The ITER You Never See

As night falls and the gates close on the ITER construction site, a small group of men and women take over, each tasked with a specific mission.

[@filipsz6728]

I did spend there 3 months by doing electrical connections in all power centers. But I miss this place like it would be my second home. Awesome technology and very cool people. I miss these people most...

[@joannot6706]

I am french, work in security and I would seriously love to work there. Even though I'm not a physicist, knowing that I somehow had a microscopic part to play in this world changing technology would give me so much pride.

[@seojaekyui0207]

I am a Korean who welded Sector 6 I hope you succeed

[@petrvlach623]

Výborně chlape !! Umělci jsou stále mezi námi !!

[@hul8376]

what kind of metals you welded there? 316? TI, duplex?

[@seojaekyui0207]

@@hul8376 316 L

[@davidekleiner6837]

@@hul8376 it's in fact 316L(N)-IG, i.e. X2CrNiMo17-12-2 with controlled N and other impurities to limit activation + tighter mechanical properties specifications with respect to the standard 316L(N)

[@elenadrachyovs4151]

Thank you!! Спасибо 🤝

[@teaser6089]

This thing is massive, the fact humans can build this stuff makes me exited for the future! I'm studying to become an engineer and I hope to one day get to work on projects like this! :D It's also cool to see all the work people have to do besides engineering / contruction to keep the project afloat! I want to thank all of the people envolved for saving the human race! #ITER

[@joeruiz181]

Godspeed..

[@patrickmcclay6065]

This mini-documentary of iter makes me so happy. I hope to work with them in the future towards a better, cleaner future.

[@r.stasicastasica5738]

I love the stories behind the spotlights, here, TDF all of those people deserves credit as well. Keep it up and good luck

[@giveaway4002]

love from India, love u ITER!!!!

[@sampadsaha3031]

It was a great video 😀 please make more like this.

[@briangarrow448]

Fun fact- threatening a radiographic technician on a United States nuclear power site is a federal offense. Why do I know this? Because I have friends who were doing that job and the issue came up with some of the construction welders during a meeting with the crews.

[@LimitedWard]

Are they listed as a federal official? If so, that's why it was a federal crime.

[@briangarrow448]

@@LimitedWard They worked for a private contractor. The standards for work and behavior are much stricter on nuclear sites.

[@juiceofsapho]

That like part of the plot from 'China syndrome' movie

[@julian-jh8mp]

Thanks for the video! How about a video about the people who work at ITER? Like their education, interests, hobbies .. :D

[@ptonpc]

A great look behind the scenes. Thank you ITER

[@maksymnikishyn7893]

The construction site looks so amazing, snippet of the process which precedes the launch.

[@JhanicSatori]

I pray that this goes well! This project is a statement that humans can work together on big problems!

[@artemmaliutin943]

Thanks. Good film

[@ErwinBrinkhuis]

ITER.....Make it happen 🤞

[@userPrehistoricman]

5:40 Glad to know that I share a workflow with the world's largest fusion reactor: Jira and Excel

[@elonximperator892]

Get this task as soon as possible 🙂 We have huge investment in it

[@horaciovillegasarango3278]

Muchas gracias por el video y sobretodo por que no han detenido el proyecto!

[@willynebula6193]

I got recommend this by youtube. I have no idea what ITER is. What it does. Where it is. Who is making it and owns it. All i can tell from this video is it's some kind of nuclear facility.

[@sashimanu]

It's a nuclear fusion research center being built by many nations. It will seek answers to practical questions about using thermonuclear energy in powerplants.

[@ChrisBigBad]

But EATER never sleeps. EATER always wants to eat!

[@TracyNorrell]

Very excited. Good production

[@linearchu2915]

really hope that I can work there someday

[@fleuryjean-francois8704]

Qu'est-ce que fait Onet dans l'organisation Iter? Quand on voit comment Onet force ses employés à travailler n'importe comment dans les hôpitaux, avec deux boites de conserve et un élastique, on ne peut qu'être inquiet de ce qui va résulter des interventions des employés d'Onet sur un site complexe comme Iter.

