Overview
- The two 160‑metre towers are scheduled to be felled by controlled explosives at 12:00 on Saturday, with Thüringer Sprenggesellschaft drilling more than 1,000 charge holes to make each tower tilt and collapse inward.
- The exclusion zone takes effect Friday at 21:00 until the third all‑clear signal after the blasts, with entry banned, fines up to €3,000, a section of State Road 2025 closed, and all drone flights barred within the restricted area.
- Traffic plans convert stretches of State Roads 2025 and 2028 to one‑way to create about 1,900 roadside parking spaces over roughly 7.6 kilometres, authorities warn of heavy congestion, no official viewing areas, and multiple media livestreams.
- Police say they are preparing for large crowds and potential disruptions, as pro‑nuclear groups Nuklearia and WePlanet announce a demonstration and info stand at the edge of the restricted zone during the event.
- Protective measures include a pre‑blast to disperse wildlife and water pools to suppress dust, and RWE signals the site’s next phase with a battery storage groundbreaking planned days after the demolition as decommissioning continues into the 2030s.