TVA announced Thursday that it proposes to expand the coal ash storage capacity at its Bull Run Fossil Plant near Clinton.
The Tennessee Valley Authority released a final Environmental Impact Statement in which it weighed options for dealing with coal combustion waste at the Bull Run plant. The federal utility looked at hauling the coal waste off site to a permitted landfill, building a new landfill on TVA property adjacent to the plant or taking no new action.
Scott Brooks, TVA spokesman, said it was decided to build a landfill to expand the capacity for coal ash storage at the plant.
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