1. Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management Engineering Technology Division

2. 2 Overview Regulations Changed in Last 15 Years EPA – New Regulations 1995 for Solid Waste Major Areas of Concern Coal Ash Flue Gas Desulfurization Municipal Waste Ash Radioactive Materials Sludge and Slurry Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management

3. 3 Disposal Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management Wet Disposal Dry Disposal

4. 4 Ash Composition Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management Potentially toxic trace elements in coal ash include: Arsenic Barium Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Copper Lead Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Radium Selenium Thorium Uranium Vanadium Zinc Concentrations Increase After Coal is Burned Coal Types

5. 5 Ash Uses Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management Concrete Blocks Mine Reclamation Paints and Plastics Kitchen Countertops Bowling Balls Vinyl Floor Covering Mineral Filler - Asphalt Pavement Based on the TVA Kinston Ash Spill, new EPA Regulations are expected.

6. 6 Questions? Section 9.4 – Solid Waste Management