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TVA Coal Ash Disaster Much Worse Than Originally Thought

Taylor Shelton — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:15 +0000

Tuesday’s initial reports about the coal ash disaster in Harriman, Tennessee at the TVA’s Kingston Power Plant turned out to be false. The Tennessee Valley Authority initially estimated the spill to be approximately 500 million gallons, although they have now amended their estimate to 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic waste, which is the equivalent of over one billion gallons. My initial guess that this was the largest unnatural disaster of its kind has certainly given itself a bit of breathing room. A slurry impoundment, used to concentrate the waste byproducts that come from washing and burning coal, containing both uranium and thorium broke, releasing the toxic material into the surrounding community.

Raw Video Footage of TVA Kingston Power Plant Disaster Area

Timothy B. Hurst — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:18:02 +0000

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Taylor Shelton — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:56:08 +0000

Unnatural disasters have become a fact of life dependent upon fossil fuels. The latest of these disasters came early Monday morning when a coal slurry impoundment at the TVA Kingston Power Plant near Harriman, TN burst, allowing approximately 500 million gallons of toxic coal ash to rush into the surrounding community.