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Underwater demolition removes Three Gorges Project's last cofferdam

Demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest, started at 4:00 on Tuesday afternoon in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China's longest, with explosives enough to topple down 400 10-storey buildings.

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·	Fish stocks dispelled away for underwater explosion at Three Gorges
	Fish stocks are being driven away about three hours before the largest underwater explosion at the Three Gorges dam is detonated to demolish the cofferdam of the project.
·	Eight turbogenerators to be shut down during Three Gorges Cofferdam Dismantling
	Eight of the 14 turbogenerators now operational on the northern bank of the Yangtze River will be shut down temporarily when workers trigger off explosives to blast away the Three Gorges
·	Three Gorges cofferdam dismantling won't trigger severe geological disasters: executive
	To blow up the massive cofferdam of the Three Gorges Project won't trigger off severe geological disasters, said an executive representing the developer. "Blasting away the
·	Cofferdam demolition not endanger main wall of Three Gorges dam
	Measures have been taken to keep the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest, safe and sound against the demolition of the project's last cofferdam,
·	Demolishing Three Gorges cofferdam to take round 12 seconds
	The demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed Three Gorges Dam set for June 6 will take only about 12 seconds with explosive enough to topple down 400 10-storey
·	Explosives ready to demolish last Three Gorges cofferdam
	A network of electronic triggers was completed on Sunday for the demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the Three Gorges dam, the world's largest, in Central China. "About 192 tons of dynamite


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·	Work on Three Gorges Dam's main wall starts final sprint

·	General view of Three Gorges Dam
	The picture taken on May 14, 2006 shows a distant view of the giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project under construction on the Yangtze River.
·	Digital detonators after trial blast
	The exploded digital detonators after a trial blast of the temporary cofferdam of the third-stage construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
·	Technicians monitoring operation
	Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2006 shows technicians monitoring the operation of the two-way five-step lock of the Three Gorges Water Control Project on the Yangtze River. The giant ship lock, the largest in the world, opened
·	Trial blast of temporary cofferdam
	Photos taken on May 15, 2006 shows a trial blast of the temporary cofferdam of the third-stage construction of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The cofferdam, a key temporary structure in the construction of the
·	Last part to be concreted on Three Gorges dam
	Workers prepare for the last part to be concreted on the giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project on the Yangtze River May 15, 2006. There are less than 3,000 cubic meters of concrete left to be placed before the dam

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