Siting the Superconducting Super Collider (1988) / Chapter Skim
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, which allows rapid advance rates by either method. The remainder of the tunnel would pass through a mixture of fanglomerate, granitic rocks, and interbedded volcanic and sedimentary rocks; here, too, tunneling is easily accomplished.
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Otherwise, no serious deleterious regional conditions were noted by the committee. According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Maricopa site would be slightly higher than the mean costs for all proposed sites, although the difference from the mean is smaller than the likely accuracy of the estimates themselves.
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According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Colorado site would be slightly less than the mean costs for all proposed sites, although the difference from the mean is smaller than the likely accuracy of the estimates themselves.
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There is extensive tunneling experience in the area, and the rock can easily be excavated by machine with excellent advance rates and minimal required support. The experimental halls would be mined excavations with minimal roof supports of rock bolts and reinforced shotcrete.
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According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Illinois site would be slightly higher than the mean costs for all proposed sites; if credit is allowed for the use of components of the existing Tevatron, however, the site becomes one of the less costly.* MICHIGAN/STOCKBRIDGE The Stockbridge site is located in a relatively flat, predominantly rural farming and recreational area in the south central portion of Michigan, approximately 35 miles from Ann Arbor and equidistant from East Lansing.
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According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Stockbridge site would be very close to the average for all proposed sites. NEW YORK/ROCHESTER New York proposes a site for the SSC in a moderately hilly location between the cities of Rochester and Syracuse on the shore of Lake Ontario in the central portion of the state.
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According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Rochester site would be slightly lower than the mean costs for all proposed sites, although the difference from the mean is smaller than the likely accuracy of the estimates themselves. The Rochester site was one of those about which committee members and staff received a large number of letters and supplementary materials from residents of the area.
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Site weaknesses include a major shear zone, localized areas of potential instabilities, and probable modest water inflow in some areas. The North Carolina site is generally quite strong in local attributes that would attract and support the scientific and technical staff of the SSC.
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Comparative drawbacks include the tunnel depth and karst solution features in the upper 200 feet, which would require groundwater control during shaft construction. The site is near the requisite regional resources, as is reflected in recent decisions by General Motors and Nissan Motor Company to locate new plants in the area.
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Regional conditions at the site appear quite good, with only a few possible vibration sources requiring some attention. According to the life cycle cost estimates provided by DOE, construction and operating costs for a super collider located at the Dallas-Fort Worth site would be slightly less than the mean costs for
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Other proposed sites, including some with quite favorable geological characteristics, were less successful in meeting the regional resources criteria than were those included on the best qualified list. Several lacked existing communities near the site; others were not particularly accessible because of their distance from a major, well-serviced airport.
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The list, then, is the outcome of committee judgment about which sites most effectively demonstrated in their proposals that they met or could meet the set of criteria established by DOE at the start of the site selection process.
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