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400,000 tonnes will rest on this floor

22 Dec 2014

The second (of fifteen) Tokamak Complex basemat segments is poured early on 22 January in the southern corner of the Seismic Pit. Operations begin at 4:00 a.m. and continue for 10 hours. The Tokamak Complex basemat will be a "floating foundation," installed on 493 seismic columns and capable of lateral movement of approximately 10 cm.

The Tokamak Pit in April. Some 3,600 metric tons of steel rebar will be installed to reinforce the floor of the Tokamak Complex, designed to support 400,000 tonnes of building, machinery and equipment.