The new Irradiation Test Area has met a milestone: On Jan. 11, it began transporting a high-intensity proton beam to the very first set of user experiments. The ITA will play a critical role in High-Luminosity LHC projects and others to come. The beginning of operations ushers in a new era of instrumentation development in high-energy physics.
The men’s and women’s restrooms in Wilson Hall, fourth and fifth floors, northeast side, will be closed from Dec. 4-30 to conduct extensive plumbing repairs.
Wilson Hall and Ramsey Auditorium will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 12, due to buildingwide utility outages related to the 13th floor project. Wilson Hall will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that day.
The LBNF Project is looking for a Fermilab-employed far-site facilities manager going forward. Headley will transfer his duties as far-site facilities manager to that person.
The Utilities Upgrade Project was developed in part to rebuild the Master Substation with modern and safer equipment to support the current and future electrical requirements of the lab.
On Saturday, April 23, a transformer located on the Fermilab site at MI-60 malfunctioned and resulted in a fire. Nobody was injured, but the fire damaged the exterior of an adjacent utility building and a power-supply system for the Recycler RF power.
Lab 2 is brand new, thanks to a recently completed renovation. Formerly an apprentice machine shop, the Village building now boasts a class 10 cleanroom and plenty of space for assembling SRF cryomodules.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, a crew in Ash River, Minn., installed the last of the NOvA far detector’s 28 blocks. View this video to learn more about the installation of the NOvA detector.
The water sprayers on the Main Injector pond made ice sculptures on a recent cold day.
The water sprayers on the Main Injector pond made ice sculptures on a recent cold day.