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Disintegration / Desintegración

Cubelles, Barcelona (Spain).

 

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That is what they would the neighbors of this thermal power station, in Cubelles and Cunit, that were disintegrated.

 

Constructed for more than 30 years ago in lands without urbanizing (and surrounded of controversy), in few years it has been surrounded by urbanizations, schools, centers of work… The power station is a 520MW combined cycle, and when it burns fuel-oil great amounts of particles are deposited in clothes, cars, etc. as well as respiratory problems, in spite of high altitude of the chimney, visible from great distance.

 

Far from dismantling it, that is what the neighbors request since began to construct, Fecsa-ENDESA has predicted to extend it to arrive at 800MW.

 

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CASTELLANO

Eso es lo que querrían los vecinos de esta central térmica, en Cubelles y Cunit, que se desintegrara.

 

Construida hace más de 30 años en unos terrenos sin urbanizar (y envuelta de polémica), en pocos años se ha visto rodeada de urbanizaciones, colegios, centros de trabajo... La central es de ciclo combinado de 520MW, y cuando quema fuel-oil se generan grandes cantidades de partículas que se depositan en ropa, coches, etc. a parte de los problemas respiratorios en sí, a pesar de la gran altura de la chimenea, visible a gran distancia.

 

Lejos de desmantelarla, que es lo que piden los vecinos desde que se empezó a construir, Fecsa-Endesa tiene previsto ampliarla para llegar a los 800MW.

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