Tennessee Power Generation Jobsites — Asbestos Exposure
Tennessee's coal-fired power plants, steam generating stations, and industrial utilities rank among the highest-density asbestos exposure worksites in the region. Every boiler drum, turbine casing, and mile of high-pressure steam piping was insulated with asbestos-containing materials from the 1930s through the 1980s — and outage workers returned to the same sites for decades. Scroll the map to explore Tennessee power facilities; click any pin to read the full exposure history.
Map shows 12 documented Tennessee power generation exposure sites. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Tennessee Power Generation Sites
Asbestos Exposure at DuPont Old Hickory (Old Hickory, Tennessee)
Old Hickory, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Packaging Corporation of America Counce Paper Mill — Counce, Tennessee
Counce, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Air Products & Chemicals Plant — Millington, Tennessee
Millington, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at ALCOA Tennessee Operations — Blount County, Tennessee
Alcoa, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Bowater / Resolute Forest Products Paper Mill — Calhoun, Tennessee
Calhoun, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Eastman Chemical Company — Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at International Paper Memphis Paper Mill — Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Memphis Defense Depot — Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12, and K-25 — Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at TVA Kingston Fossil Plant — Roane County, Tennessee
Kingston, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at TVA Pickwick Landing Dam — Hardin County, Tennessee
Pickwick Dam, TN
Power Generation
Asbestos Exposure at W.R. Grace Chemical Plant — Memphis Area, Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Power Generation
Tennessee gives asbestos disease victims one years from diagnosis to file under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Power plant workers frequently develop mesothelioma 20–50 years after exposure — by diagnosis, the clock is already running. Contact an attorney immediately.
Mesothelioma Attorney for Tennessee Asbestos Claims
If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease after being exposed to asbestos — or you lost a loved one to one — you and your family may have a legal claim and civil claims. An experienced asbestos attorney can evaluate the case — at no cost to you.
If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.
Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.
- Free case review — no obligation to hire
- No attorney fee unless a financial recovery is made
- Personal-injury and wrongful-death claims both evaluated
- Trust-fund claims and civil lawsuits pursued simultaneously
- Filing deadlines may limit the time you have — the sooner the better