Construction Begins on Massive Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Cryostats

Installation crews from Fermilab and CERN, in collaboration with the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), have commenced construction on the massive cryostats for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). This significant undertaking, located nearly 1.5 kilometers underground in South Dakota, will house 17,000 tons of liquid argon within each of its two detector modules, maintained at approximately minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit. DUNE aims to unravel mysteries surrounding the Big Bang and the prevalence of matter in the universe, marking a major milestone for this leading-edge international particle physics experiment.