Crane Operator Injured

To the Roane County CAG

March 25, 2010

Emergency responders were called to the Kingston Ash Recovery Site this morning at approximately 8:55 a.m.  A crane operator was injured when the bucket of his crane hit the cab.  The worker suffered head lacerations but was talking and responsive.  LifeStar was called as a precaution and transported him to U.T. Medical Center for treatment.  We do not yet know details of the accident but an investigation is underway.

Update to the Roane County CAG

Update to the Roane County CAG

March 24, 2010

Ammonia alarm sirens to be tested

On Thursday, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. the Kingston Fossil Plant ammonia alarm sirens will be tested.  These sirens will be tested every week on Wednesday morning.  Residents living along Swan Pond Road are being notified.  They are also being advised that in addition to the weekly ammonia alarm siren testing, there may be other siren testing conducted intermittently in the future.  If there is a real emergency that would affect the public, 911 will be notified, and in turn will notify the Emergency Management Agency (EMA).   EMA will determine if the public should be notified and will work with 911 to do that.

Utility enhancement work

The work under the I-40 Bridge should be complete by the end of the day today.  Within the next few days the heavy equipment will be moved to the intersection of Swan Pond Road and Hassler Mill Road where work is continuing.

Swan Pond Circle by-pass work

The work to build a by-pass road just off the current Swan Pond Circle Road will begin today.    The by-pass road is being constructed first, followed by construction of the bridge.  The bridge construction is expected to take about 6-8 weeks.  When completed, the by-pass road will be removed and Swan Pond Circle Road will be reopened.  While conducting this work one lane of a small section of Swan Pond Circle Road will be closed during working hours for a few days.  Road signs and road crews will be on hand to direct traffic.  

CIP Responsiveness Summary

The CIP Responsiveness Summary is now available on the website at http://www.tva.com/kingston/community_plan.htm.

EE/CA Public Comment Period

As a reminder, the Public Comment period for the EE/CA will end at close of business on Monday, April 5, 2010.  Comments dated or postmarked after this date will not be accepted.

Jane Greenwalt

Project Manager, Community Outreach

Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston Ash Recovery Project

Locomotives Derail at TVA Site

To Roane County CAG
March 22, 2010

Tonight, as locomotives were moving empty railcars within the rail yard, 2 locomotives had 6-7 wheels leave the track. All cars remained upright, there were no injuries, and no fuel spilled. The Norfolk Southern crew is coming in tonight to move the locomotives and the repair crews arrive in the morning. The track is expected to be repaired by noon or 2 pm at the latest. This does not affect the north or south entrance to the plant. A root cause team and rail inspections will begin tomorrow.  Again, all of this was onsite in the rail yard as Norfolk Southern pulled empty cars.

Inspector General Report

"We recommended TVA management (1) take action to recover the $184,487 in overbilled costs..."

Full Report after the jump.

CAG Tour 3-18

This is the Big Picture from the top of the failed dredge cell, affectionately know as Dust Mountain

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Looking over the dirtiest energy toward one of the cleanest on Wind Ridge.

The Emory River Weir is now being removed.

The view of the "clean water ditch" coming from Berkshire slough.

Lakefront property looking over the weir removal.

TVA Police No Longer Stationed on Swan Pond Circle Road

March 18, 2010

Update from the Kingston Ash Recovery Project

To Members of the Roane County Community Advisory Committee

TVA Police no longer stationed on Swan Pond Circle Road

Beginning Friday, March 19, the TVA Police will no longer be stationed at the Swan Pond Circle Road rail crossing.  The rail arms will remain in place and will activate when full and empty ash, coal, ammonia, or limestone trains are coming into or going out of the site.  

Utility enhancement work continues 

Early next week the utility enhancement work under the I-40 Bridge will continue for about four days.  The work around the bridge will include the closure of a portion of the south plant entrance road.  Contractors will be working from the “island” toward the plant road.  None of this work will affect Swan Pond Road.

The work now being performed at the west embayment is expected to be finished by the end of next week.  Late next week directional drilling will begin below Hassler Mill and Swan Pond Roads to allow utility lines to cross underneath.  None of this work will affect traffic flow except for the times that material is loaded or unloaded onto trucks.  Flaggers will be available to direct traffic in these instances.

Please don’t hesitate to call Katie Kline or me if you have any questions.

