Here is the sequence as four four selective catalytic reactors at the St. Johns River Power Park are imploded. (Photos by Dede Smith)
With the reactors turned to rubble, only the boilers remain.
Workers at 8 a.m Friday imploded four selective catalytic reactors at the St. Johns River Power Park in North Jacksonville.
The reactors were added to the 1980s-era plant in the mid-to-late 2000s to reduce pollution.
New York-based Total Wrecking & Environmental LLC has been working since last year to decommission the power plant at 11201 New Berlin Road.
Maryland-based Controlled Demolition designed and implemented the implosion using 46 pounds of dynamite.
The St. Johns River Power Park started producing electricity in March 1987. The plant, co-owned by JEA and Florida Power & Light Co., was shut down Jan. 5, 2018.
