A few months ago in Germany, the cooling towers of shut-down nuclear power plants were blown up.
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The specific plant mentioned was Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Bavaria
The demolition was a controlled explosion of two 528-foot-high cooling towers
The event was part of Germany's ongoing nuclear phase-out policy
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SecondaryEuronewsTwo cooling towers at Gundremmingen nuclear power plant demolished on October 25, 2025, equivalent to roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete
SecondaryBBCTwo nuclear cooling towers collapsed during demolition at German power plant on October 26, 2025
SecondaryCNNDemolition of two 528-foot-high cooling towers at Gundremmingen nuclear power plant on October 26, 2025