--- title: Case Study - NRG Energy Cooling Tower description: Case study of the partial demolition & rebuild of a Chalk Point Station Cooling Tower in Aquasco, Maryland. image: https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hubfs/images/imgs/nrg-energy_ct_case-study.jpg --- [![icc-commonwealth_logo_d](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/icc-commonwealth_logo_d.png?width=655&name=icc-commonwealth_logo_d.png "icc-commonwealth_logo_d")](https://www.comdynam.com?hsLang=en-us) [Ë](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/case-study/nrg-energy-cooling-tower#mobile) # Tall Structures ### QUESTIONS? Contact one of our Industry divisions for assistance   [![Contact  >](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/160860/d7ebeaf5-189b-44eb-abe0-579db1af2ea7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/160860/d7ebeaf5-189b-44eb-abe0-579db1af2ea7) ## Case Study: NRG Energy Cooling Tower **Chalk Point Station  **|  *Aquasco, Maryland - USA *Partial Demolition & Rebuild of 400ft Cooling Tower The scope of this project included demolition of the top 104ft of a 400ft high x 186ft top OD cooling tower plus a rebuild in-kind. Lower portions of the shell that were to remain received sounding of all interior and exterior surfaces with spalled and weak surfaces, repaired per ACI 506.2. Three 300 ton Manitowoc 2250 crawler cranes were brought in for use during demolition and new shell construction. Each crane was configured with a 200ft main boom, a 200ft luffing jib and a justify; All thirty two (32) 60ft-5in high x-column support legs were fully inspected and repaired. All x-column supports and the entire shell (new and existing), received a cathodic protection system. ![NRG Energy Chalk Point Case Study.jpg](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/imgs/nrg-energy_ct_case-study.jpg?width=576&name=nrg-energy_ct_case-study.jpg "NRG Energy Chalk Point Case Study.jpg") ![nrg-energy_cooling-tower2](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/imgs/nrg-energy_cooling-tower2.jpg?width=250&name=nrg-energy_cooling-tower2.jpg "nrg-energy_cooling-tower2") ![nrg energy cooling tower](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/imgs/nrg-energy_cooling-tower.jpg?width=250&name=nrg-energy_cooling-tower.jpg "nrg energy cooling tower") [![gda-usa logo_wht](https://www.icc-commonwealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gda-usa%20logo_wht.png?width=293&height=187&name=gda-usa%20logo_wht.png "gda-usa logo_wht")](http://www.dominion-global.com/en) #### ICC Commonwealth a division of Global Dominion Access, USA 795 Wurlitzer Drive N Tonawanda, New York 14120-3039 716.634.3967 ### Subscribe to Our Blog