23,001

Barium Compounds

220,005

Chromium Compounds

37,000

Copper Compounds

46,000

Dioxins (in grams)

0.66

Hydrochloric Acid (aerosols)

2,400,000

Hydrogen Fluoride

190,000

Lead Compounds

20,001

Manganese Compounds

52,000

Mercury Compounds

250 

Nickel Compounds

33,000

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs)

3.60

Sulfuric Acid (aerosols)

43,000

Vanadium Compounds

75,000

Zinc Compounds

48,058

* Total release quantities to air, land, and water are rounded to appropriate figures. TRI compounds reported on Form A or with no releases are not included in this summary.

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