Here is a portion of Doug’s e-mail I received this morning:
Firstly, CDI was not involved in the demolition of the turbine pedestal at the site. This pedestal was fragmented using excavators with hydraulic hammers by Bierlein Demolition, who is the main demo contractor on site.
Secondly, CDI's scope of work in our contract with Consumers Energy was to fracture four to six foot thick concrete walls (not fragment) in place, to facilitate Beirlein's secondary breakage with a crane and a ball. That is exactly what we did and that is why Consumers Energy put out a press release regarding the success of the project.
Attached is a photo which was forwarded by Consumers Energy showing the structure several days after blasting. Now tell me, could a crane and ball working at 80 feet above grade in a Nuclear environment beat down several thousand yards of 6 foot thick walls in this time frame without them being "softened"?
My apologies to Doug and CDI if any information posted on Demolition Forum was incorrect. I look forward to working with and hearing from Doug and CDI on any current and future projects that would be of interest to our readers.
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