RE: RNS13 Mar 2026 11:06
You're cross posting about the centrifuge, but I'm happy to answer here.
The shelter they're building has been poorly planned/designed. The roof struts should run parallel to the length of the centrifuge so that it can be craned upwards to swap out the machine. That is basic forward planning. If it ever needs to be replaced, the entire structure will need to be dismantled and then reconstructed around the new machinery. Maybe that will never need to occur and the centrifuge will last for 20+ years, but a bit of basic foresight would have included maintenance in the original design. The machine hasn't been fully commissioned yet, so how do we know if it's going to stand up to constant usage?