In a striking display of engineering, two towering cooling structures at the Gundremmingen nuclear plant in Germany have been successfully demolished. The iconic, yet now retired, towers, which have stood since 1980, were brought down using explosives.
The footage captures the precise moment of demolition, with the towers collapsing into vast clouds of white dust that billowed into the sky. The plant itself has been out of operation for four years, and this demolition is a significant step in Germany’s ongoing commitment to phase out nuclear energy.