US Tennessee Valley Authority
4 facilities · 2 states · 1.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, US Tennessee Valley Authority is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 1.8M lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 21 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (963.7K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for US Tennessee Valley Authority, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for US Tennessee Valley Authority: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-30.5%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-30.5%
453.7 thousand lb → 315.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- US Tennessee Valley Authority's total reported releases fell from 453.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 315.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Tennessee Valley Authority's water releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 980 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Tennessee Valley Authority's land releases fell from 137.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Tennessee Valley Authority's air releases fell from 313.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 234.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read US Tennessee Valley Authority from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant; US Tva Southaven Combined Cycle Plant; U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant; US Tva Boone Hydroelectric Dam. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Mississippi. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant; US Tva Southaven Combined Cycle Plant; U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant; US Tva Boone Hydroelectric Dam. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Mississippi. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
US Tennessee Valley Authority ranks #493 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. US Tennessee Valley Authority files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. US Tennessee Valley Authority's disclosed pounds are spread across 4 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for US Tennessee Valley Authority follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where US Tennessee Valley Authority sits among TRI parents
US Tennessee Valley Authority sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #491 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #492 · 40.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by US Tennessee Valley Authority
Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 809.9K lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 292.0K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 133.4K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 112.3K lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 101.0K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2 | 963.7K lbs |
| Mississippi | 2 | 798.0K lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant Clinton, TN | 963.7K lbs |
| US Tva Southaven Combined Cycle Plant Southaven, MS | 451.0K lbs |
| U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant Ackerman, MS | 347.0K lbs |
| US Tva Boone Hydroelectric Dam Kingsport, TN | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest US Tennessee Valley Authority on total disclosed release pounds (1.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Northrop Grumman Corp, Veolia N.a. Inc., Silgan Holdings Inc. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Tennessee, Mississippi; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with US Tennessee Valley Authority's TRI parent record
From US Tennessee Valley Authority, open U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for US Tennessee Valley Authority (U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where US Tennessee Valley Authority sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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