Photos this week (10 March 2014)
9 Mar 2014
On the completed Diagnostics Building basemat, pressurized air is used to keep the surface clean. The cages in the picture mark out the pillars that will be poured to support the second floor of the building.
2014-03-04 - In the very centre of the Seismic Pit stands the last viewable seismic pad. The Tokamak Complex will rest on 493 such pads, part of the measures that will protect the scientific infrastructure in the case of ground motion.
2014-03-04 - This mockup of Tokamak basemat reinforcement is being prepared for concrete. Because of the complexity and density of rebar in the region under the Tokamak, concrete pouring is a complex operation that will be tested first here.