Overview

• The pact, finalized on July 24, requires removal and disposal of roughly 55,000 of the facility’s 100,000 lithium-ion battery modules that were damaged in the January blaze.
• Vistra must submit detailed work plans for each phase of the multi-month removal effort and secure EPA approval before proceeding.
• Cleanup operations will include 24/7 private firefighting presence, continuous air monitoring and an EPA-approved emergency response plan to protect workers and nearby communities.
• EPA is empowered to take over and complete the cleanup at Vistra’s expense if the company fails to meet federal safety or monitoring requirements.
• Officials warn the complex extraction and disposal process, which involves carefully demolishing volatile sections of the former turbine building, could extend for more than a year.