SAMPLE CAVE SHIELDING FOR SKADI AT THE ESS

PROJECT PARTIES

Client: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmBH, Germany

Contracthor: NUVIA a.s., Czech Republic

Scope

Preparation of detailed project documentation.

Manufacture and delivery of the concrete shielding structure of the experimental cellar, including two heavy sliding shielding gates of 25 and 20 tonnes and their drives. Lining of the inner surface of the cellar with polyethylene containing boron.

Installation and testing of the structure at ESS in Sweden.

PROJECT CHALLENGES

Complexity of the design.

International project team.

Heavy concrete parts with high precision requirements during fabrication and assembly.

Drive design and installation of very heavy sliding screen doors.

Country
Sweden
Site
European Spallation Source
Unit
NUVIA CZ

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