# NUCOR STEEL - HICKMAN
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `39541`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0877
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $754K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $19.32M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- NUCOR STEEL - HICKMAN (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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