Farewell, Trojan. You only wanted to be friends. Give us a little power now and then, create some cool three-eyed fish, but no, it was not meant to be. You had issues, serious issues that required a lot of work. So we blew you up.
My buddy Doug was there and captured the whole thing in glorious video. Watch and let it become a family classic.
Trojan Nuclear Plant tower imploded:
Trojan Nuclear Plant’s 499-foot cooling tower crumbled to a pile of rubble early today, as the explosion of 2,800 pounds of dynamite gave the landmark structure on the banks of the Columbia River no option but surrender.
The 30-year-old tower twinkled in a series of fiery charges at 7 a.m., then bowed forward slightly and collapsed. In less than 10 seconds, the tower collapsed into rubble, with only a small amount of wall remaining.
A cloud of concrete dust rose into the morning skies and moved south as the massive structure shattered, then settled, exposing a mound of debris and the jagged remains of the tower’s foundation.
Some people may claim that the protests help bring about this day, but hopefully a larger nuclear power plant will be created in its place, in the shape of a large skull with glowing green eyes. That would be pretty neat!
Read more info about Trojan at Wikipedia and shed a silent tear for a departed comrade.
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