Overview

• RWE plans the controlled demolition for October 25 at 12:00, executed by specialist blasters from Thüringer Sprenggesellschaft under engineer Ulrike Matthes.
• The county’s order establishes an access ban from Friday, October 24 at 21:00 until the third all-clear signal on Saturday, with fines up to €3,000 for violations.
• Road controls include a full closure on parts of State Road St 2025, temporary one-way sections on St 2025 and St 2028, and about 1,900 roadside parking spaces with no turnaround until reopening.
• Authorities expect large crowds, have designated no public viewing areas, and point residents to media livestreams; drone flights remain prohibited over the site.
• The 160-metre towers will collapse inward by design, with pre-detonations to disperse wildlife and water sprays to suppress dust; roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete will be recycled, and a large battery project is slated to break ground four days later while the interim spent-fuel store remains.