Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan

By&nbspEuronews

Published on 25/10/2025 - 15:25 GMT+2

Two cooling towers of nan erstwhile atomic powerfulness works successful Germay's Bavarian municipality of Gundremmingen were brought down successful a controlled demolition astatine noon connected Saturday.

The works had served arsenic an important landmark successful nan municipality for astir six decades, bringing galore caller jobs and boosting nan section economy.

As portion of nan country's atomic phaseout and nether Germany's power modulation policy, nan Gundremmingen, arsenic good arsenic nan Brokdorf, and Grohnde atomic powerfulness plants, had already been decommissioned successful December 2021.

The closure of nan works had been a reliable pill to swallow, and yet thousands gathered to watch nan removal of nan 2 towers from nan town's skyline.

The municipality, who had prepared for a ample crowd of onlookers, group up a restricted area astir nan powerfulness plant.

According to power institution RWE, nan demolition could beryllium observed from various watch points successful nan region. Some pubs besides offered nationalist "demolition viewing parties"

How nan towers will beryllium blown up

There were 3 explosions successful total. The first was carried retired to pursuit distant adjacent animals and wildlife. The 2nd brought down nan first tower, and nan 3rd caused nan 2nd building to collapse.

Roughly 56,000 tonnes of actual collapsed successful a matter of seconds. Following Saturday's demolition, nan dismantling of nan works will further continue, section media report, pinch completion expected by 2040.