World's Toughest Fixes - Season 2

World's Toughest Fixes - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesJun 2, 2009 - Jul 30, 2009
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Episodes

Mississippi River Barge
Season 2Episode 160 min

Mississippi River Barge

Sean Riley heads to New Orleans to help clear out a massive barge that's become stuck onshore, and get it over to a nearby salvage yard. With a fix that revolves around three hundred tons of shifting metal, Riley has to help put this barge back in the water... without getting crushed in the process.
Jun 2, 2009
Satellite Launch
Season 2Episode 260 min

Satellite Launch

Riley heads into the remote jungle to help a team of rocket scientists and engineers launch a new two-ton satellite with a price tag of more than $1 million into orbit.
Jun 4, 2009
Alaska Oil Pipeline
Season 2Episode 360 min

Alaska Oil Pipeline

Witness a high-stakes repair job as Sean Riley and a crew of 100 highly trained men and women shut down the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline—the only conduit to market for almost 15 percent of the US domestic oil production. This major fix calls for swapping out a 32-ton valve system, but the size of the job is the least of their problems. Crude oil is not just highly toxic—its explosive. Follow the crew as it races to complete the fix in just 36 hours.
Jun 11, 2009
Giant Wind Turbine
Season 2Episode 460 min

Giant Wind Turbine

Riley travels to Portsmouth, R.I., where residents are setting up a 115-ton wind turbine that will provide years of clean energy. The constant blowing wind will fuel the rubine, but how do you raise giant blades in the midst of these unpredictable winds?
Jun 18, 2009
Solar Power Plant
Season 2Episode 560 min

Solar Power Plant

Riley joins a crew lifting a 50 ton boiler 160 feet up a tower and suspending it above 24,000 mirrors - completing America's first large scale solar power tower.
Jul 9, 2009
Columbia River Dam
Season 2Episode 660 min

Columbia River Dam

Riley joins a crew lifting a 50 ton boiler 160 feet up a tower and suspending it above 24,000 mirrors - completing America's first large scale solar power tower.
Jul 16, 2009
Atom Smasher
Season 2Episode 760 min

Atom Smasher

Sean faces one of his most spectacular fixes to date as he repairs a giant magnet at the Large Hadron Collider with success paving the way for scientific breakthrough, while failure means a potential catastrophe.
Jul 30, 2009

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