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24 Feb 16
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If it was disused, what were the eight people doing there? Haven't heard why they were there on any report. Not suggesting anything untoward as I'm sure there's a good reason, just would like to know.
Were they assessing it for demolition?
Were they assessing it for demolition?
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4 Demo workers dead ,not much being said ,a major fck up has occurred .
Didcot B
History
Didcot B is the newer sibling initially owned by National Power, constructed from 1994-7 by Siemens and Atlantic Projects, and uses a (CCGT) type power plant to generate up to 1,360 MWe of electricity.[17] It opened in July 1997.
Specification
It consists of two 680 MWe modules, each with two 230 MW SGT5-4000F (former V94.3A) Siemens gas turbines and two heat recovery steam generators, built by International Combustion (since 1997 known as ABB Combustion Services Ltd), and a steam turbine.
Closure
Owners RWE announced on 9 January 2014 that modules 5 and 6 of Didcot B will cease generation by 31 December 2023 at the latest, to comply with the European Industrial Emissions Directive which takes effect as of January 2016. It is however possible that the life of these modules will be extended if RWE decide to install equipment to further reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.[18]
2014 Fire
On 19 October 2014, the cooling towers serving one of the steam turbines at Didcot B caught fire. Two of the fifteen fan-assisted cooling towers in the row were completely destroyed, one was seriously damaged, and one suffered light damage.[19] The cause was probably an electrical fault in one of the cooling fans.[20]
Ownership
Following privatisation of the CEGB in the early 1990s, Didcot A passed into the control of what became National Power, who also started construction of Didcot B. Following demerger the plant passed to Innogy (in 2000) and following the takover of Innogy by RWE in 2002 ownership passed to Npower (UK).[3]
From Wiki
The 3 massive cooling towers have already been brought down last year ,which was a big demo but the boilers and turbine plant/unit look a completely diff kettle of fish ,a very heavy and technical demo ,the plant was being prepared for a demo ,possibly an explosive based demo but unsure if this is correct but they did give a date for the demo of this weakend so seems more than likely it was a explosives that were going to be utilised ,obliviously a lot of metal would be removed and the structure severely weakened before the charges done their job .
There were initial reports that it was early detonation but these claims have been refuted ,but thats what was initially reported.
this is from the Demo contractors site .
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Coleman & Company undertake a variety of power station demolition projects with work at Didcot Power Station being one of our more recent assignments. We have been working with RWE NPower on Didcot Power Station since March 2012 in developing detailed proposals. Proposals which clearly set out how Coleman & Company would demolish Didcot A Power Station. Following detailed review of our proposals RWE NPower appointed Stage 1 of the main contract works. Stage 1 an Early Works Agreement which essentially allows the project team to explore risks associated with the project, enabling the evaluation of the risks. Which in turn are then incorporated into Stage 2 of the main contract works.
During Stage 1 we have been:
Assessing the quantity of credits present within the station to value the total credit present.
We have been carrying out asbestos surveying works where detailed thorough information has been collated which again is valued accordingly.
Given the huge scale of this power station demolition project there are many wide and varied Stakeholders who will be key to the success of the Stage 2 works. Our Stage 1 scope included the development and instigation of our Stakeholder Management Plan.
Detailed designs for various aspects of the project were carried out. These included explosive engineering, structural calculations and temporary works design.
Various aspects of site works were also carried out to include the management of transformer removal, site establishment, welfare and fencing.
All safe systems of work to include Method Statements, Risks Assessments, Traffic Management Plan etc, along with project control documentation was developed ready for project implementation.
The Early Works Agreement, (EWA), has been an extremely effective tool for the combined project team to use. The EWA allowed us all to evaluate and understand the project risks whilst then allowing these risks to be appropriately dealt with commercially and operationally.
To find out more about how Coleman & Company undertake the demolition of power stations, or to discuss the full range of our services, please contact our team today on +44 121 325 2424.
Location:
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Scope:
Early Works Agreement, Develop Safe Systems of Work, Prepare Design for Main Works, Asbestos Surveying, Stakeholder Management, Scrap Surveying and Assessment, Transformer Removal, Fencing & Site Establishment.
Client:
RWE NPower
Programme:
26 weeks
Resources:
Management Team, Explosives Engineer, Structural Engineer, Asbestos Surveyors, Metalogist, Demolition Site Managers, Demolition Plant & Equipment, Fencing Contractor.
Neighbours:
Didcot B Power Station
National Grid 400Kva Substation
Abundant Wildlife
Fauna and Flora
looking at the pictures here
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2016/feb/23/explosion-at-didcot-power-station-reported-live-updates
it does look like a total collapse has occurred ,it looks a pretty formal collapse ,clean to the ground so questions need answers
Agree the way it is being reported bears no resemblance to the fact the people killed were working on demolishing the plant ,the plant came down and killed them but only one part of it ....how did that happen then ?
looks a massive industrial unit of strange design ,huge amount of weight high in the plant ,all supported on steel legs at the bottom
must be hundreds of thousands of tonnes in that lot ,a hard task to successfully bring it down ,maybe explosive demo was not the best choice but more than likely the cheapest and fastest ...imo
Didcot B
History
Didcot B is the newer sibling initially owned by National Power, constructed from 1994-7 by Siemens and Atlantic Projects, and uses a (CCGT) type power plant to generate up to 1,360 MWe of electricity.[17] It opened in July 1997.
