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Assembly building pillars, climbing ever higher

17 Feb, 2015

As ITER components arrive on site, their first stop will be the cleaning facility at the entrance of the Assembly Building. Then, in the vast hall of the Assembly Building, they'll be verified and—if necessary—pre-assembled before transfer to the Tokamak Pit for integration in the machine.

pillars cranes
On the north side of the work site, two of the five levels of pillar are already in place. Work has just begun on the third level (one third-level pillar is visible in the photo).

The vast, 6,000 m² Assembly Building will house a double overhead crane (with a combined lifting capacity of 1,500 tons) as well as huge custom-built assembly tools capable of manipulating components weighing hundreds of tons.

Since September 2014, work is underway on the metal structure of the building. One by one, 12-metre-tall steel pillars are set into place side by side and one on top of the other to reach 60 metres in height. The thickest weigh 23 tons.

place side by side and one on top of the other to reach 60 metres in height. The thickest weigh 23 tons.

On the north side of the Assembly Building basemat, work has just begun on the third level of pillars.