ITER NOW 1.8: Preparing for the Big Lift (Dispatch du Confinement)
Channel: iterorganization
Date: 2020-04-01

The dramatic spread of the tragic COVID-19 pandemic has touched every corner of the world, and the ITER worksite in the south of France is no exception. Here we adhere to strict governmental regulations to keep safe our employees, partners, and community members, while doing our part to reduce the spread of infection around the world. 

Though most of us are working from home now, certain essential operations have been successfully maintained on the ITER worksite, following stringent requirements of workplace hygiene and social distancing.  Last weekend, for example, a small team carried out a major load test of the two 750t cranes in the Tokamak Hall. This test is practice for the future transfer of the 1250t Cryostat base from the assembly hall into the tokamak pit – an event which will soon mark the official launch of the assembly of the ITER machine. 

Learn more about ITER's response to the Covid-19 pandemic here:
https://www.iter.org/covid-19

Video: Will Beaton, ITER Organization

*Please join the people of Europe every night at 8p.m. (20h) to applaud the health workers of the world who are risking their lives to protect us all.