- Lampson International is dismantling a 500-foot-tall, 3,000-ton Transi-Lift crane that has been stored in Pasco since 2014, preparing it for shipment to Japan for nuclear power plant construction.
- The crane was originally contracted in 2009 for a Japanese nuclear project, but the 2011 Fukushima disaster delayed plans. Japan has now approved construction to restart in 2028.
- The disassembly process will take 8-10 weeks, with pieces inspected, repainted and packed before traveling by barge down the Columbia River to Japan.
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