> Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station was switched off on 30 September 2024 after generating electricity since 1968.
> The full demolition project will then be concluded in 2030 or 2031.
> East Midlands Airport, run by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), is approximately four kilometres (2.5 miles) to the south west of the site.
> The destruction of the [cooling] towers could spread dust 500 metres from the site and could disrupt the airport if not timed carefully.
> Demolition works will take place during periods of "no air traffic", the airport confirmed.
Not that they're in any sort of hurry - World War Two will probably prove quicker than knocking down this one old power plant - but at what point would it be reasonable to "contain" large demolition work inside air-inflated temporary barrier structures? Those could also be fitted with water misting systems, to minimize dust issues.
mna_•4mo ago
Bad idea. We ought to keep a few around, even if inactive. Russian ships have been seen loitering around our offshore windfarms. If WW3 starts, you can be sure the Russians will destroy them just as they've been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. We would need backup energy sources, and that's where the coal plants would come in.
bell-cot•4mo ago
> The full demolition project will then be concluded in 2030 or 2031.
> East Midlands Airport, run by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), is approximately four kilometres (2.5 miles) to the south west of the site.
> The destruction of the [cooling] towers could spread dust 500 metres from the site and could disrupt the airport if not timed carefully.
> Demolition works will take place during periods of "no air traffic", the airport confirmed.
Not that they're in any sort of hurry - World War Two will probably prove quicker than knocking down this one old power plant - but at what point would it be reasonable to "contain" large demolition work inside air-inflated temporary barrier structures? Those could also be fitted with water misting systems, to minimize dust issues.