The Tennessee Valley Authority announced on Nov. 7 they will use a string of controlled demolition charges to implode the three 435-foot tall cooling towers at the Paradise Fossil Plant site on Nov. 10.
TVA is coordinating with local emergency management and wants the public to be aware so you are not alarmed if you hear the explosion.
Between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. CT, vehicle traffic will be restricted near the plant and traffic controls will be in place along plant access points on Highway 176, Riverside Road and Rockport Paradise Road. TVA Police will also restrict Green River boat traffic near the plant during the implosion.
There is no public access on TVA property to view the implosion.
The implosion is just one step in TVA’s demolition initiative to clear the former fossil plant by 2030. TVA currently operates the gas-fired Paradise Combined Cycle Plant, opened in 2017, on a portion of the site. TVA is currently adding additional gas-fired combustion turbines at Paradise.
