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Republic Steel, f/k/a Republic Engineered Products, Inc
- Name of the facility:
- Republic Steel, f/k/a Republic Engineered Products, Inc
- Location:
- 1807 28th Street, Lorain Ohio, Lorain County
- Distance from the US/Canada border:
- Approximately 20 miles
- Type/size of the facility:
- Steel production facility
- 150 ton per hour electric arc furnace
- 65 MMBtu/hr natural gas-fired package boiler
- Source of emissions:
- Electric arc furnace
- Package boiler
- Flux and carbon material handling and storage system
- Roadways and parking areas
- Type of fuel:
- Natural gas
- Type/quantity of mass emission rates:
- Electric Arc Furnace:
- PM10 (filterable and condensable) emissions shall not exceed 0.0034 gr/dscf.
- PM2.5 (filterable and condensable) emissions shall not exceed 0.0033 gr/dscf.
- SO2 emissions shall not exceed 0.63 lb/ton as calculated on a weighted average basis for all heats over a rolling, 12-month period.
- NOx emissions shall not exceed 0.50 lb/ton.
- Pb emissions shall not exceed 0.000007 gr/dscf and 0.22 ton/yr.
- CO emissions shall not exceed 3.5 lbs/ton and 2,100 tons/yr as a rolling, 12-month summation.
- VOC emissions shall not exceed 0.20 lb/ton, and 120 tons/yr as a rolling, 12-month summation.
- SO2 emissions shall not exceed 378.9 tons/yr as a rolling, 12-month summation.
- NOx emissions shall not exceed 300 tons/yr as a rolling, 12-month summation.
- Hg emissions shall not exceed 0.0000045 gr/dscf and 0.14 ton/yr.
- PE/PM (filterable) emissions shall not exceed 0.0052 gr/dscf from the exhaust of the melt shop baghouse (No. EAFBH01).
- Visible particulate emissions from the melt shop baghouse (No. EAFBH01) shall not exceed three (3) percent opacity as a six-minute average.
- Visible particulate emissions of fugitive dust from the melt shop due to operation of the EAF shall not exceed six (6) percent opacity as a six-minute average.
- Visible particulate emissions from the melt shop baghouse (No. EAFBH01) dust handling equipment shall not exceed ten (10) percent opacity as a six-minute average.
- Visible particulate emissions of fugitive dust from the melt shop due to operation of the EAF shall not exceed six (6) percent opacity as a six-minute average.
- Package Boiler:
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions shall not exceed 0.07 lb/MMBtu (as measured at the maximum firing condition).
- Particulate emissions (PE) shall not exceed 0.53 lb/hr and 0.12 tpy.
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions shall not exceed 0.037 lb/hr and 0.16 tpy.
- Carbon monoxide (CO) emissions shall not exceed 0.04 lb/MMBtu (as measured at the maximum firing condition) and 11.4 tpy.
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions shall not exceed 0.35 lb/hr and 1.52 tpy.
- PE shall not exceed 0.020 lb/MMBtu of actual heat input.
- Visible particulate emissions from the stack serving this emissions unit shall not exceed 20% opacity as a 6-minute average, except as provided by the rule.
- Flux and Carbon Handling and Storage:
- PM10 shall not exceed 0.08 lb/hr and 0.12 tpy.
- PM2.5 shall not exceed 0.012 lb/hr and 0.02 tpy.
- Visible particulate emissions from the stack serving this emissions unit shall not exceed 20% opacity as a 6-minute average, except as provided by the rule.
- Visible emissions of fugitive dust from the material handling operations shall not exceed 20% opacity as a 3-minute average.
- Roadways and Parking Areas:
- PM10 emissions shall not exceed x tons/yr.
- PM2.5 emissions shall not exceed x tons/yr.
- Visible particulate emissions from any unpaved roadway or parking area shall not exceed 10 percent opacity.
- Visible particulate emissions from any paved roadway or parking area shall not exceed 10 percent opacity.
- Electric Arc Furnace:
- Emission control technology
- Electric Arc Furnace:
- Direct-shell evacuation control system with adjustable air gap and water-cooled elbow and duct
- Melt shop canopy hood system
- Baghouse
- Scrap Management Plan
- Package Boiler:
- Proper burner design and good natural gas combustion practices
- Flux and Carbon Handling and Storage:
- The use of a three-wall and roofed enclosure with dust capture hood tied to the melt shop baghouse.
- The use of melt shop roof canopy tied to melt shop baghouse.
- Roadways and Parking Areas:
- In accordance with the permittee's permit application, the permittee has committed to treat the unpaved roadways and parking areas with water and/or any other suitable dust suppression chemicals and the paved roadways and parking areas with water and by sweeping, at sufficient treatment frequencies to ensure compliance.
- Electric Arc Furnace:
- Date permit application received:
- December 16, 2011
- Stack height and diameter:
- 150 ft, 21 ft
- Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number:
Mike Hopkins
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Lazarus Government Center
122 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 644-3611