WAUKEGAN GENERATING STATION
NRG ENERGY INC
Facility Summary
401 E GREENWOOD AVE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087 (LAKE)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
- 6,696.50 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 11,608.29 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 2,352,819.70 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: No Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $125,000
Last Penalty: 09/27/2022
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
| Substance | Total (lbs) |
Air (lbs) |
Water (lbs) |
Land (lbs) |
UnInj (lbs) |
Offsite (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N040 |
1,007.00 | 196.00 | 803.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420 |
74.00 | 73.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a neurotoxin.
(Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458 |
3.70 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150 |
0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a dioxin.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |