29 May, 2018

Controlled 'implosion' set to level Anglesea power plant on Wednesday

A former power station on Victoria's Surf Coast will be demolished with explosives this week but anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of the spectacle has been warned to stay away.
An aerial view of the Anglesea mine and power station in 2014.
The six-storey-high decommissioned Alcoa power station in Anglesea is set to be imploded on Wednesday morning, weather conditions permitting.

According to a notice of demolition, the implosion will sound akin to claps of thunder that will last for 10 to 20 seconds and will create some “localised dust”.

But some townsfolk fear that the dust could include asbestos, despite assurances that the building had been renderd harmless by a pre-demolition safety program.


Read the story by Benjamin Preiss from The Age - “Controlled 'implosion' set to level Anglesea power plant on Wednesday.”

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