Tag: WP17 – Infrastructure, Logistics and Civil Engineering
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Read the 10th HiLumi LHC annual newsletter!
The 10th edition of the annual newsletter has been released. Read it here!
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A year of works in the HiLumi LHC underground and surface buildings
By Thomas Bauler and Henry De Maynard (CERN) 2025 was once again an important and strategic year for the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC) Project as a whole, including for Work Package 17 (WP17), responsible of infrastructure, logistics and civil engineering. 2025 was the last full year to advance the installation of major infrastructure before the
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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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HL-LHC infrastructure and installations: 2024 progress setting us up for 2025
2024 was a challenging yet fruitful year for logistics and installation of the general services of the new HL-LHC galleries at CERN Points 1 and 5. 2025 will be a key year for the HL-LHC
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PM17 lift installed at HL-LHC Point 1
Less than four months after PM57, Wednesday 8th November saw the second CERN’s official acceptance of a lift, the PM17 one, the entry point to the HL-LHC Point 1 shaft and underground galleries, whose installation represents a major milestone for the project.
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PM57 lift installed at HL-LHC Point 5
Friday 21st July saw the CERN’s official acceptance of the PM57 lift, the entry point to the HL-LHC Point 5 shaft and underground galleries, whose installation represents a major milestone for the project.
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Civil-engineering work for the major upgrade of the LHC completed | home.cern
CERN celebrates the completion of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the major upgrade of its flagship collider, the LHC,
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Rope rescue exercise at HL-LHC Point 1
Rope rescue exercise at HL-LHC Point 1 By Henry de Maynard, HL-LHC WP17 (CERN) On Saturday 15th October, a rope rescue exercise was carried out by seven members of the CERN Fire Brigade in the PM17 shaft at HL-LHC Point 1. In order to optimize the caring efficiency of an accident victim, the CERN Fire Brigade conducts regular
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HL-LHC civil engineering reaches completion | CERN Courier
HL-LHC civil engineering reaches completion | CERN Courier In the CERN Courier After five years of arduous and continuous activity, the main civil-engineering works for the High-Luminosity LHC project (HL–LHC) are on track to be completed by the end of the year. Approved in June 2016 and due to enter operation in 2029, the HL-LHC
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Visit to HL-LHC Point 5
Visit to HL-LHC Point 5 By Irene Garcia Obrero (CERN) On Friday 12 November, several HL-LHC members, including work package leaders and HLPO staff, visited the HL-LHC civil engineering works at Point 5 (Cessy, France), next to the CMS experiment, to see the latest progress. The visit, which lasted approximately two hours, was guided by