Earliest LHC Restart Slated For Late Summer 2009

gaijinsr writes "The damage done in what CERN calls the 'S34 Incident' (and what other people call a major explosion in the cryogenics system) is much more serious than originally admitted: The earliest possible restart date is late summer next year, but with some proposed improvements to avoid repetitions of the incident, it looks more like 2010. They kept this pretty quiet up to now, not the kind of information policy I would expect from CERN."

Comments

Re:Information policy

[girlintraining]

It's a point of international pride. The European Union now has something bigger than the United States. They want to be the new cultural center for science. Having their baby explode and fail to do anything for two years after its completion date, when it has cost far more than originally expected (and now needs still more money) is a political black eye. This setback means that the United States is still where it's at for particle physics for the next two years now.

Re:bloody self-centered Amercians

[Anonymous Coward]

No, the swiss meant their summer you dipshit.

bloody stereotyping Australians

[justinlee37]

You heard me. Yes, it's ironic. Yes, that's the point. You dumbass.