[@nonaak]

good to see. just wow

[@JodiFCobb]

Wish I could be hands on... ...

[@mattle3]

"Shadows cover the lightful places" nice

[@BenPyman]

Kinda surprised a massive project like this is using consumer Skype for video calls.

[@jairo8746]

Now you know that that huge budget wasn't because splurging in unnecessary things.

[@BenPyman]

@@CL-gj9mf They showed people using video chat at several points IIRC, all of which were Skype.

[@nuclearyc7098]

모두모두 건강하시고 파이팅!

[@Erik-rp1hi]

Good idea, you do not want a leak that would allow the super conducting magnets to not get coolant. That as all the other things.

[@solidpain9098]

I'm not sure if the first dude spoke french or english.

[@Stormyzer]

A bit of both I guess x)

[@niiidar]

Subtitles would be nice. It is hard to understand the accents.

[@giuliascaramuzzino3315]

Could I share this video on my Company website?

[@Silversphincter]

If budget becomes a problem, may I suggest peanut butter and mac n cheese.🤑

[@thisismyalias]

Exciting times ahead my friends...

[@ToninFightsEntropy]

We see you now =)

[@AckzaTV]

im gad europe has something to do

[@frankieho120]

World wonder if it succeed

[@armandoperezgutierrez1382]

Nice video.

[@JodiFCobb]

A part of.

[@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

How much smaller will the production version be assuming they get built?

[@Stadtpark90]

With the current technology the radius of the torus at the center would need to be 8-9m instead of 6.2m as it is now. But with progress in superconductors / stronger magnetic fields they might be able to design one with 4m radius instead. So it all depends on how optimistic you are with newer / better superconductors. But it won’t get much smaller, as stronger magnetic fields mean more forces acting on smaller structures. (Even if you were able to make the magnetic field even stronger / the torus even smaller, now you would also need stronger (novel) structural building materials to hold the parts in place when you switch the magnets on!) The type of superconductor used also determines the size and sort of the cryogenic plant: will they still have to use liquid Helium, or might they be able to switch to something cheaper / more abundant? When you think that once there might be thousands of those power plants, you can’t depend on something that might get scarce. Also: in order for continuous operation of a Tokamak you would need more external heating capacity (microwaves, beams) for the plasma, if I understand correctly, as you would need to keep the plasma ignited during those moments when the central solenoid needs to be restarted anew for the next cycle (- only a change in current drives the magnetic field of the center coil, and once it has reached its maximum current it has to restart another cycle, during which time the plasma cannot be allowed to go out). - If they switch to a Stellarator (instead of a Tokamak) for the final power plant, you would not have this problem, but then the radius of the core component / vessel would be around double the size (- but ironically built from smaller components: so if you want more of your components to fit in standard shipping containers / want more of the plant to be able to be pre-fabricated / pre-assembled / transportable by normal trucks, you might be better off with a Stellarator anyway...). Edit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5PEpmeiqaysrck

[@Stadtpark90]

Oh, you mean the whole site? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp7bZ62Lf86cjMk - No idea.

[@Mp57navy]

Yeah, had those bastards swarming around my water pipe for a hydro dam. Worst thing to see is white marking on a weld seam the next day.

[@mylonov]

Oh so that's why it take so long to finish: the builders only work during the day! /s

[@domanit927]

funny, i thought the same. but i guess not everything can be automated, or it must be hard to find people qualified that will take the night shift, or its too expensive. But then again there is the potential for automation, it would be cheaper to automate but I suspect some laws must be preventing that.

[@paullangford8179]

Working on very heavy, high-precision components isn't something you want to do in the dark. People just are not so precise at night, and for something so complex, every little edge counts.

[@thlee3]

omg, hurry up!

[@rovex_]

So they blast the area with radiation but leave the watercooler which can be radiated and drank after? 3:43

[@paullangford8179]

Radiation has no effect on water: both hydrogen and oxygen don't interact.

[@sashimanu]

It's ok, the area is safe as long as the source is contained. There is no induced radioactivity with gamma defectoscopy.

