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Status of Magnet Production and Test Results
Nb3Sn triplet (MQXF) The most significant advancement has been the test of the third US-AUP full size magnet, named MQXFA03. The magnet reached nominal gradient with limited training and is the first magnet ready to be included in the first cold mass to be installed in the IT-String test. The test was particularly significant since…
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COVID-19 Impact on Schedule and Update on Civil Engineering Works
The COVID-19 restrictions have impacted the schedules of the LS2 and of the HL-LHC activities. Concerning the LS2 schedule, the hardware commissioning of LHC should be completed by March 2021 for all sectors except the S67, where the installation of the first 11-T dipole cryo-assembly is foreseen during the first quarter of 2021, postponing the…
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Report from the November Cost & Schedule Review
The 4th Cost & Schedule Review (CSR) of the HL-LHC project was held at CERN from 11th to 13th November 2019. The review panel was composed as usual by CERN Machine Advisory Committee (CMAC) members and ad-hoc experts. The goal of this fourth CSR was to assess the development of the baseline since the first…