Additional images of the ITER test convoy
30 Sep 2013
During the last night of the ITER Itinerary test convoy, from 19-20 September, a handful of ITER staff members stayed out late to immortalize the historic event. Newsline shares the best photos with you in this gallery. Photo: © Mariano Corso
The hills on one side, the canal on the other: the passage of the convoy through the village of Saint Paul-lez-Durance, halfway between the bridge of Mirabeau and the ITER site, was one of the most delicate moments of the ITER Itinerary. © Mariano Corso
Many a vehicle has passed near the bridge of Mirabeau since the "twin towers" were built in 1934. But none as spectacular as this one. This picture was taken by ITER Cryogenic Technical Engineer Adrien Forgeas.
Un arc-en-ciel de fin de journée vient enluminer la plateforme ITER quasiment achevée.
David Evrard, a contractor for ITER's Mechanical Design & CAD Infrastructure Section, took this striking picture of the convoy progressing along the narrow section of the Itinerary near Mirabeau under the dim light of distant fusion furnaces...
In this photo, the convoy is cutting across the A51 motorway, a few hundred metres from the double tunnel. Picture taken by ITER Cryogenic Technical Engineer Adrien Forgeas.
Vue, depuis le rez-de-chaussée, de la cafeteria et des quatre étages de bureaux du siège d'ITER. Photo: AIF.AM
The ITER test convoy has just crossed the A51 motorway near Mirabeau. Picture taken by Lionel Rigaux, ITER Accounting, Treasury & Systems Section leader.