Major demolition project approved for Sizewell A
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) has been given planning consent to demolish the turbine hall and electrical annexe at Sizewell A site.
Sizewell A turbine hall basement
Sizewell A site director, Alan Walker, commented: 바카라 사이트淭his is fantastic news. I바카라 사이트檇 like to thank everyone involved in helping to deliver our mission to decommission Sizewell A site safely, securely and sustainably.
바카라 사이트淭he work brings benefits to the local economy and makes a considerable contribution towards achieving strategic NRS targets to reduce ageing buildings to ground level and remove redundant material.바카라 사이트�
Sizewell A deplant team
Alan Cumming, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, group chief assurance and performance officer, said: 바카라 사이트淲e are committed to decommissioning our sites safely, securely and sustainably 바카라 사이트� freeing up land which can then be reused to deliver benefits for the local community.
바카라 사이트淒emolition of the turbine hall will be a tangible step forward in delivering our mission and I want to thank all those involved for their hard work in getting us to the stage and the incredible progress that has been made to far.바카라 사이트�
Wendy Heath, senior project manager explains: 바카라 사이트淭his is one of the largest programmes of work Sizewell A has seen for many years. It will result in a major skyline change for the community and clear an area the size of a professional football pitch for future use by March 2025.
Sizewell A seperating the 54 tonne rotor from Turbine Alternator 1
바카라 사이트淲e began removing all the redundant equipment from the turbine hall last year and expect to complete this in August ready for the demolition stage. Over 5,500 tonnes of metal has been safely taken out 바카라 사이트� that바카라 사이트檚 more than the weight of two Blackpool towers! The waste has been recycled on the metals market and is expected to generate an income of between 拢3 바카라 사이트� 拢4.5 million.바카라 사이트�
Supply chain partner Erith started work as the principal contractor in July 2022.聽 Their highly skilled team have applied all the learning from previous NRS turbine hall demolitions to get to this point.
Ashley Notman, Erith project manager, said: 바카라 사이트淲e바카라 사이트檝e carried out extensive enabling works to get ready for the demolition to start in August. These include removing scaffolding and hazardous materials and de-planting major items of mechanical/electrical generating plant and equipment.
바카라 사이트淲e worked closely with NRS and the Office of Nuclear Regulation to provide the justification to allow the use of targeted specialist explosive demolition to weaken the large concrete plinths the turbines stood on.聽 This assists the overall programme of works by reducing the duration of traditional mechanical demolition methods by about 40% and noise pollution.바카라 사이트�
How did we get here?
- 25,000 work hours to clean all areas of asbestos to ensure a safe working environment.
- 45,000 work hours to remove 8,000 scaffolding boards, clips and pipes.
- 2,498 tonnes of metal removed and recycled from the two turbines in 2023/4.
- 35.6 miles of cabling removed 바카라 사이트� that바카라 사이트檚 further than the distance between Sizewell and Great Yarmouth.
The twin reactors were shut down on 31 December 2006 after 40 years of low carbon electricity generation. The noise and vibrations in the turbine hall gradually fell silent as the two turbines and huge machinery wound down for the last time.
Sizewell A turbine hall May 2022