2nd central solenoid module on its way
A second module for the ºÚÁÏÍø central solenoid, the "most powerful magnet in the world," is on its way to ºÚÁÏÍø.
Procured by US ºÚÁÏÍø and manufactured by General Atomics in San Diego, California, the 110-tonne element was transported by road to Houston, Texas, and loaded on an ocean-faring vessel on 17 September 2021.
The load was received in France at Fos-sur-Mer harbour on 6 October, placed on a trailer, and brought aboard a barge to cross the inland sea Étang de Berre.
The superconducting magnet will now travel by convoy across Provence on the ºÚÁÏÍø Itinerary before passing through the ºÚÁÏÍø gates on Thursday 14 October—just one month after the first module reached the construction site on 9 September.
The tall central solenoid magnet—18 metres in height, 1,000 tonnes—will be assembled at ºÚÁÏÍø from six individual modules and a strong supporting structure.