Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Search MENU Brown and Mason/News/Rugeley Power Station: Explosive Demolition Rugeley Power Station: Explosive Demolition 26th July 2019 Rugeley Power Station Event Brown and Mason delivered yet another impressive but perfectly executed safe explosive demolition project at our Rugeley Power Station project at 10am on the 4th of July 2019. It was clearly a project planned out meticulously by the best explosive demolition team available. Our client, Engie, retain overall responsibility for the site but have contracted the services of Brown and Mason as Principal Contractor to maintain operational control and to carry out the safe demolition of structures at Rugeley Power Station. Having analysed the structure and then carried out a comparative risk assessment with regard to the feasibility of the use of explosives to affect a mode of collapse against the risk to personnel from working at height during hand demolition or the possible risk to plant operatives and plant due to use of a high reach machine this structure has been designated for explosive demolition. The event details are as follows: Event Description Event 3 4th July 2019 at 10am Precips 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, Coal Tower, Conveyors and Associated Ducts The structures are situated to the West of the Power Station. They consist of a number of steel structures which will be demolished simultaneously. The main structures are: Precipitators 6.1, 6.2, & 6.3 are approximately 49 metres long, 16m wide and 28m high. Precipitators 6.0 is approximately 26m high, 19m long and 12m wide. The coal tower is approximately 30m high, 14m wide and 22m long. In addition, the demolition will bring down the associated conveyors and ducting. Environmental Monitoring All Brown and Mason explosive events are monitored for key environmental impacts, the impacts having been assessed as potentially significant are: Air quality (Air borne dust) Vibration Air over pressure In addition to the potential environmental impacts asbestos air monitoring will also be carried out. Post navigation Midnight Blow Down at Littlebrook Power Station Recent Projects Teeside Power Station Dow Chemicals, Grangemouth Recent News Rugeley Power Station: Explosive Demolition 26th July 2019 Midnight Blow Down at Littlebrook Power Station 11th April 2019 Contact us T: 01322 277731 E: B&M@brownandmason.co.uk Address Brown and Mason Anson House, Schooner Court, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent. DA2 6QQ Quick links Home About Us Projects Services Commitment Contact Us Privacy Policy © 2021. All rights reserved. Web Design and Development by Oak Creative