Tag: Long Shutdown 3
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LS3 Safety Spotlight | Coordinating activities at CERN: closing out work safely and thoroughly
In previous articles in this series on coordinating activities during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), we highlighted some of the ways to manage the risks associated with concurrent activities, such as careful work planning, use of coordination tools and good communication across teams. While these measures are all essential for preparing and carrying out work safely,
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ALICE Muon Forward Tracker extracted for maintenance
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Journey back to the surface
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CERN-made HiLumi LHC quadrupoles ready for installation
After years of design, manufacturing and testing, the High-Luminosity (HiLumi) LHC magnet programme has reached a landmark point: all eight new CERN-made quadrupole magnets needed for installation are ready for the tunnel (with two spares produced and entering their final stages). Known as the new inner triplets, these magnets are now complete and have been fully
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890 metres of beam vacuum piping dismantled for HiLumi LHC
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Upgrading the CMS muon chamber electronics
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The disconnection of the LHC has begun
The 27 km circumference of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) contains thousands of magnets of different types – dipoles, quadrupoles, sextupoles, octupoles, decapoles, etc. – which each play a very specific role. Among them are the inner triplets: sets of three quadrupoles (hence the name) located on either side of the four main LHC experiments
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Exceptional transport operations to make way for HiLumi LHC
We often hear about the remarkable components of the accelerators, but transporting this equipment sometimes requires measures that are just as impressive. Over the course of the third long shutdown (LS3), which started this summer, entire sections of the Large Hadron Collider and its detectors will be dismantled in order to make room for the
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LS3 Safety Spotlight: coordinating activities at CERN: declaring interventions – a key step
As mentioned in our June and July articles, CERN has put in place a structure to meet the need to manage and oversee concurrent activities during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3). One of the key measures is systematically declaring interventions. Why declare your activities? This is a key step in obtaining formal authorisation to carry out
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Waste management during LS3: we all have a role to play
Long Shutdown periods generate large volumes of waste across CERN sites. During Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), maintaining good waste management practices is particularly important to ensure safety and minimise environmental impacts and costs. As part of its environmental and sustainable development strategy, CERN has set environmental objectives for 2030, including specific targets related to waste