CERN is drafting plans to idle its particle accelerators if France runs short of electricity
Shutting down the LHC would save another 25%, with a catch: The collider relies on superconducting magnets cooled to -456 degrees Fahrenheit to bend the particle beam, requiring a significant amount of power even when the beam is turned off. Allowing the magnets to warm up could set back experiments at the LHC for weeks.Western leaders are preparing for the possibility that Russian natural gas flows through the key Nord Stream pipeline may never return to full levels.
“If we are given a budget to do science and, voluntarily, we stop science to spare energy, we have to make sure we have the support of the respective countries,” Mr. Claudet said. RTE, the company that operates France’s power grid, has said the country needs to cut electricity consumption this winter by 15% at peak hours to avoid blackouts.leave less of the fuel for gas-fired power plants, which are often relied on to increase quickly when the grid comes under stress.
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