End of an era: the Bull Run skyline changes forever

  • The Tennessee Valley Authority used charges to topple its original smokestack and later scrubber on Saturday, June 28. - Kris Light

  • Even though it was early, crowds showed up on the Melton Lake Greenway boardwalk in Oak Ridge on Saturday, June 28, to photograph the implosion of Bull Run Fossil Plant elements, watching the original smokestack and later scrubber stack fall like trees. Pictured here are from left, Type One Energy engineers Libin Babu and Courage Lahban, whose company plans to do fusion experiments in the still remaining building; Kris Light; Kathy Fahey; and Oak Ridge City Council member Charlie Hensley. - Kris Light

  • Crowds began gathering around 11:30 a.m. for the second part of the demolition of the Catalytic Reduction Building at TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant. - Kris Light

  • Onlookers both young and old gathered to watch the implosion of the Bull Run Fossill Plant stacks and building. The demolition of the smokestacks occurred shortly after dawn, and the Catalytic Reduction Building was imploded in the early afternoon. - Kris Light