Radiation halts nuclear plant demolition…
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Workers exposed to radioactive particles during plant deconstruction. Dozens of workers demolishing a plutonium processing plant from the 1940s have inhaled or ingested radioactive particles in the past year, and even carried some of that radiation into their vehicles, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Seven decades after making key portions of the atomic […]
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Video – Decommissioning Dounreay…
Video – Decommissioning Dounreay…
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Demolition doesn’t get more challenging than this. In a week in which it was announced that demolition workers had been exposed to radioactive particles while dismantling a plutonium processing plant in the US, this video from the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Scotland provides a fascinating insight into the complexity of this kind of work. […]
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Demolition doesn’t get more challenging than this. In a week in which it was announced that demolition workers had been exposed to radioactive particles while dismantling a plutonium processing plant in the US, this video from the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Scotland provides a fascinating insight into the complexity of this kind of work. […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... -dounreay/
Video – Lake Barkley bridge laid to rest…
Video – Lake Barkley bridge laid to rest…
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Implosion drops central span of 85-year old Kentucky bridge. The Lake Barkley Bridge was demolished in an implosion Wednesday morning in Trigg County, Kentucky. The bridge opened in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1932. It was 3,104-foot bridge and cost more than $566,000 to build. It’s official name was “The Henry R. Lawrence Memorial Bridge.” The […]
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Implosion drops central span of 85-year old Kentucky bridge. The Lake Barkley Bridge was demolished in an implosion Wednesday morning in Trigg County, Kentucky. The bridge opened in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1932. It was 3,104-foot bridge and cost more than $566,000 to build. It’s official name was “The Henry R. Lawrence Memorial Bridge.” The […]
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On the Richter scale…
On the Richter scale…
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Motion from recent implosion recorded 121 miles away. For seismologists at the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky, the implosion of Frankfort’s tallest building – the Capital Plaza Tower – on 11 March provided a unique opportunity to record earthquake-like waves from a scheduled event, using three seismic instruments situated an average of […]
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Motion from recent implosion recorded 121 miles away. For seismologists at the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky, the implosion of Frankfort’s tallest building – the Capital Plaza Tower – on 11 March provided a unique opportunity to record earthquake-like waves from a scheduled event, using three seismic instruments situated an average of […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... ter-scale/
Video – First blast at Longannet…
Video – First blast at Longannet…
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Brown and Mason carries out "first of many" implosions at Scottish power plant
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Brown and Mason carries out "first of many" implosions at Scottish power plant
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Firm fined over forgery…
Firm fined over forgery…
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Excavation and Contracting (UK) Ltd used forged documents to obtain asbestos license. A demolition and asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, between 16 March 2012 and 10 […]
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Excavation and Contracting (UK) Ltd used forged documents to obtain asbestos license. A demolition and asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, between 16 March 2012 and 10 […]
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Audio – Pre-launch furore…
Audio – Pre-launch furore…
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Our new show isn’t out yet; and it’s already famous in the US! Earlier this week, we dropped an audio trailer of a new podcast series we have planned called “Birth of a Demolition Company”. That show will follow a new demolition start-up as it takes its first tentative steps on the demolition ladder, and […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... ch-furore/
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Our new show isn’t out yet; and it’s already famous in the US! Earlier this week, we dropped an audio trailer of a new podcast series we have planned called “Birth of a Demolition Company”. That show will follow a new demolition start-up as it takes its first tentative steps on the demolition ladder, and […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... ch-furore/
British Demolition Awards are OPEN…
British Demolition Awards are OPEN…
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“…Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them…” If any of these applies to you and if you’re in the UK demolition business, then we want to hear from you. We are now taking entries in the FIRST-EVER British Demolition Awards which – as you will see from the […]
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“…Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them…” If any of these applies to you and if you’re in the UK demolition business, then we want to hear from you. We are now taking entries in the FIRST-EVER British Demolition Awards which – as you will see from the […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... -are-open/
Preparing for Stag party…
Preparing for Stag party…
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Soft strip and demolition to trigger massive Stag Brewery redevelopment. Demolition work is set to start soon to pave the way for the £1.25 billion redevelopment of the Thameside 22-acre Stag Brewery site in Mortlake, south west London. Project manager GVA Second London Wall has now been appointed by Reselton Properties Ltd – the subsidiary […]
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Soft strip and demolition to trigger massive Stag Brewery redevelopment. Demolition work is set to start soon to pave the way for the £1.25 billion redevelopment of the Thameside 22-acre Stag Brewery site in Mortlake, south west London. Project manager GVA Second London Wall has now been appointed by Reselton Properties Ltd – the subsidiary […]
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Grimsby braced for arrival of DSM monster…
Grimsby braced for arrival of DSM monster…
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Massive high reach to tackle tower blocks. Anyone questioning DSM’s investment in one of the world’s largest high reach excavators will need to think again. While some questioned the likely utilisation levels of a machine that can reach 70 metres, DSM has seen the unit move successfully from one contract to another. The massive Cat […]
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Massive high reach to tackle tower blocks. Anyone questioning DSM’s investment in one of the world’s largest high reach excavators will need to think again. While some questioned the likely utilisation levels of a machine that can reach 70 metres, DSM has seen the unit move successfully from one contract to another. The massive Cat […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2018/04/1 ... m-monster/
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