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Soyuz crossses the Atlantic

In French Guiana, VINCI Construction Grands Projets is managing the enormous construction site where ground infrastructure is being built for the Soyuz launcher. The Russian launch vehicle will lift off from the space centre in Sinnamary, French Guiana, in the first half of 2009.
12/05/2008

The Chernobyl arch at D-6 months

Each 26 April, on the anniversary of the explosion of reactor No. 4, images of Chernobyl suddenly take on a more sombre hue. Those who visited the site can testify to that: the scenes of 1986 are so deeply ingrained they can scarcely believe their eyes when they come upon it now, surrounded by forests and a lake, and with people at work there. Twenty-two years after the accident, Chernobyl is definitely not a no man’s land. Even so, the 30-km “forbidden zone” and watchtowers remain. That’s because inside the sarcophagus, the bloc no. 4 structure wrecked by the explosion, lies the bulk of the reactor fuel mixed up with structural materials, all adding up to a 1,350-tonne vitrified mass. In Guyancourt and Kiev on hard work, the teams of Novarka, joint venture formed by VINCI Constructions Grands Projets and Bouygues TP, are planning the Chernobyl containment shelter “system”, and the project’s operational contours are taking shape.
11/28/2008

Route des Tamarins: impressive achievements

The Route des Tamarins project on Reunion Island, carried out in a single phase between 2005 and 2009, is made up of a series of structures of different types, some of which are exceptional. Several Vinci Construction companies are putting their stamp on this enormous project. They are particularly involved in the impressive Grande Ravine viaduct.
11/28/2008

Design: what is the builder's responsibility?

Before you can build, you must design. But who builds and who designs? Our vocation at VINCI Construction Grands Projets is to build, but clients also frequently ask that we handle, in part or in whole, the design portion of projects that are often challenging and complex.
01/17/2008