Specification
It consists of two 680 MWe modules, each with two 230 MW SGT5-4000F (former V94.3A) Siemens gas turbines and two heat recovery steam generators, built by International Combustion (since 1997 known as ABB Combustion Services Ltd), and a steam turbine.
Closure
Owners RWE announced on 9 January 2014 that modules 5 and 6 of Didcot B will cease generation by 31 December 2023 at the latest, to comply with the European Industrial Emissions Directive which takes effect as of January 2016. It is however possible that the life of these modules will be extended if RWE decide to install equipment to further reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.[18]
2014 Fire
On 19 October 2014, the cooling towers serving one of the steam turbines at Didcot B caught fire. Two of the fifteen fan-assisted cooling towers in the row were completely destroyed, one was seriously damaged, and one suffered light damage.[19] The cause was probably an electrical fault in one of the cooling fans.[20]
Ownership
Following privatisation of the CEGB in the early 1990s, Didcot A passed into the control of what became National Power, who also started construction of Didcot B. Following demerger the plant passed to Innogy (in 2000) and following the takover of Innogy by RWE in 2002 ownership passed to Npower (UK).[3]
From Wiki
The 3 massive cooling towers have already been brought down last year ,which was a big demo but the boilers and turbine plant/unit look a completely diff kettle of fish ,a very heavy and technical demo ,the plant was being prepared for a demo ,possibly an explosive based demo but unsure if this is correct but they did give a date for the demo of this weakend so seems more than likely it was a explosives that were going to be utilised ,obliviously a lot of metal would be removed and the structure severely weakened before the charges done their job .
There were initial reports that it was early detonation but these claims have been refuted ,but thats what was initially reported.
this is from the Demo contractors site .
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Coleman & Company undertake a variety of power station demolition projects with work at Didcot Power Station being one of our more recent assignments. We have been working with RWE NPower on Didcot Power Station since March 2012 in developing detailed proposals. Proposals which clearly set out how Coleman & Company would demolish Didcot A Power Station. Following detailed review of our proposals RWE NPower appointed Stage 1 of the main contract works. Stage 1 an Early Works Agreement which essentially allows the project team to explore risks associated with the project, enabling the evaluation of the risks. Which in turn are then incorporated into Stage 2 of the main contract works.
During Stage 1 we have been:
Assessing the quantity of credits present within the station to value the total credit present.
We have been carrying out asbestos surveying works where detailed thorough information has been collated which again is valued accordingly.
Given the huge scale of this power station demolition project there are many wide and varied Stakeholders who will be key to the success of the Stage 2 works. Our Stage 1 scope included the development and instigation of our Stakeholder Management Plan.
Detailed designs for various aspects of the project were carried out. These included explosive engineering, structural calculations and temporary works design.
Various aspects of site works were also carried out to include the management of transformer removal, site establishment, welfare and fencing.
All safe systems of work to include Method Statements, Risks Assessments, Traffic Management Plan etc, along with project control documentation was developed ready for project implementation.
The Early Works Agreement, (EWA), has been an extremely effective tool for the combined project team to use. The EWA allowed us all to evaluate and understand the project risks whilst then allowing these risks to be appropriately dealt with commercially and operationally.
To find out more about how Coleman & Company undertake the demolition of power stations, or to discuss the full range of our services, please contact our team today on +44 121 325 2424.
Location:
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Scope:
Early Works Agreement, Develop Safe Systems of Work, Prepare Design for Main Works, Asbestos Surveying, Stakeholder Management, Scrap Surveying and Assessment, Transformer Removal, Fencing & Site Establishment.
Client:
RWE NPower
Programme:
26 weeks
Resources:
Management Team, Explosives Engineer, Structural Engineer, Asbestos Surveyors, Metalogist, Demolition Site Managers, Demolition Plant & Equipment, Fencing Contractor.
Neighbours:
Didcot B Power Station
National Grid 400Kva Substation
Abundant Wildlife
Fauna and Flora
looking at the pictures here
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2016/feb/23/explosion-at-didcot-power-station-reported-live-updates
it does look like a total collapse has occurred ,it looks a pretty formal collapse ,clean to the ground so questions need answers
Agree the way it is being reported bears no resemblance to the fact the people killed were working on demolishing the plant ,the plant came down and killed them but only one part of it ....how did that happen then ?
looks a massive industrial unit of strange design ,huge amount of weight high in the plant ,all supported on steel legs at the bottom
must be hundreds of thousands of tonnes in that lot ,a hard task to successfully bring it down ,maybe explosive demo was not the best choice but more than likely the cheapest and fastest ...imo
Fred D would have got it right with his pit props,tyres and box of matches.
i think on the news they said it was the firm involved's first demolition of this type
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