Large Hadron Project, CERN.

The project comprises CERN's research and development program on the Large Hadron Collider project, the next generation particle accelerator, together with its experiment apparatus (large detectors, i.e. ATLAS, CMS, ALICE and LHCb) at CERN's site near Geneva

Objectives

Further advance CERN's research program into the fundamental laws of matter; replacing the Large Electron-Positron collider

Comments

Research and Development

Sector(s)

Services

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

EUR 300 m

Total cost (Approximate amount)

EUR 2 500 m

Environmental aspects

The project complies with the existing national environmental legislation of the host-States. CERN has received all the necessary construction permits from the Swiss and French authorities.

Procurement

In accordance with CERN's Financial Regulations

Status

Signed - 19/12/2002.

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EUR 300 million for CERN's major Collider

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Development and construction of a fundamental research facility in Geneva

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