Category: 1. Project News
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The cold sets in: cryogenic installations | CERN News
The delivery of two huge compressors kicks off the installation of the new helium refrigerators for the High-Luminosity LHC. As manufacturing of the components for the HL-LHC reaches its final stages, installation activities are gaining pace. Six impressive compression units have just been delivered by Linde Kryotechnik and installed in the new HL-LHC surface buildings…
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15th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting gathers 300+ at CERN
The 15th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting brought together over 300 scientists and engineers from around the globe at CERN, marking a major milestone as the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) Project moves quickly through the production phase and is gearing up for its deployment in the LHC tunnel from July 2026.
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Passing the baton: Markus Zerlauth is the new HL-LHC Project Leader
As of today, Wednesday 1st October 2025, Markus Zerlauth is the new HL-LHC Project Leader, taking over from Oliver Brüning. Markus brings with him his thirteen years in the project
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Robot to mark the way: robotic tracing to support HL-LHC installation
The CERN Survey team (BE-GM-ASG) took a major step towards modernising how floor markings are performed in the LHC tunnel, with the introduction of the HP Site Print tracing robot. This new solution will play a key role in preparing for the installation of HL-LHC components.
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Test installation of the new HL-LHC cryogenic distribution line in the HL underground
An important step for the installation of the new HL-LHC cryogenic distribution line (QXL) was achieved during the last week of July and the first two weeks of August: the test installation of two pipe elements of QXL in the HL-LHC UR15 gallery at Point 1, carried out by the QXL contractor, Kriosystem, in collaboration…
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Completion of series production for the CLIQ machine protection system
The full series production of the Coupling-Loss Induced Quench (CLIQ) system has now been completed and delivered to CERN.
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Third magnet from the USA delivered!
After a long journey from Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, the third cryo-assembly (named LQXFA04) from the United States Accelerator Upgrade Program (US-AUP) has been successfully delivered to CERN.
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Signing of vertical cores contract for the HL-LHC
The new contract for the construction of vertical cores from the HL-LHC galleries to the LHC tunnel has been signed, following an invitation to tender that was launched early this year. A Swiss consortium of experienced firms – GeoEdil, Ennio Ferrari, and TerraCH – has been entrusted with the execution of the works, which will…
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Validation of the second Cold Powering System for HL-LHC
Following the successful qualification of the first Cold Powering System for the Inner Triplets (the new quadrupoles that will be either side of the interaction points at Points 1 and 5)
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Annual HL-LHC Newsletter Released!
In this critical time for the HL-LHC Project, with all teams – at CERN and our numerous collaborators – working towards Long Shutdown 3, we take a look at the progress of the past year in the annual project newsletter.