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30/07/2015
E.ON To Demolish Boiler Houses
E.ON has announced demolition works are scheduled to take place at a power station in Kent.
Three 55 metre high boiler houses and accompanying boilers will be levelled at Grain Power Station.
The boiler houses contain three of the five oil-fired boilers that were once integral to generating electricity at the plant, which was capable of producing approximately 1,320MW at the time of its closure.
During the demolition, approximately 20,000 tonnes of steel will be brought to the ground, which will be one of three demolition milestones at Grain before the 244 metre chimney is demolished in 2016.
Mike Cooper, Head of Demolition at E.ON, said: "This demolition will be quite significant in scale due to the size of the buildings involved, so we're informing the local community in advance of the controlled explosion and working with the local police and council to ensure there's minimal disruption.
"Following this demolition we’ll be working to safely remove the debris and prepare the site for future works which will include the demolition of the remaining boiler houses and the plant's chimney. The material from the chimney will then be used to resurface the site and we hope to have completed the whole demolition project by the end of 2016."
The power station was officially closed in December 2012 due to not being economically viable.
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Three 55 metre high boiler houses and accompanying boilers will be levelled at Grain Power Station.
The boiler houses contain three of the five oil-fired boilers that were once integral to generating electricity at the plant, which was capable of producing approximately 1,320MW at the time of its closure.
During the demolition, approximately 20,000 tonnes of steel will be brought to the ground, which will be one of three demolition milestones at Grain before the 244 metre chimney is demolished in 2016.
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Mike Cooper, Head of Demolition at E.ON, said: "This demolition will be quite significant in scale due to the size of the buildings involved, so we're informing the local community in advance of the controlled explosion and working with the local police and council to ensure there's minimal disruption.
"Following this demolition we’ll be working to safely remove the debris and prepare the site for future works which will include the demolition of the remaining boiler houses and the plant's chimney. The material from the chimney will then be used to resurface the site and we hope to have completed the whole demolition project by the end of 2016."
The power station was officially closed in December 2012 due to not being economically viable.
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