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German precision: WATCH controlled DEMOLITION of Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear plant tower German precision: WATCH controlled DEMOLITION of Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear plant tower
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An explosive-free controlled demolition of the cooling tower at the Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant in Germany was successfully carried out Tuesday.An explosive-free controlled demolition of the cooling tower at the Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant in Germany was successfully carried out Tuesday.
Built between 1975 to 1986 and situated on the river Rhine, the plant’s 80-metre (262-foot) high cooling tower, which had been a local landmark for decades, disappeared into dust in a matter of seconds.Built between 1975 to 1986 and situated on the river Rhine, the plant’s 80-metre (262-foot) high cooling tower, which had been a local landmark for decades, disappeared into dust in a matter of seconds.
Several slits were cut in the concrete shell on Monday to ensure a total but controlled inward collapse.  Several slits were cut in the concrete shell on Monday to ensure a total but controlled inward collapse.  
Then, one-by-one, roughly half of the tower’s internal supports were slowly removed using remote-controlled excavators before the final controlled demolition was carried out at approximately 2:25 pm local time. Then, one-by-one, roughly half of the tower’s internal supports were slowly removed using remote-controlled excavators before the final controlled demolition was carried out at approximately 2:25 pm local time. 
The plant that was shut down in September 1988 but the full decommissioning and demolition process proved rather lengthy in the end. The plant was shut down in September 1988, after only three-years in operation, but the full decommissioning and demolition process proved rather lengthy in the end.
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