Brookhaven Lab chosen as site for multibillion-dollar collider
Nothing spoopy about this selected location…
A multibillion-dollar high-speed atom smasher — an electron-ion collider that is capable of dissecting the mysterious subatomic material that forms the basis of everything in the universe — will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, federal authorities announced Thursday.
The collider will be the first of its kind in the United States. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said it would create about 4,000 construction jobs, retain 1,000 existing jobs at the lab and generate billions of dollars in economic activity for Long Island.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Energy said construction of the federally funded collider — which would be 2.4 miles in circumference, or 60% larger than the 1.5-mile Belmont Park horse race track, and one story underground — would cost $1.6 billion to $2.6 billion and take about a decade.
It is expected to open about 2030 and is intended to keep the United States at the forefront of high-end scientific research.
Paul Dabbar, undersecretary for science at the Energy Department, said the collider “will have great impact on the economy and jobs across the country” and would have applications for practical uses benefiting ordinary citizens. He noted that similar facilities have led to breakthroughs in nuclear medicine for treatment of cancer.
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