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NUCOR STEEL - HICKMAN

Judicial · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 39541

$754K
Penalty
—
Cost recovery
$19.32M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1999-0877
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(B). SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. NUCOR CORPORATION - NUCOR STEEL - HICKMAN PLANT 7301 E. COUNTY ROAD BLYTHEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72315 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 111 OF THE CAA BY: 1) FAILING TO ESTABLISH THE OPERATING BASELINES REQUIRED AS PART OF THE INITIAL PERFORMANCE TEST REQUIRED BY NSPS AND THE CONTROL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT OPERATING PARAMET- ERS THAT BECOME THE INDICATOR OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE O- PACITY STANDARD REQUIREMENTS; AND 2) FAILING TO CHECK AND RECORD THE EAF FURNANCE PRESSURE ON A ONCE-PER-SHIFT BAS- IS AND FAILING TO INSTALL THE MONITORING DEVICE FOR FUR- NANCE PRESSURE IN THE PROPER LOCATION. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 110 OF THE CAA BY: 1) FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD). RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY: 1) FAILING TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR ANY UNPLANNED SUDDEN OR NON-SUDDEN RELEASE OF H

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