SREss phase one update
The goals for phase one are met and the work can be followed below from start of project in January 2015 to end of phase one in June 2016. The main goal for the project is to, through physical research infrastructure, secure the development and quality of the neutron spallation source, ESS. This will create and make possible the right conditions for instrumentation and lead to excellent research and international outreach. Horizontal criterias have been important underlining environmental issues and climate. The project has also been focused on the goals in EU2020 and the Baltic Sea Strategy. The six milestones and their development during the project period are described below.
Milestone G01 Linac Tunnel
2015
Wk2/2015
Welders working on the concrete reinforcement for the Linac Tunnel base slab and walls.
Wk5/2015
Casting of the first 10m of the Linac Tunnel walls.
April 10, 2015
Overview of G01 works.
Wk16/2015
Interior of the G01 at the interface with stub 7, one of the many access points between the RF gallery and the G01.
Wk23/2015
Tunnel overview and casting of the top slab.
Wk24/2015
Members of the ESS Accelerator Division inspecting G01.
Wk32/2015
Aerial view of G01.
Wk41/2015
The G01 bottom slab reached the Target station beam dump.
Wk47/2015
The top of the G01 near the front end. Backfill of the tunnel began this week near the far end and will ultimately reach 5-7m above the slab.
2016
Wk3/2016
Completed G01 stubs at their interface with the Gallery Building retaining wall.
Wk5/2016
Where the G01 meets the Front End Building. The tunnel's 537m of the walls were completed this week.
Wk11/2016
The final roof slab of the G01 is prepared.
Wk12/2016
The final vault of the G01 is cast.
Wk16/2016
Backfill work around G01.
Wk22/2016
Topfill being applied to G01.
Wk26/2016
The last section of the retaining walls is cast for the G01.
Milestones G02 Klystron Building and G04 Cryo Compressor Building
2015
Wk26/2015
The foundation work for the G02 is well underway, with some concrete already cast. Backfill in progress along Cryo-Transfer Line Tunnel connecting G01 and G04.
Wk33/2015
Foundation works have continued for the G02 and detailed excavation - along with drilled foundation - of the G04 has commenced.
Wk41/2015
The steel beam structure for the 12m high section for G02. Meanwhile the inbound process pipes have been set in preparation for the concrete casting of G04.
Wk43/2015
The G02's 'cold box' under construction with a steel frame and precast concrete panels.
Wk47/2015
The G02 taking shape. The steel structure is now complete with interior and exterior concrete works continuing.
Wk50/2015
The groundworks for the G04 were completed, setting the stage for its construction. The four-storey high G02 'cold box' is now nearly enclosed by its walls.
2016
Wk2/2016
Steel structure and prefab concrete walls for the G04.
Facade and roofing works on G02 proceeds.
Wk7/2016
The G04 linked to the G01 with a tunnel of its own, already completed and buried.
Wk17/2016
Backview of the G04.
Wk20/2016
Installation of ventilation ducts in the cold box of G02.
Wk21/2016
G04 building ready for facade work to begin.
Wk23/2016
Overview of both G02 and G04.
Wk25/2016
Installation of the removable walkway connecting G02 and G04.
Facade of G04.
Milestone H01 CUB Building
2015
Wk16/2015
Excavation of the largest auxiliary buildings - more than 3000 square meters - H01 begun.
Wk24/2015
The basement of the H01 is being cast in concrete.
Wk25/2015
Steel reinforcement for the H01.
Wk33/2015
Walls and slabs have been cast in different areas of H01.
Wk34/2015
Aerial view of the work at the H01 (foreground) and its electrical substations (back). The casting of the basement walls has begun.
Wk40/2015
Kraftringen is finalising the district heating pipes connecting the H01 with the Lund municipality district heating grid.
Wk45/2015
The second level of the cast-in-place. Walls are being cast in preparation for the steel and pre-cast concrete upper floors.
Wk47/2015
The large vault for the server hall was cast.
Wk48/2015
The top slab of the server hall in the foreground.
Wk50/2015
More than two dozen concrete pillars being set by a crane for the 3000 square meter main hall.
2016
Wk4/2016
A major wall was cast this week.
Wk6/2016
Roof works going on.
Wk8/2016
Ground level view of H01. The building is expanding daily with the installation of steel and prefab concrete elements.
Wk16/2016
Installation of the steel roofing in the server area.
Wk23/2016
Roof flashing works continues.
Milestones H05 Primary Substation and H06 Distribution Substation
2015
Wk11/2015
Reinforcement and formwork is being prepared at building H05 with casting next week. Excavation for building H06 is also ongoing.
Wk12/2015
3D model of H05, Primary Substation and the first permanent building to be erected on site. Concrete casting has begun.
Wk15/2015
Inner walls have been cast for H05. At H06 formwork and reinforcement are being prepared for casting of the first cable trenches next week.
Wk18/2015
The foundation for H05 has been cast.
Wk24/2015
Building H06 now has prefab concrete walls.
Wk25/2015
H05 is complete pending installation of the facade, and installation of the prefab walls and roof for the H06 is in progress.
Wk33/2015
H06 being fitted with precast concrete. H05 has been prepped for interior painting.
Wk36/2015
First MEP installation on site have taken place in H05, including ventilation ducts.
Wk37/2015
High-voltage electrical cables are being run between the two substations, H05 and H06.
Wk38/2015
Roofing work on H06.
Wk39/2015
Electrical ducting is being installed in H05 and roofing work continues on H06.
Wk45/2015
First completed roof on an ESS building, H06. ABB swichgear is ready for cable connections in H05.
Wk46/2015
High-voltage electrical cables have been laid for distributing power from H05, which now has switchgear installed, some of the first interior installations for the facility as a whole.
2016
Wk5/2016
Shrinkwrapped switchgear for H06. Thirty-eight 800 kg units were delivered.
Wk6/2016
A first look at an ESS facade. Panels being installed on H06.
Wk7/2016
The second transformer for the H05 was delivered and is now being installed.
Wk11/2016
Tests of the ABB switchgear are ongoing at H05.
Wk17/2016
Pre-inspection, the step before Handover inspection and release to ESS, is currently ongoing for H05.
This is finalisation of project SREss phase one. Phase two is already started.
