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Component repair.A FOUR-DAY “REVERSE LIFT”. In May 2022, the first of nine sector modules that form the tokamak torus was installed in the assembly pit. In a reverse operation...
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The same team responsible for the lift and installation of the 1,350-tonne sector module in May 2022 will be on deck in the coming days—in all, close to 50...
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”We have the best people on the ground,” says Daniel Coelho the ITER assembly engineer who will coordinate the operation. The same team responsible for the lift and installation...
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