Photos this week (17 February 2014)
16 Feb 2014
On Thursday 13 February, the third and final segment of the Diagnostics Building basemat was successfully poured. Concrete pouring activities will continue in March on the opposite end of the Seismic Pit, under the future Tritium Building. Photo: ENGAGE
Pouring completed for Diagnostics Building basemat
On Thursday 13 February, the third and final segment of the Diagnostics Building basemat was successfully poured. Concrete pouring activities will continue in March on the opposite end of the Seismic Pit, under the future Tritium Building. Photo: ENGAGE
ITER Council meets for an extraordinary session in February
The ITER Council meets on 13 February 2014 in an extraordinary session to respond to the recommendations of the third biennial management assessment (required by the ITER Agreement). The Council unanimously approved implementation of management reforms in response to all of the recommendations, covering the ITER Organization, the Domestic Agencies and the operation of the ITER Council and its subsidiary bodies.
Phase one of the Headquarters extension successfully completed
We can't see them yet, but soon the first-storey walls of the Headquarters extension will be visible from the platform. The concrete basemat for the 3,500 m² extension was poured on 30 January, marking the end of the foundation work phase. Work has begun on the walls; the complete exterior shell should be in place in June.
Looking north
Three distinct work areas are visible in February in the 90 x 130 metre Seismic Pit: in the foreground, the beginning of concrete works for the Diagnostic Building slab; at the far end, ongoing reinforcement works for the Tritium Building slab; and in the centre, the positioning of rebar layers (16 in all) under the future Tokamak Building.