Kingston Fossil Plant Tour

TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant is located on Watts Bar Reservoir on the Tennessee River near Kingston, Tenn. At the time it was finished in 1955, Kingston was the largest coal-burning power plant in the world—a distinction it held for more than a decade.

Kingston’s nine units boast a summer net capability of 1,398 megawatts, and can generate approximately 10 billion kilowatt-hours a year, which is enough electricity to power approximately 700,000 homes. To meet the demand, Kingston burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day, an amount that would fill 140 railroad cars.

The plant burns a low-sulfur blend of coal to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide. Other emissions-reducing features include the installation of selective catalytic reduction systems, which reduced nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 percent, and two scrubbers, which reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by 95 percent.

Kingston Unit 1’s generator failed in fall 2014. A plan emerged to swap the generator at retired Shawnee Unit 10 so there would be one working coal unit, rather than two idled units. The 200-ton generator stator traveled by barge from the Paducah plant, first on the Ohio River and then linking to the Tennessee River to travel around the river to Kingston. The generator was installed in Unit 1 and was producing 145 MW of power in early December 2014.

TVA worked diligently to clean up a coal ash spill that happened in December of 2008, regain the trust of the public and leave the area better off than it had been before. Those efforts are now complete.

(TVA.com)

Tour Conditions
Kingston Fossil Plant is a power-generating facility with a typical industrial setting. The plant tour may include
open stairways, floor gratings, warm or cold areas, loud noise, or other conditions visitors are unaccustomed to
in their daily routines. Persons with special needs or concerns should contact Beth Jackson, prior to the tour to
discuss their visit.

Clothing and Safety Equipment
• Sturdy, closed-toe, closed-heel shoes are required to tour TVA facilities.
• Long pants or slacks are required for safety when touring TVA fossil plants.
• Personal protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, and earplugs will be provided by
TVA as necessary.
Your safety is our number one concern during your visit!

Camera Use
• Photography is generally allowed in TVA facilities. Your tour guide will identify any areas of the
tour where photography is not allowed. If you photograph individuals, you must obtain the worker’s
consent prior to taking pictures.

Registration ends at 7:00PM Oct. 19, 2016.

Agenda:

Please arrive early. The tour will begin promptly at 1:00PM.

GPS using plant address will not work. Directions will be emailed to attendees the day before the tour.

Parking: Park in parking lot in front of the plant. There are several identified visitor slots for parking. If none are available, you can park in any available slot. Come into the lobby of the plant thru the double glass automated doors. A KIF employee on duty will sign you in and provide instructions at that point.

Location:
Bldg: Kingston Fossil Plant Main Entrance
Harriman, Tennessee