Worksite photos
The view one never tires of
9 Jul 2018
The ITER site in early July 2018. Project metrics indicate that the level of design completion for First Plasma components and systems is at 93.9 percent, while the level of construction and manufacturing completion to reach First Plasma has topped 60 % based on ITER Unit of Account value credits (May data).
For the past three-and a half years, ITER Communication has been documenting construction progress from the top of the tallest crane on the ITER worksite. Although shooting the same place from the same viewpoint might be considered repetitive and boring, in this case it never is: the ITER worksite is an ever-changing landscape one never tires of.
See the gallery below for a new series of images, the first since April. More filming and photographing is scheduled for later this month.
Thirty metres below the temporary lid on the bioshield (circular structure), contractors are placing the complex rebar arrangements for the radial walls of the cryostat crown, which will support the cryostat from below. The first of four pours to realize the crown have been carried out. In September, the first component of the magnet system (a portion of feeder) will be installed at the lowest basement level.
Real progress has been made on the southern portion of the platform where installation activities are underway in the cryoplant (second from left) as well as in the twin Magnet Power Conversion buildings. The first plant system to come on line at ITER will be electrical power distribution, which is needed for the commissioning of the rest of the plant.
All around the central "well," the third level (L3) of the Tokamak Building is filling in with support columns, formwork, and walls. The view from crane C3 is perfect for looking down into the building. In the upper left hand corner, a square enclosure shows where the elevator for the robotic component refurbishment system is located. Also visible are the support structures for the neutral beam injectors.
Looking north over the ITER platform toward the heat rejection zone. The design and fabrication of the heat rejection system is part of India's procurement contributions to ITER; Europe has excavated the site and created the concrete basins and structures; the equipment will be installed by the ITER Organization.
Whether it be tanks for gas storage (top) or converter/transformers installed for magnet power conversion (middle) some of ITER's plant system equipment is installed "en plein air." Overhead bridges will transport cryogens and electrical power to the Tokamak Complex. (One "bridge shed" has already been installed on the middle building.)