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An Australian waterfront home contaminated with Uranium is to be demolished. Plans to clean up the site of a former uranium smelter in Hunters Hill in New South Wales mean a four-storey waterfront mansion the NSW Government has repeatedly declared safe will be demolished. In addition, 3000 cubic metres of radioactive earth will be dug…Read moreRead more

Californian contractor wins decontamination and demolition contract. The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently awarded a $10 million contract to a veteran-owned small business using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Clauss Construction, a California-based company, has been tapped to decontaminate and demolish Argonne’s Building 330, the former site of Chicago…Read moreRead more

Cold War building winning battle against contractors. Demolition of a Cold War bomb plant in Oak Ridge is proving difficult, and the Department of Energy doesn’t plan to extend the current contract. Bechtel Jacob Co. and its subcontractors have taken down most of one wing of the huge, U-shaped K-25 building, but another wing and…Read moreRead more

Demolition of Saskatchewan pulp mill could start early in New Year. Paper manufacturer Domtar is planning to demolish its dormant pulp mill in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, according to an online report from the Saskatchewan News Network. According to the report, a Domtar news release was issued in late December that says the Montreal-based company…Read moreRead more

Union raises questions about FEMA demolition site in Iowa. A trade union representing equipment operators at construction sites is raising questions about the safety of a Federal Emergency Management Agency demolition project in Louisa County. The $780,000 FEMA-funded project will demolish 57 structures damaged by flooding in summer 2008. The Louisa County Board of Supervisors…Read moreRead more

Weather delayed implosion finally takes place. After 80 years of extreme temperatures and weather, the bridge that connected northern New York State to Vermont across Lake Champlain had it’s concrete piers erode beyond repair. The bridge was closed on October 16th, when engineers determined that the bridge was no longer safe. So under the cover…Read moreRead more

1,400 ounces of gold found during Yukon mine demolition project. The Con Mine, located just south of Yellowknife, produced more than 160,000 kilograms of gold between 1938 and 2003. But the contractor now demolishing it says there are millions of dollars in gold left in the old girl yet. Part of the contract with mine…Read moreRead more

Safety fears over bitter cold and high winds push back Crown Point bridge implosion. As we exclusively revealed yesterday, today’s planned Crown Point bridge implosion has been postponed. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced that the Lake Champlain Bridge demolition has been rescheduled for…Read moreRead more

Unconfirmed reports suggest implosion has been put back to Monday. We are receiving unconfirmed reports that the implosion of the Crown Point bridge over Lake Champlain may have been put back till Monday. Watch this space or our Twitter feed for further updates.

Demolition News is just a few days from signing off for the festive period. Judging by the dearth of phone calls and email messages received at Demolition News Towers during the past 24 hours, the global demolition industry has either started its festive celebrations early or has given up the ghost in the face of…Read moreRead more