KABOOM: Nuclear power-station demolished in spectacular explosion in Germany.
Operator EnBW had said ahead of time only that the 150-meter towers at the Philippsburg plant, near Karlsruhe, would be brought down on Thursday or Friday. On Thursday, the company said they were blown up just after 6 a.m.
Such demolitions usually attract many sightseers, but large assemblies aren't allowed at present under rules aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.'s plan to exit nuclear power. The country's last reactor is set to go offline at the end of 2022. A transformer station that will help bring electricity generated from renewable sources in northern Germany to the country's south will be built on the site of the towers.
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