Feb 2, 2026 - Vacuum vessel assembly: and then there were four
Watch as one-ninth of the ITER vacuum vessel is lifted out of tooling and lowered into the machine assembly pit. The operation—which took place over two days in January—tested, once again, the accuracy of the metrology system and the navigation skills of the assembly team. Vacuum vessel sector module #8 joins modules #5, #6 and #7 to form nearly one-half of the ITER plasma chamber. Three more of these incredible "lifts" are expected this year.