Task 2.3 - Review and Assessment of Results from the Comprehensive Characterization of Toxic Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants: Semi-annual report, July 1- December 31, 1995

To help meet the requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored Phase I of a study entitled `Comprehensive Characterization of Toxic Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants` in 1992. Final reports which detail air toxic emissions from eight power plants (nine configurations) have been completed by the contractors. The University of North Dakota Energy {ampersand} Environmental Research Center (EERC) served as an independent third-party reviewer of these reports. In addition, the EERC has prepared two reports. The first report is a summary and evaluation of the stack emissions, entitled `A Comprehensive Assessment of Toxic Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants: Phase I Results from the U.S. Department of Energy Study,` of which a draft has been submitted to DOE and the individual contractors for input. All review comments were received as of January 1996 and are currently being incorporated into the final report. The second report, entitled `A Comprehensive Assessment of Toxic Emissions from Coal- Fired Power Plants: Statistical Correlations from the Combined DOE and EPRI Field Test Data`, prepared by the EERC details empirical correlations derived from the Phase I DOE data and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) PISCES (Power Plant Integrated Systems: Chemical Emissions Studies) data. Review comments from the contractors and DOE have been received and responses prepared. Further work on the statistical correlations report is on hold until Phase II data are available to be incorporated