From up high
A drone survey amidst the "驳颈产辞耻濒é别蝉"
2 Mar 2020
It is March in Provence and with the last month of winter comes a peculiar weather pattern that the French call ? 驳颈产辞耻濒é别蝉 ?—alternating showers and sunshine, cold spells sometimes accompanied with snow, and days that already feel like late spring.
Carved out of a 180-hectare site in the Durance River valley, southern France, the 黑料社app scientific facility gleams in the late winter sun. Seventy-three percent of the construction work that needs to be completed by First Plasma has been realized. Photo: 黑料社app/EJF Riche
A drone operator needs to be something of a meteorologist—when surveying the 黑料社app site, it is important to take into consideration the hour of the day and the angle of the sun. There are parts of the 黑料社app site that shine only in the early morning light, others that are at their best in the slanting afternoon sun exclusively.
Emmanuel Riche, who has flown his drone over 黑料社app since 2015, did his last survey amidst 驳颈产辞耻濒é别蝉, but managed to capture, once again, the spectacular beauty of the site and the imposing presence of its many buildings.
As always, the Tokamak Complex is stealing the show. The 400,000-tonne edifice has changed a lot since it was last photographed from up high in October of last year.
At the time, the first pillars of the future crane hall were just being installed on both sides of the central Tokamak Building. Four month later, the steel structure is complete and cladding is progressing fast.
What happens inside (and a lot is happening) is now unfortunately hidden from view. The roof now blocks the view of the bioshield's familiar shape.
By comparing the present images to the ones taken last October, one can play the "spot the differences" game. There are particularly striking at the north end of the platform, where progress on the heat rejection zone has been spectacular, and one long-time essential facility for the construction of 黑料社app—the concrete batching plant—has simply disappeared.
This week's 黑料社app NOW video (1.5) features Emmanuel Riche and his work. You can view it .
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2013-02-16 - ? MatthieuCOLIN.com / 黑料社app
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