[@michaelanderson4849]

There are different types of radiation. The type used here does not effect the water in any way that would make it dangerous to drink. A little education is quite effective to prevent one to see the boogeyman in every dark corner.

[@RobertBercovitz]

nice

[@kunjukunjunil1481]

9:12 Yeah CATIA.

[@nikimccrossan9497]

For 80 billion I'd be wanting some net gain electricity in the grid personally. By the time Iter is online the technology will be practically obsolete as I know other companies are simplifying parts of the construction and making things way more efficient and achievable at smaller scale. To roll out world wide it needs to be made smaller, cheaper and faster to build because we need clean energy now, not in 30 years. Don't get me wrong Iter is a wonderful project and I applaud everyone involved, it's just a project that should have really happened 30 years ago, but I wish it success.

[@dikdurantisbaga]

80 billion?😮

[@nikimccrossan9497]

@@dikdurantisbaga I'm pretty sure it's costing way more than than 80 billion too, something closer to 120 billion at the last count and rising, utter lunacy and for that not a single watt of usable electricity into the grid... unbelievable isn't it!

[@dikdurantisbaga]

@@nikimccrossan9497 wow dude 2 years you're still here 😭🙏🏼💗

[@mojeimja]

5:47 JIRA - we are doomed :)))))))

[@kostakis3]

Did the Chinese made such a factory already ??

[@sorban5352]

They are part of it

[@PavanKumar-gb5eg]

2025. It's gonna happen. Period.

[@gergiobeglorayn4809]

May the Lord help you in building! Allah Akbar!

[@sorban5352]

Allah iakhalik ! ^^

[@stephen10.]

The Lord will not help because he doesn't want that human stay on earth forever. He wants that we return to him but we need to be better humans for that.

[@morkovija]

8:45 Ok one redeeming quality of this whole endeveour - the non usage of Macs. Louis would be proud. And also passes the 'essential - non-essential' work check =)

[@boogaloobomber9889]

I can't understand anything that this french man is saying...

[@gnorbsl4194]

It sometimes feels like no french in this project speaks english without a very heavy accent.

[@dublux9878]

The worst accent I have ever heard in my life. It beats even Indian accent...

[@AdityaMehendale]

Wonderful "behind the scenes" look! Please be wary, though, of using phrases such as "cleaning ladies" 7:50 --> This seems to insinuate (unintended) stereotypes :)

[@Fluvance]

Chill the fuck out. They're literally women. They are specifically cleaning ladies. Are all cleaning staff ladies? No, but the ones in the video are. Don't be a snowflake.

[@Conenion]

> Please be wary, though, of using phrases such as "cleaning ladies" What a joke you are. Is this really important? No!

[@AdityaMehendale]

@@Fluvance Yeah, get back to me in ~ 10years if you still are of the same opinion. Calling someone out as a snowflake is easy, but stereotypes are insidious. My comment was not disrespectful in any sense, just cautionary. If anything, I would expect that ITER hopes to set an example, and should not cringe when one expects them to be "a notch above" when it comes to equality.

[@DC177E]

​@@AdityaMehendale Good point. "cleaner" is the recommended term according to a few gov. guidelines I found - might be an artifact of translation, what with the French nouns. It's probably one of the more mild issues, but as you said, as a scientific institution we might expect better.

[@antovador]

@@DC177E Sure, "cleaning ladies" is a mistranslation of French "femmes de ménages".

[@sunroad7228]

The Unsuitability of the Unconscious Mathematics A Language For Physics - the need to add a mandatory baseline of consciousness to the Unconscious Mathematics.

[@nonothebot]

awfull english accent !!!

[@paullangford8179]

Not English...

[@nonothebot]

@@paullangford8179 just French !!!

[@a1919akelbo]

And here you are, sitting at home, thumb up ass, making fun of a man who speaks twice as many languages as you, working on what is arguably one of the next major steps in human technological development. Congratz here's your award: ⭐

[@nonothebot]

@@a1919akelbo I am FRENCH FROM FRANCE and I do hopefully speak English WAY BETTER than this "man who speaks twice as many languages as me".

[@viniciljxcar4473]

Very nice 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️