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Aerial view shows the huge scope of Dominion Energy’s Brayton Point Power Station project in Somerset, MA. The cooling towers — the first to be built in the country in more than 15 years — will measure 406 feet in diameter at the base and 233 feet at the top. The project will reduce both water intake and thermal discharges by more than 95 percent. The towers are expected to take 36 months to complete.
Unistress’ portion of the overall $500 million dollar project is to provide the first 30 feet of the 500 foot towers. We are supplying 88 precast columns and 88 lintel beams for the two new closed loop cooling towers. The remaining portion of the tower will be constructed in cast-in-place concrete.
Dominion is investing approximately $500 million to reduce dramatically the amount of cooling water the station uses, minimizing the thermal impact on the bay.
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