Vacuum Vessel Manufacture

Prototype vessel 20° sector
Trial manufacture of outboard
sector without port stubs
(January 2010)

Start of series manufacture of production
40 degree inboard sectors
(February 2010)

Trial welding of port stub
(February 2010)

Welded port stub and ribs of trial
manufacture of outboard upper sector
(March 2010)

Welding of ribs on series production inner sector
(March 2010)

Welding of ribs on trial inboard curved sector
(March 2010)

Completion of welding of first production
inboard 40 degree sector
(May 2010)

Completion of upper half of
outboard 20 degree trial sector
(May 2010)

Welding trials of upper half of
complete vessel sector
(July 2010)

Completion of vacuum vessel assembly building
(August 2010)

Vacuum vessel assembly building interior
(August 2010)

Half sector delivery to assembly building
(September 2010)