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[chrisgixer]

A well known blot on the landscape gone. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-28487288

[r1]

cant understand why it wasn't done in the day they said it was H@S issues but thought it would have been safer in the daylight when you can see what you doing.

[05omegav6]

Don't know what all the fuss about daylight was for

5 am in July = Daylight

[chrisgixer]

They wanted as few people present as possible at the time of the explosion.


Party poopers.

[steve6367]

Another hole in our generation capacity 

[TheBoy]

A sad day last year when it was turned off. I guess windless evenings will mean no knobenders, so its not all bad news

[Kevin Wood]

Used to be a welcome source of thermals, although they did smell a bit sulphurous, and looking down on that big yard of 500kv switchgear did focus the mind!

[chrisgixer]

Used to be a welcome source of thermals, although they did smell a bit sulphurous, and looking down on that big yard of 500kv switchgear did focus the mind!

They'd have us believe they vent nothing but steam. From what I've read.

[mrgreen]

wow i used to work in that area (cholsey) they were a blight on the landscape for sure.

[taitinson]

Grew up in the shadow of these so to speak, a lot of locals had an affection for them...

[Kevin Wood]

Used to be a welcome source of thermals, although they did smell a bit sulphurous, and looking down on that big yard of 500kv switchgear did focus the mind!

They'd have us believe they vent nothing but steam. From what I've read.

You could tell the cloud it was feeding, as it was a kind of nicotine colour, when all the rest were white!

[TheBoy]

The cooling towers vent nought but steam. Obviously the main chimney will have the particles from coal and gas

[chrisgixer]

So nout but steam then, with coal and gas. Gotcha.

TB demolition didn't quite on this one then? As I'm sure they would of been cheapest .

[Kevin Wood]

Yeah, you only get steam out of the cooling towers, but you need the evil little chimney to make them work, and what comes out of that isn't pleasant, hence nanny EU made us demolish it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yeah, you only get steam out of the cooling towers, but you need the evil little chimney to make them work, and what comes out of that isn't pleasant, hence nanny EU made us demolish it.

And they didn't hang around either! 

I wonder if anyone thought about mothballing it for a few years just in case.... 

[TheBoy]

So nout but steam then, with coal and gas. Gotcha.

As said, nought but steam from the cooling towers, which is what this thread is about

TB demolition didn't quite on this one then? As I'm sure they would of been cheapest .

Apparently, they needed a controlled explosion. Wimps!

[Kevin Wood]

Yeah, you only get steam out of the cooling towers, but you need the evil little chimney to make them work, and what comes out of that isn't pleasant, hence nanny EU made us demolish it.

And they didn't hang around either! 

I wonder if anyone thought about mothballing it for a few years just in case.... 

Yeah, we'll get a huge dose of hindsight at some point in time. Fairly soon if Putin's antics continue.

[chrisgixer]

Yes are we taking bets on when Putin puts the price if gas up? I rekon about September November.

...or that will be the excuse anyway, even if he doesn't.

[kevinp58]

Build more nukes they are the only answer  1 nuke has twice the capacity of the so called London Array that is 38sq miles