Glossary
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Refurbishing CERN’s technical galleries
HSE Newsletter July 2023 CERN’s technical galleries are used for distribution network services throughout the campus and/or between buildings. The 80 galleries form a 14 km-long maze and are located just below ground level on the Meyrin and Prévessin sites. Having been in operation for more than 50 years, they are in dire need of…
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The Technical Galleries Consolidation Project is progressing well
5 km of technical galleries have been scanned and half of them 3D-modelled, and the work to renovate and replace their technical infrastructure is in full swing The Technical Galleries Consolidation Project started in 2021 with the aim of renovating CERN’s technical galleries, which form a 14 km-long maze beneath the Meyrin and Prévessin sites,…
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Introduction to the Technical Galleries Consolidation Program
This paper presents an overview of this consolidation with a particular focus on Cooling and Ventilation networks. Abstract The Technical Galleries Consolidation Program focuses on the remedy of existing issues and on the refurbishment of the galleries’ conditions and their related infrastructure to the extent reasonably possible. Drinking and firefighting water, as well as compressed…