Open Meeting for the Hyper-Kamiokande Project

The LAGUNA Feasibility Study for the LSC to Host a Next-Generation Mega-ton type Neutrino and Nucleon Decay Experiment

22 Aug 2012, 17:55

15m

Lecture Hall (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), The University of Tokyo)

Cavity and Tanks

Speaker

Prof. Luis Labarga (Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Description

A very detailed feasibility study for the "Canfranc Underground Laboratory" (LSC) to host a Next-Generation Mega-ton type Neutrino and Nucleon Decay Experiment was carried out within the EU funded LAGUNA program (E.U. Grant Agreement No. 212343 FP7-INFRA-2007-1). All fundamental aspects were covered: geological, geotechnic, environmental, socio-economical etc. A pre-design of the the main caverns, auxiliary caverns, access tunnels for the construction and running phases, all type of services, emergency routes end equipment, etc. was made. For each of the main caverns a rather r:ealistic elasto-plastic model calculation was performed to validate the pre-design of the excavation and reinforcement of the main cavern. Also the full cost was estimated rather accurately. Here we emphasize the geological, geothecnic and pre-design aspects of the study that might be of some help in the design of the Hyper-Kamiokande project.

Presentation materials

Slides

20120822_LLabarga_LagunaAtLSC_openMeetingHK.ppt.pdf