2024-12-21T20:21:47-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150434546/china-is-planning-the-world-s-largest-particle-collider-to-rival-cern Josh Niland 2024-06-26T17:18:00-04:00 >2024-07-09T19:11:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/70/70548c7b5d9962056e3224a46ef03b70.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>China&rsquo;s plan to construct what would be the world&rsquo;s new largest particle collider, pending major funding hurdles, is becoming more clear after a <a href="https://cerncourier.com/a/chinas-designs-for-a-future-circular-collider/" target="_blank">technical design report</a> was submitted for the estimated $5.2 billion project. The 100-kilometer Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC) is meant to rival <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/556072/cern" target="_blank">CERN</a>&rsquo;s plans for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) in Europe and would require only three years to complete following its potential commencement in 2027.</p> <p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-has-plans-for-the-worlds-largest-particle-collider/" target="_blank"><em>Scientific American</em></a> informs us: &ldquo;Many of the components that are planned for China&rsquo;s mega machine are already being tested at other facilities in the country [...] Given that China is already home to a collider that is similar to the CEPC &mdash; the Beijing Electron Positron Collider &mdash; [and] IHEP might now have more expertise in this area than does CERN.&rdquo;</p>