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  • Update on the HL-LHC Project Status

    Update on the HL-LHC Project Status

    The project reached several key milestones since the last Newsletter. Among the many achievements I would like to highlight here the celebration for the completion of all Civil Engineering work in January at CERN. The new underground structures have been completed by the end of 2022 and the new surface buildings at P1 and P5…

  • Start of Series production of DFHX/M by RFR

    Start of Series production of DFHX/M by RFR

    The HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems transfer the current from the power converters, located in the new underground galleries, to the superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC Inner Triplets and Matching Sections at Point 1 and Point 5. Eight systems of two different types will be installed in the HL-LHC underground as from mid-2027. Each of these…

  • Planning of the CSR’23

    Planning of the CSR’23

    The now annual Cost & Schedule review 2023 will take place between the 13th and the 17th of November. As requested by the ATS management, this will be an extended edition, alternating with the ‘light’ version held in 2022. This year, most work-packages will be asked to present their budget, schedule, and changes therein, as…