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Preparing for the assembly phase
28 Oct 2019
In the spring of 2020, as the first machine components are lowered by overhead crane into the assembly pit, a new chapter will open in the history of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ construction.
A huge crawler crane, with a boom reaching more than a hundred metres in height, is tasked with installing the elements of the steel structure that will form the crane hall. (Photo °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization, EJF Riche)
The aligned pillars on top of the Tokamak Building are the most visible elements of the works underway to prepare for that phase.
The 28-tonne pillars are part of a massive steel structure that will create a crane hall above the assembly pit and permit the extension of the rails that support the heavy lift bridge cranes.
A monster crawler crane, with a boom reaching more than a hundred metres in height, was brought in to perform the lifting and installation of the steel elements; a second will soon join it for the installation of the roof segments beginning in December.
Click for a recent video of the pillars, crawler crane and ongoing works in and around the Tokamak Complex (Courtesy of Manitowoc cranes).