LHC loses liquid helium
Accelerator faces first major setback since last week's successful "switch on"
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Accelerator faces first major setback since last week's successful "switch on"
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Many of you will be wondering how the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been getting on since last Wednesday's celebrated "switch on"...
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Tessella is providing software services to the next-generation ITER fusion reactor being built in France. The UK-based firm’s fusion project manager, Richard Layne, explains how the company is building on its extensive experience supporting fusion research at the Joint European Torus
Read article: Tessella gets to work on ITER’s computer systems
The UK firm MG Sanders is developing tungsten tile modules that will soon be installed in the Joint European Torus, where the components will be evaluated for use in the ITER fusion reactor. Ian Warrington explains the challenges of developing a complex technology that can withstand the intense heat of nuclear fusion.
Read article: Tritium–deuterium plasma puts the heat on ITER’s first wall
Dan Mistry outlines how industry can compete for valuable fusion contracts
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Proton beams circulate in both directions in two 'golden hours'
Read article: Mission complete for LHC team
'Start up' day goes smoother than most expected
CERN switches on seminal collider at 09:30 CET and makes a full circulation of the beam within an hour
Read article: LHC milestone day gets off to fast start