Safety kicks off the LHC’s transformation

On 29 June, the doors of the LHC opened for a major phase of work that will transform the collider into the HiLumi LHC, an even better performing machine. The initial interventions focus on securing the accelerator, particularly from an electrical standpoint. To minimise risk as much as possible, the electrical circuits are locked out that is, powered down and secured. A team intervened as early as this afternoon at Point 1 of the LHC to carry out this safety procedure. Similar interventions will take place across the entire LHC in the coming days, and then, in September, throughout the rest of the accelerator complex.