EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Hopkins, SC · Parent: Wec US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 2.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC: how the 2.2M lbs splits
2.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.1M lbs 92.7%
- Air Releases 131.4K lbs 5.9%
- Off-site Transfers 30.3K lbs 1.4%
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 92.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway TRACE-CARC
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hopkins, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 523.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 799 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Westinghouse Electric Co LLC is pounds #22 and chemical-count #129 at 2.2M lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 3; American Italian Pasta Co; Schneider Electric USA Inc.; Micalline LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Westlake Polymers LLC; Ultra Yield Micronutrients; Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek; Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.. Other Wec US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Western Zirconium. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid; Lead.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (92.7% water discharges) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westlake Polymers LLC and Ultra Yield Micronutrients.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Westinghouse Electric Co LLC reports the 154th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.7% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Westlake Polymers LLC and Ultra Yield Micronutrients.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 92.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's total reported releases rose from 456.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 523.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 450 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westinghouse Electric Co LLC's water releases rose from 423.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 498.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westinghouse Electric Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (445.3K lbs to 523.5K lbs).
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Westinghouse Electric Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 445.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 409.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 395.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 456.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 523.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 107.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 29.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 17.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 8.9K lbs | - |
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westinghouse Electric Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Georgetown Processing Plant, White Bluff Generating Plant, Westlake Polymers LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wec US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Western Zirconium.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid, Lead; nearby reporters include Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 3. Westinghouse Electric Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Westinghouse Electric Co LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hopkins, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 15.0% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Foods LLC - Georgetown Processing Plant (Δ 7.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westinghouse Electric Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov