Georgia Power's beneficial reuse project at Plant Mitchell will turn stored coal ash into Portland cement
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
ATLANTA, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Georgia Power today announced a new beneficial reuse project for coal ash stored at Plant Mitchell, a retired coal-fired power station near Albany, Georgia.
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- ATLANTA, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Georgia Power today announced a new beneficial reuse project for coal ash stored at Plant Mitchell, a retired coal-fired power station near Albany, Georgia.
- The project at Plant Mitchell marks the first time that stored ash from existing ash ponds at sites in Georgia will be excavated for beneficial reuseas part of an ash pond closure project.
- "The coal ash beneficial reuse project at Plant Mitchell will save space in landfills and ultimately serve to help produce a valuable product."
- With the Plant Mitchell project, approximately two million tons of stored coal ash will be removed from the existing ash ponds for reuse in Portland cement manufacturing beginning this year.