CERN’s European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) has plans to shut down particle accelerators during peak hours, including the Large Hadron Collider, if power goes out in Europe. These release reports Wall Street Journal With reference to Serge Claudet, chairman of the CERN energy management commission.
“We are really concerned about the stability of the power grid because we are doing everything we can to prevent power outages in our area,” said Claude.
It is stated that CERN is located in a large complex on the border of France and Switzerland and is one of the largest electricity consumers in France. It consumes around 200 megawatts of electricity during peak hours: just three times less than the nearby city of Geneva.
Claude said the center is trying to keep the collider operational and avoid a sudden power outage that could disable the $4.4 billion machine.
Claudet said the center is in talks with the electricity supplier controlled by French energy giant EDF SA to get advance warning about using less electricity. In doing so, CERN will prioritize shutting down other accelerators and reduce electricity consumption by up to 25%.
Large Hadron Collider from July 5 to start working day and night after a three-year hiatus. It was expected to operate at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electron volts for four years.