Interview: How Tva Safely Brought Down a Compromised Smokestack

January 15, 2026

Speaking at the World Demolition Summit (WDS) in Nashville in November, Jason Curtstinger, Senior Manager of Demolition at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), garnered much praise for his review of a recent implosion project at a fossil plant in the Tennessee River Valley.

During the decommissioning of several retired smokestacks, one modern scrubber stack, part of four structures imploded on the site, did not fall as planned.

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