FLY ASH PONDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
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FIGURE 9.24 The fly ash slurry spill at the Kingston, Tennessee, coal-fired power plant, shown here, took place on December 22, 2008. The failure of the retaining structure on the fly ash slurry pond released 4 million cubic meters of fly ash slurry, some of which can be seen here.
(David Luttrell/Tennessee Valley Authority)