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Preparation of the new MAST Centre Column
October 2003
The new Centre Column is to be installed in MAST during the present
shutdown as one of a number of upgrades before the next experimental
campaign. |
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Members of the MAST team viewing a trial assembly of
the lower Centre Column graphite armour segments. Note the interlocking
castellated rings on the left hand side of each segment, also the
steel pin on the bottom segment that will hold the segments together
on final aseembly. |
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Final assembly of the top two rings of the new Centre
Column graphite armour, note the third tapered tile ring will be installed
on completion of magnetic instrumentation. |
