> The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power supplier in the US, brought down one of the massive cooling towers at the abandoned Hartsville nuclear power plant in a controlled implosion.
> Construction of the power plant was halted in the 1980s before it ever produced electricity. The site has remained dormant for decades.
> The 540-foot cooling tower was brought down to make way for future development, according to TVA officials.
> The TVA told the BBC that the demolition used more than 900 pounds of explosives and took less than 10 seconds.
toomuchtodo•1h ago
> The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power supplier in the US, brought down one of the massive cooling towers at the abandoned Hartsville nuclear power plant in a controlled implosion.
> Construction of the power plant was halted in the 1980s before it ever produced electricity. The site has remained dormant for decades.
> The 540-foot cooling tower was brought down to make way for future development, according to TVA officials.
> The TVA told the BBC that the demolition used more than 900 pounds of explosives and took less than 10 seconds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsville_Nuclear_Plant