Calder Hall cooling towers

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 07:08 AM

The implosion will be the most significant and historic demolition project in the area – the first stage in the decommissioning of the world’s first commercial nuclear power station.

At around 9am on Saturday, subject to the right weather conditions, explosives will be detonated and within the space of a couple of minutes the towers will be reduced to around 20,000 tons of contamination-free concrete rubble which will be used to back-fill the old cooling ponds beneath.

The towers will fall two at a time.

It will be shown live: Calder Hall Cooling Towers Demolition

tjd · #2 (**permalink**) 09-30-2007, 08:21 AM

Sellafield Sites
Video of the shot

1Pyro · #3 (**permalink**) 09-30-2007, 08:40 AM

Looked like a great shot!

**James** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2007, 09:43 AM

Very nice shot indeed!

rdz · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 06:59 AM

and after 2-1/2 years, very satisfying!

**James** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 09:39 AM

I am sure it was a long time to wait........and wait..................and wait.