
Explosive demolition – Richborough Power Station
- Location:
- Sandwich, Kent
- Date completed:
- May 2011
- Description:
- Demolition of redundant power station, ancillary structures and the blowdown of 3no. Cooling Towers and Chimney.
Power Station Demolition work requires the collaboration of multiple specialists to be successfully delivered. The size and scale of the some of the structures to be demolished, whether it be a 200ft Cooling Tower or a Turbine Hall, may require a controlled explosive solutions and often will always innovative but careful approach.
The Demolition work involved can require an initial decommissioning phase before any demolition work to being. This phase of the works will consist decontaminating the structures and dismantling any major mechanical parts to make the demolition process safer.