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===== Questions with Incomplete Answers ===== | ===== Questions with Incomplete Answers ===== | ||
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+ | ==== How much water does the laboratory use? ==== | ||
+ | //(from Brad Bull)// Our estimated annual usage is about 36M gallons. Peak is 250k a day during the hottest time of year. Most of the water is used for evaporative cooling (cooling towers). | ||
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+ | ==== What will happen to the cyclotrons when they are removed to make way for the FRIB linac? ==== | ||
+ | //(from Brad Sherrill)// | ||
+ | They might be repurposed for other research at MSU. There are no plans to send them anywhere. | ||
==== Can I get a tour of the FRIB tunnel? ==== | ==== Can I get a tour of the FRIB tunnel? ==== | ||
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* Safety gear will be provided | * Safety gear will be provided | ||
- | ==== Fun facts about FRIB ==== | + | ==== Fun FRIB facts ==== |
//(from Brad Bull's Staff Info talk 6/24/17)// | //(from Brad Bull's Staff Info talk 6/24/17)// | ||
* Concrete: ~35000 cubic yards | * Concrete: ~35000 cubic yards | ||
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* Much off-side fabrication (two sites in Lansing) sped up work | * Much off-side fabrication (two sites in Lansing) sped up work | ||
* Power consumption: 18 MW | * Power consumption: 18 MW | ||
+ | * Final square footage: 580,000 (double what NSCL was before) | ||
* Planning, design, and construction are only 10-20% of total cost of ownership! | * Planning, design, and construction are only 10-20% of total cost of ownership! | ||
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* 2013: ReA3 reaccelerator commissioned. | * 2013: ReA3 reaccelerator commissioned. | ||
* 2015: ReA3 experiments begin. | * 2015: ReA3 experiments begin. | ||
- | * 2016: Cyclotron Gas Stopper online? | + | * 2019: Cyclotron Gas Stopper online? |
* 2022: FRIB comes online? | * 2022: FRIB comes online? | ||