2026-03-07 - A 400-tonne vacuum vessel sector (#9, from Europe) is moved inside of an ITER workshop and placed on stooling. When teams have finished with inspection and early assembly preparation work, the component will be transported across the road into the Assembly Hall (right).

2026-03-06 - Vacuum vessel sector #9 from Europe arrives on site in the early morning of Friday 6 March. This is the seventh sector (of nine) to be delivered. The final two are expected later this year.

2026-02-28 - Vacuum vessel sector #9 is loaded onto a flat-bottomed boat to cross the inland sea of Berre. When it arrives at ITER next week, it will be the seventh sector on site. Two others are expected later this year to complete sector deliveries.

2026-02-21 - Vacuum vessel sector #9 is loaded on 21 February in Monfalcone, Italy. The 400-tonne sector—the third of five expected from Europe—will arrive at ITER in March.

2026-02-11 - The next sector planned for arrival at ITER, sector #9, has been wrapped for transport in the Westinghouse Mangiarotti factory in Italy. It will be inserted into protective housing before it is transported to the Monfalcone quay for loading.

2026-01-26 - Self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) are used to move ITER vacuum vessel sector #9. To the right, is the protective housing that will encase the sector during transport to ITER. ©Westinghouse

2026-01-16 - After a three-day journey travelling mostly at night along the ITER itinerary, the spare central solenoid module is lowered onto pedestals at ITER before being moved into a building for storage.

2026-01-13 - The spare central solenoid module is the final American-made component qualified as a “heavy exceptional load” to be delivered to France. Marking the milestone are (left to right): Colonel Arnaud Estebe, François Genevey (Daher), Ines Bollini (Daher), Taka Omae (ITER), Jeff Parrott (US ITER), Jessica Huaracayo (US Consulate General), Loïc Borrelly (Daher), Sébastien Deceglie (Daher), Yanis Abdou (Esurveys), and Major Jean-Marc Rocher.