Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Other exceptionally large tools designed for ITER include a lifting beam system. This system will install ITER’s heaviest part, the base of the cryostat, weighing 1,250 metric tons. This handling system comprises four beams, two of them fitted with hydraulic rams which will balance the load. It handles the cryostat base and positions it in the pit.

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