Photos this week (3 February 2014)
2 Feb 2014
Against the backdrop of the snowy pre-Alps, workers on the roof of the Cryostat Workshop in February position large pieces of aluminum cladding.
Progress on the basemat
On the southern end of the Seismic Pit, two of the three basemat segments are in place and the third will be filled in mid-February. Concrete pouring activity will then be transferred to the opposite side.
The Tokamak Building
The seven-level Tokamak Building, which will house the machine and auxiliary systems, will sit five storeys (60 metres) above ground and two below.
Four large segments
The four ITER cryostat segments—with a diameter of 30 metres each—will leave the facility by the great door on the left to be positioned in the Tokamak Building.
Reinforcement work resumes
In the centre of the Seismic Pit, under the future Tokamak, work resumed on the complex pattern of steel reinforcement bars.