A bird's eye view of the ºÚÁÏרÇø worksite
2 Mar 2015
Each component, one journey: Whether manufactured/assembled in the Poloidal Field Coils building (red, at right), assembled in the Cryostat Workshop (grey, centre), or transported along the heavy haul road (far left), the ºÚÁÏרÇø components will be cleaned and pre-assembled in the Assembly Building, whose steel structure is under construction in the centre of the image. To the right of the image, what is currently an empty lot will be filled by the ºÚÁÏרÇø cryoplant and magnet power conversion buildings.
The 42-hectare ºÚÁÏרÇø platform is filling up. As the basement-level walls of the Tokamak Complex are created, work is about to start on some of the auxiliary buildings of the Tokamak Complex—the Radio Frequency Heating facility, the Control Room, and the Site Services Building.
As work progresses on the walls of the Tritium Building on the far side of the Tokamak Pit, the columns of the Assembly Building are rising. When completed, the structure will measure over 60 metres. (The brown footprints in the Assembly Building basemat indicate the future position of giant assembly tools.)
The area used for storage to the left of the Tokamak Pit will one day host the ºÚÁÏרÇø Hot Cell Facility. At right, white pillars rise along the Assembly Building basemat, framing out the space that will be used for pre-assembly operations for Tokamak components. At the centre of the Tokamak Pit, it's easy to see where the machine will be assembled ...
Une vue d'artiste du futur siège d'ºÚÁÏרÇø. L'eau sanitaire destinée au bâtiment sera chauffée par 80 mètres carrés de panneaux solaires. Photo : Ricciotti
