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Date Agreed For Historic Calder Hall Towers Demolition
The Calder Hall Towers Demolition Team received excellent news today with the receipt of the Licensed Instrument, the final consent document from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to allow the demolition to go ahead. The date for the demolition of the four giant cooling towers can now be confirmed as Saturday 29th September. The team are now working full steam ahead on the final preparations for the day.
Sellafield Ltd is encouraging the general public to remain at home on Saturday 29th September to view the demolition of the towers on television and online. A link to view the demolition live on line is going to be available on www.sellafieldsites.com
All roads in the area will be subject to traffic management measures in the run up to demolition. These will be implemented by Cumbria Constabulary and Capita Symonds, in conjunction with the Highways Agency. Details of the traffic management arrangements for the day will be publicised through the local press in the run up to the 29th.
Jack Williamson, Project Superintendent for Sellafield Ltd, said: “We are delighted to receive the final confirmation from the NII to allow the demolition to go ahead. The team have worked really hard over the last few months to prepare for this day and are now looking forward to the successful completion of the next stage of this historic project.
Throughout the project we’ve worked tirelessly to minimise any disruption to the local communities and it is with this in mind that we recommend onlookers take advantage of the television coverage on online streaming to avoid finding themselves delayed by congestion on the roads.
“For safety reasons, fifteen minutes prior to demolition, all surrounding roads will be subject to traffic management measures, which will inevitably cause delays to those coming to watch the event, so it’s advisable for people who want to avoid this to stay at home.”
The four cooling towers, each of which is 88 metres tall, have stood as a symbol of Britain’s nuclear energy heritage since Her Majesty the Queen opened Calder Hall in 1956. They will be collapsed using explosive demolition in such a way as to enable the structures to fall broadly within their own footprint, therefore, increasing safety and minimising disruptions to the immediate area.
ENDS
13th September 2007
For enquiries please call Sellafield Ltd’s press office
Tracy Riley 01946 785836 or 07711 595751
