Cooling tower implosion is not a public event.
Coleman and Company chief Mark Coleman has warned people to stay away from the controlled demolition of the first of the Didcot power station cooling towers, saying people could end up covered in dust.
The 325 foot towers will be blown up during the early hours of Sunday, July 27. Energy firm RWE npower says the towers –the first three of six to be demolished – will come down between 3am and 5am.
Mark Coleman, managing director, said it was industry best practice not to make “an event” out of a high-explosive demolition, due to uncertainty regarding the fall-out of dust and debris. Coleman and Company will livestream the Didcot A towers being blasted.
“The British standard for demolition is clear and tells us we should never encourage people to come to a demolition event and we should do whatever we can to discourage people from coming.”
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