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February 28, 2007: Imploding the T-2 foundation

Here is the action - video to follow

Shelly and team - at the transmitter (orange box)

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Before

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Clearly, Mickey's shock containment strategy worked perfectly. Very little debris scatter. Look carefully at the metal and rubber blankets on the top of the T-2 base.

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Here, you can see the shock wave is projected toward Town creek with minimal upward movement of the blankets

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Here the blankets appear to be falling downward continuing to constrain the upward blast shock wave.

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The residual smoke from the blast. Another sign of a successful containment strategy

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and Mickey checking out the results

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Well T-2 is gone

What remains of the base

Now to reposition the barge to continue work on the Grace pier

Another view of repositions

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