Revision history: small updates 2001-11-15; first published 2001-11-08
The Chairman of Finance Committee Brigitte Sode-Mogensen summarized the meeting by remarking on the positive atmosphere. The discussion was critical but constructive with all delegations expressing strong support for the LHC project. This was illustrated by the approval of the important cryogenic line contract by Finance Committee. However, the Member State delegations needed continued sharpening of focus and clarity of information from the management. There should be no more surprises.
Dr Lyn Evans presented updated information of the LHC cost review.
Detailed figures were given for the cost to completion of the Large Hadron Collider. They are listed in the table below :
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LHC Cost-To-Completion (Prototyping Excluded) In MCHF |
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| Cost estimate at 2001 prices | Additional cost at 2001 prices | Cost-to-completion | % increase | ||
|
Machine |
2339 | 412 | 2751 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | Magnet system | 1474 | 174 | 1648 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Cryogenic system | 324 | 34 | 358 | 10.5 |
| 3 | Radio-frequency, beam cleaning, beam observation, controls and other systems | 160 | 29 | 189 | 18.1 |
| 4 | Transfer lines, beam injection & beam dumping | 114 | 5 | 119 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Civil engineering for accelerators | 140 | 55 | 195 | 39.3 |
| 6 | Services and installation | 127 | 55 | 182 | 43.3 |
| Final integration | 60 | 60 | |||
| Experimental Areas | 254 | 63 | 317 | 24.8 | |
| 7.1 | Civil engineering | 194 | 36 | 230 | 18.6 |
| 7.2 | Infrastructure | 60 | 27 | 87 | 45.0 |
| TOTAL Accelerator and Experimental Areas | 2593 | 475 | 3068 | 18.3 | |
The costs for the prototyping work were also presented and are listed here :
| Total cost MCHF | |
| Magnetic system 1 | 100.5 |
| Cryogenic system 2 | 25.8 |
| Other systems 3 | 16.6 |
| TOTAL | 142.9 |
(1) Includes: short magnet models, dipole prototypes, cryostat prototypes, quadrupole models, test & measurement facilities, tooling, superconducting cable & test facility, power converter prototypes & measurement facilities.
(2) Includes: three 100m long test cells of the cryogenic distribution line, prototypes of various components (quench valves, turbines, insertions).
(3) Includes: vacuum : prototype beam screens, COLDEX tests, beam position monitor prototypes, fast high-current/high-voltage switch prototypes, accelerating cavities, couplers.
Dr Evans also informed Finance Committee that there would be a possible delay in the delivery of some the superconducting cable needed for the LHC.
The DG presented initial scenarios of models for adapting the financial profile of the laboratory to the cost increase of the LHC project.
These scenarios included :
Several Member State delegations made it clear that there could be no extra contributions to the Laboratory's budget and encouraged the Management to look at all possibilities for identifying savings within the Laboratory.
The President of Council, Prof. Maurice Bourquin, supported by the Director General announced that, at a special meeting of the Committee of Council on 21 November, the creation, mandate and composition of an External Review Board would be discussed. A provisional schedule of the reporting of such a review board would be: first Interim Report, February 2002 and Final Report, June 2002.
Prof. Maiani announced the creation of four internal Task Forces (later extended to five) with responsibility of examining improvement in efficiency and identifying opportunity for economy.
The Task Forces are :
Task force 1. - Research programme
D. Schlatter, L. Camilleri, F. Gianotti, W. von Ruden + J. Lefrançois (Orsay)
Direct and indirect costs of individual Programmes/Experiment in EP and IT Divisions (CERN share, including contributions from other Divisions) including R&D for future programmes. Cost-Benefit analysis of stopping /delaying/ descoping these Programmes/Experiments, both from Resources and Physics perspective. Identify duplications inside research.
(Liaison: R. Cashmore)
Task force 2. - Organisational Structure
H.Wenninger, T. Camporesi, T. Lagrange, Ph. Bryant, T. Petterson + external member Prof. Ger van Middelkoop (Nikhef)
Proposals for changes in the structure of CERN, to increase efficiency, to reduce duplications and to adapt to LHC era.
(Liaison: J. May)
Task force 3. – Industrial Support and Contracts
K.H. Kissler, D. Blechschmidt, P. Ciriani, A. Kurz + external member Dr. Alexander Gamp (DESY)
Proposals for savings and new cost control procedures in the area of Industrial Support and Contracts (all major industrial support contracts, blanket orders, signature rights,)
(Liaison: J. Van der Boon)
Task force 4. - Personnel
J. Ferguson, P. Schmid, V. Hatton, F. Bordry, P. Geeraert + external member Andreas Pritzker (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Contracts policy, outsourcing/in sourcing, mobility. (Liaison: A. Naudi)
Task force 5. - Accelerator Sector
S. Myers, J.P. Delahaye, P. Lebrun, external member D. Lewis (Amersham International UK)
Concrete proposals for changes in the structure of the Accelerator Sector with the aim of focusing it to the LHC era and maximising its efficiency. (Liaison: C. Wyss)
The Director General explained a Roadmap to a final plan for the financing of the LHC to completion.
| 6 November 2001 | Finance Committee meeting presentation of the facts and scenarios of the way forward. |
| 21 November 2001 | Committee of Council discussion of establishment of External Review Board. |
| 13 & 14 December 2001 | Committee of Council and Council – First proposal of a plan. |
| March 2002 | Committee of Council – First draft of the Long Term Projection (2003 – 2012) of financing the Laboratory. |
| June 2002 | Committee of Council and Council – The Medium Term Plan and the Long Term Projection are presented. |