Watch: Moment nuclear cooling tower is demolished

The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power supplier in the US, brought down one of the massive cooling towers at the abandoned Hartsville nuclear power plant in a controlled implosion.

Construction of the power plant was halted in the 1980s before it ever produced electricity. The site has remained dormant for decades.

The 540-foot cooling tower was brought down to make way for future development, according to TVA officials.

The TVA told the BBC that the demolition used more than 900 pounds of explosives and took less than 10 seconds.