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Roof slabs

Two layers thick and a kilometer long, these slabs of concrete shield personnel from the accelerator when it's in use. They can be moved by three on-site cranes. Slabs with padlocks in them are "keystones" which ensure the synchrotron can't be started without their replacement.

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Uploaded on June 18, 2011
Taken on June 18, 2011