DUSEL and UNO - Stony Brook NN Group
DUSEL and UNO - Stony Brook NN Group
DUSEL and UNO - Stony Brook NN Group
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U.S. <strong>DUSEL</strong> process now<br />
J. Wilkes, 28 Oct '05<br />
• Solicitation 1 (last year): Define requirements for<br />
potential underground experiments in physics,<br />
geosciences, biology, & engineering<br />
– 14 working groups established<br />
– Meetings <strong>and</strong> workshops (too many!): final report soon<br />
• Solicitation 2 (this year): Different sites respond:<br />
conceptual designs for <strong>DUSEL</strong><br />
– Proposals from sites in California (San Jacinto), Washington<br />
(Icicle Creek), Minnesota (Soudan), <strong>and</strong> several others<br />
– Two finalist sites: Homestake Mine <strong>and</strong> Henderson Mine<br />
– Funding of 0.5M$ each provided to prepare proposal<br />
• Solicitation 3 (next year): submit construction<br />
proposals; final choice of site mid-2006 ?<br />
All this is happening NOW!<br />
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