The fifth controlled explosion at disused Tilbury Power Station is set to take place next week.

The next blast, which will be triggered at 3pm next Thursday, August 24, will take place at the site 

The controlled demolition will simultaneously bring down the northern end of the de-aeration bay and the conditioning and storage bunker.

The de-aeration bay is about 117m long, 17m wide and 44m high and made from structural steel.

The concrete conditioning and storage bunker is roughly 40m long, 28m high and 14m wide.

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Officials from the site operators RWE say that although the explosion and collapse may be heard off site, any noise will be over very quickly.

They also say any dust generated will be controlled on site and road sweepers will be available for local roads, although it’s anticipated that they will not be required.

To protect everyone on site and in the local area an exclusion zone will be in place before, during and immediately after the explosion.

The exclusion zone is well within the site boundary fence and there will be no public access to the area or impact on the local road network.

The other main structures such as the conveyor system, chimneys and precipitators are scheduled for explosive demolition over the next couple of months. The boiler house and coal bunkers are scheduled for demolition next year.

Last month a fourth explosion brought down the southern end of the remaining turbine hall, which was about 112m long, 27m wide and 25m high.

Three of four steel structures known as precipitators were destroyed in a small explosion in June, half the turbine hall was demolished in April and a large explosion in September brought down one of the 28m-high coal junction towers. 

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