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... plants for studying wet limestone and ammonia scrubbing , and three 10,000 - kilowatt pilot plants for testing three different scrubbing systems in our powerplants . Work at our Shawnee Steam Plant in western Ken- tucky represents ...
... plants for studying wet limestone and ammonia scrubbing , and three 10,000 - kilowatt pilot plants for testing three different scrubbing systems in our powerplants . Work at our Shawnee Steam Plant in western Ken- tucky represents ...
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... plant , burning the coal which we do , and without any kind of controls , the short - term am- bient standards are exceeded no more than 5 percent of the time . Around most of our plants , these limits are exceeded less than 1 percent ...
... plant , burning the coal which we do , and without any kind of controls , the short - term am- bient standards are exceeded no more than 5 percent of the time . Around most of our plants , these limits are exceeded less than 1 percent ...
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... plants in order to meet the emission stand- ards which the States have set and EPA has approved . We will have to burn essentially the same coal which we do now , and if we were to meet the continuous emission standards in our situation ...
... plants in order to meet the emission stand- ards which the States have set and EPA has approved . We will have to burn essentially the same coal which we do now , and if we were to meet the continuous emission standards in our situation ...
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... plants the tie - in operations at each plant would have to be properly sequenced . Already long leadtimes , on pumps , transformers , switch - gear , steel , motors , wire , and other necessary equipment are extended even fur- ther ...
... plants the tie - in operations at each plant would have to be properly sequenced . Already long leadtimes , on pumps , transformers , switch - gear , steel , motors , wire , and other necessary equipment are extended even fur- ther ...
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... plants are very long , with nuclear plants having a current lead time of about 10 years and fossil - fueled plants having a lead time of about 6 years . Fuel lead times are about the same . When we decide on a plant , we con- currently ...
... plants are very long , with nuclear plants having a current lead time of about 10 years and fossil - fueled plants having a lead time of about 6 years . Fuel lead times are about the same . When we decide on a plant , we con- currently ...
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Page 351 - Columbia, by filing in such court, within sixty days after the entry of such order, a written petition praying that the order of the Commission be modified or set aside in whole or in part. A copy of...
Page 238 - ... (1) A petition for review of action of the Administrator in promulgating any national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard...
Page 358 - ... emission limitations, schedules, and timetables for compliance with such limitations, and such other measures as may be necessary to insure attainment and maintenance of such primary or secondary standard, including, but not limited to, landuse and transportation controls...
Page 364 - ... (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. or otherwise managed.
Page 366 - Except as provided in subsection (b) , any person may commence a civil action on his own behalf — (1) against any person (including (i) the United States, and (ii) any other governmental instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution) who is alleged to be in violation of (A) an emission standard or limitation under this Act or (B) an order issued by the Administrator or a State with respect to such a standard or limitation, or (2) against the Administrator...
Page 231 - The purposes of this title are — (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population...
Page 235 - standard of performance' means a standard for emissions of air pollutants which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.
Page 346 - The district courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy...
Page 354 - The first responsibility of Congress is not the making of technological or economic judgments — or even to be limited by what is or appears to be technologically or economically feasible. Our responsibility is to establish what the public interest requires to protect the health of persons.
Page 351 - Secretary shall certify and file in the court the record upon which the order complained of was entered, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.