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mkw5053yesterday at 6:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Interesting that they're still providing 1-5 MW during the multi-year shutdown. The LHC won't even be running but the cooling infrastructure keeps going. Makes me wonder what the steady-state thermal output is across all of CERN. 200 MW peak during operations, but clearly something substantial even when the collider is off.


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clickety_clackyesterday at 6:30 PM

I wonder if it’s to avoid thermal expansion, and maybe fatigue related to cycling of expansion and contraction.

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