Comment Comment by fancyfredbot There's a great article on it here:https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/parking-the-lhc-pro..."Enough stored energy to melt a ton of copper""The beam dump is a solid graphite cylinder 8 meters long and under a meter in diameter. It’s wrapped in a stainless-steel case, filled with nitrogen gas, and surrounded by iron and concrete shielding." parent fancyfredbot 3 years ago
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/parking-the-lhc-pro...
"Enough stored energy to melt a ton of copper"
"The beam dump is a solid graphite cylinder 8 meters long and under a meter in diameter. It’s wrapped in a stainless-steel case, filled with nitrogen gas, and surrounded by iron and concrete shielding."