EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bradken Energy
Tacoma, WA · Parent: Bradken Inc
- Total releases
- 126.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bradken Energy: how the 126.0K lbs splits
126.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 124.5K lbs 98.8%
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 1.2%
Bradken Energy's 126.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Bradken Energy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 5.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 126.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,094 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bradken Energy is pounds #63 and chemical-count #42 at 126.0K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas USA LLC; Northwest Etch; Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard; General Plastics Manufacturing Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Washington: Pcc Structurals Inc Schlosser; Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility; American Castings LLC; California Steel Industries Inc.. Other Bradken Inc sites in this extract: Bradken Atchison/st Joseph. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese; Naphthalene.
Bradken Energy stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.8% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 126.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pcc Structurals Inc Schlosser and Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility.
Bradken Energy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
126K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bradken Energy in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bradken Energy reports the 375th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Washington include Pcc Structurals Inc Schlosser and Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bradken Energy's total reported releases fell from 6.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bradken Energy's off-site transfers fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bradken Energy Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bradken Energy stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
25198.4× more than the comparison
7.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bradken Energy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 126.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 92% (72.2K lbs to 5.8K lbs).
Bradken Energy: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bradken Energy year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 26.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 6.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 72.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 38.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 606 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 2 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bradken Energy · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bradken Energy
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Airgas USA LLC, Northwest Etch, Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Pcc Structurals Inc Schlosser, Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility, American Castings LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bradken Energy on cumulative reported pounds (126.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Timken Smo LLC, Gleco Plating Inc., Polycoat Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Bradken Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bradken Atchison/st Joseph.
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 Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Airgas USA LLC. Bradken Energy stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Bradken Energy TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bradken Energy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 2.0% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Timken Smo LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bradken Energy stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium. 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