Jane Greenwalt

Project Manager, Community Outreach

Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston Ash Recovery Project

Office:  865.717.1645

Swan Pond by pass

March 16, 2009

Update from the Kingston Fly Ash Recovery Site

To Members of the Roane County CAG:

TVA Will Build By-pass for Swan Pond Circle Road just north of the plant

As part of the continuing cleanup efforts at the Kingston ash spill recovery site, employees will begin work on the Swan Pond Embayment restoration.  In an effort to remove ash from the embayment safely and efficiently, TVA will build a bridge on the current road with plans to haul ash out under the bridge, thereby keeping trucks off of the road. 

In order to build the bridge, TVA will need to route traffic off of the current road.  We will soon be building a by-pass road just off of the current Swan Pond Circle Road so that traffic does not have to go completely around the Circle.  The by-pass road will be constructed first, followed by construction of the bridge.  The bridge construction work is expected to take about 6 – 8 weeks.  When the bridge work is complete, the by-pass road will be removed and Swan Pond Circle Road will be reopened.

TVA to Temporarily Close One Lane of Swan Pond Circle Road

In order to ensure adequate stability of the embayment area for heavy equipment use during the removal of the ash and additional road construction, TVA will conduct drilling on and around Swan Pond Circle Road.

While conducting this work, beginning the week of March 21, one lane of a small section of Swan Pond Circle Road will be closed during working hours for two to three days. Road signs and road crews will direct traffic to protect vehicles on the road and workers performing the drilling operations. At the end of each workday, all equipment will be moved from the roadway, and two-lane traffic will be restored.

Wet to Dry Ash Storage

As you are now aware, there is a public meeting tonight to discuss a conversion from wet storage of coal ash to dry storage.  There will be some site preparation work beginning on the south end of the plant site in the next week.  You may see trucks hauling rail ties and other materials to appropriate disposal sites.  We will update you as we receive more information on this project.

Road Closings to Reduce Significantly

The rail spur construction on the Ash Recovery Site is almost complete. As of today, about 60% of the road closings due to railcar switches have been eliminated and all closings due to switching will be eliminated by the end of the week.  Only full and empty ash and coal trains will cause road closings on Swan Pond Road going forward.  These typically run in the early morning and in the evening.

Please don’t hesitate to call Katie Kline or me with any questions.

Jane Greenwalt

Project Manager, Community Outreach

Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston Ash Recovery Project

Cag Meeting 3-15-10

Dredges work the Emory River Channel

TVA Responds to CAG Questions

To Roane County Community Advisory Group

March 5, 2010



The following is an update on site activities and answers to some of the questions posed by members of the CAG to TVA at its the March 4, 2010 meeting.





1. In answer to the question about the number of daily hours routinely worked by site employees, the number of hours worked each day by site employees are decided by each contractor supervisor, in consultation with individual employees. The supervisor evaluates the employees fitness for duty and determines the number of hours they are capable of working. The Kingston Ash Recovery Project expects to implement a requirement that employees who want to work more than 60 hours per week must get the approval of their supervisor. The supervisor will consider the request based on the evaluation of the employee’s fitness for duty.



2. The CAG requested maps showing the Vibracore sampling locations. When the Dredge Plan has been finalized and a copy provided to the CAG it will contain the information regarding these sampling locations.



3. In response to complaints that the TVA Police are harassing citizens taking photographs “. . . while on public right of way and private property.” The rules followed by the TVA Police officers mostly relate the safety of the public and are related to:



· People on TVA property – i.e. trespassing especially on the purchased property

· People standing and or parking on the roadway {SP Road or SP Circle Road} – after it has been posted, by Roane County, not to stop or stand

· People on private property i.e., Swan Pond Church, inside the cemetery. The church requested that the TVA Police watch this area because they did not want people inside the cemetery.



We have reminded TVA Police of these rules, but please, in the future, contact us immediately if something happens.



4. The TEOM air monitors have been ordered and are to be delivered within the next month. The advantage of this type of air monitoring is that it provides hourly measurements without requiring samples to be collected and sent to a laboratory for analysis.



5. We are continuing to work on the 3-D imaging requested by the CAG for its March 15, 2010, public meeting and are expecting their completion by the end of next week.



If you have questions please give Katie or me a call.









Jane Greenwalt

Project Manager, Community Outreach

Tennessee Valley Authority

Kingston Ash Recovery Project

Office: 865.717.1645

Cell: 865.806.7688

jmgreenwalt@tva.gov