[en] Describes the technical and constructional features of the interconnected cable cooling tower, at present, under erection, for the Schmehausen, 300-MW nuclear power station. The tower is 180 m. high, has upper and lower diameters of 92 and 141 m. respectively and the total weight of 8000 tonnes is about one third of the weight of a conventional cooling tower of comparable rating. The tower is the first of the type and is amongst the largest in the world. Reference is made to the procedures used during erection. (P.G.R.)