Witness expert machine work in action as skilled mechanics repair a gearbox main shaft and handle a small bearing size with precision. From intricate machining to seamless fitting, every step ...

In July 2023, the shaft reached its planned full depth of 2,275 feet and work began to complete its electrical components and tie the shaft into the rest of the mine.

Each of these two components consists of a gear with cylinder on shaft. Parts of the Bush differential analyzer surviving at the Smithsonian have museum numbers MA.314824 and 1983.3002.01 through 1983 ...

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“Partial work” on the shaft resumed Dec. 16, 2023, according to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in its December report published Jan. 5.

Nuclear waste officials said work on an air shaft at the repository near Carlsbad resumed last month after a cable snapped in the shaft and caused a basket to fall more than 2,000 feet to the bottom.

Nuclear waste officials said work on an air shaft at the repository near Carlsbad resumed last month after a cable snapped in the shaft and caused a basket to fall more than 2,000 feet to the bottom.