The
European
Spallation
Source
European Spallation Source (ESS)
ESS is a neutron spallation source made possible by a collaboration of European countries
ESS is located in southern Sweden adjacent to MAX‐IV (A 4th generation light source)
17 nations committed to build ESS
Cash contributions
Cash and In-kind contributions
from Sweden, Denmark
from the other
and Norway
14 nations
50% of construction and
15-20% of operations
costs
Construction cost: 1843 M€
Operation cost: 140 M€
Decommissioning cost: 177 M€
ESS AB 2014, ca 250 staff, 32
nationalities
Road to realizing the world’s leading facility for research
using neutrons
2025
ESS construction complete
2014
Construction work starts on the site
2023
ESS starts
user program
2009
Decision: ESS will be built in Lund
2019
2012
ESS Design Update phase complete
2003
First European design effort of ESS completed
First neutrons on instruments
Top‐Level ESS Project Schedule
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
End Of Construction
Start Of Construction
Construction
Design
Ground Break
Building
First installations (of Machine Systems)
ESS Program
Installing
First Neutrons
1st Call for User Proposals
Commissioning
Machine 2.0 GeV
Concluding
Initial Operation
Design
Conventional
Facilities
Licensing
Preliminary Design Acccelerator Bldngs
Detailed Design Accelerator Bldngs
Construction
Earth Works
G01 Linac Tunnel
G02 Klystron Bldng
Cryo Kompressor Bldng
Commissioning
Design &
Prototyping
Procurement
Accelerator
Accelerator, Target, Aux, Office, Lab & Instr Bldngs*
Medium Beta Fabrication
Spoke Series Procurement
High Beta Fabrication
Installation
Installed for 2.0 GeV
570 MeV
Installation Phase 1
Installation Phase 2
Commissioning
Design
Procurement
Target
Installation
Commissioning
Concept
Devlopment
Neutron
Scattering
Systems
Instrument Selection - Decision
Design
Construction
3 Instruments ready for Comm.
16 Instr
Innstr 16 – Constr & Inst.
Innstr 16 – Cold Comm.
Commissioning
Integrated
Control Systems
Design
Development
Commissioning
CS Network Operational
Construction begins!
Construction Ready
• Construction cost 1843 M€ (2013 pricing)
• 17 member countries, providing both cash and in‐
kind deliverables
• Environmental & Regulatory approvals
• Regular project reviews
Current Emphasis
2 Sep 2014
•
Engaging partners in all areas
•
Defining a balanced suite of instruments to enable future science program
•
Meeting schedule objectives with 5MW (capability) facility complete by 2022
•
Transitioning into a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)
ESS construction funding status
Preparing the project
• Deliver on the Technical Design Report performance and Steering Committee commitments
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5 MW accelerator capability
Construction cost of 1,843 B€2013
Operations cost target of 140 M€/year
22 “public” instruments (16 within construction cost)
• Start w/ unconstrained resources (technically limited schedule) and develop credible project execution plans
• Comprehensive review of project baseline and execution plans
• Secure funding and resources and align schedules with the available resources
ESS Schedule Baseline
ESS Cost Baseline
ESS In‐kind Goals
Construction cost: € 1,84 Billion
In‐kind:
€ 750 Million
€ 509 M
€ 350 M
75%
€ 155 M
€ 71 M
65%
65%
59%
Controls
Target
Instruments
Accelerator
Helicopter view of ESS
Proton Accelerator
Energy: 2 GeV
Frequency: 14 Hz
Current: 62.5 mA
Target Station
Solid Rotating W
He or Water Cooled
5MW average power
>22 beam ports
Instruments
22 Instruments in
construction
budget
5 times more powerful than SNS
30 times brighter than ILL
Total Cost of Project
1843 (2013) Mil €
13
ESS project
Governance
Transition to an ERIC mid-2015?
ESS project
• Steering committee: Andrew Taylor, Neil Pratt
• Admin and Finance Committee: Neil Pratt
• In-kind review committee: Uschi Steigenberger
• Technical Advisory Committee: Tim Broome
• Science Advisory Committee: Sylvia McLain, Toby Perring
• Various reviews: Robert McGreevy
• STAPs: various UK members
ESS project
• ESS in-kind model – partners (institutions) accept work
packages with a ‘value’ as defined in the cost book
http://europeanspallationsource.se/sites/default/files/ess_cost_book_2014_2_blank.pdf
• Partners accept full liability for cost over-runs, schedule
delays etc
• Total ‘value’ (not total cost) is credited as the country’s
in-kind contribution
• ESS holds limited contingency (use not clear)
• Currently there is no defined relationship between the
accredited value and anything else, e.g. operations
• Competition between partners for some work packages but
no interest for others
UK-ESS project
UK-ESS project
11th March 2014 David Willetts announcement
“£165 million for the European Spallation Source (ESS), one of
the largest science and technology infrastructure projects of our
time. The creation of this giant powerful neutron microscope
will be able to better observe the world and the universe. This
brings with it the potential to discover materials for faster
planes, new and better computer chips, new drugs, super longlife batteries and feather-lightweight kit for our military. 30
times more powerful than microscopes we use today and the
size of 140 football pitches, this technology will create and
secure thousands of jobs.”
UK-ESS project
UK-ESS project
• Business case under development (to release money from
Treasury)
• UK Gateway review held (Nov 17-19)
• No funding before FY16/17
UK-ESS project
• Funding will flow through STFC
• £165M – cash cap
• Maximum 70% in-kind
• Will (in general) apply 20% contingency (higher for e.g.
critical materials costs), managed across the project
• Total value accredited is political, not financial
• There is a difference between value, budget and cost
• Expect that 80% of the 70% will end up in
procurements through industry, preferably UK industry
UK-ESS project
UK-ESS project
Normal STFC Large Project structure
SRO – John Womersley
Project Sponsor – Andrew Taylor
Project Manager - TBA
Project Office
(Project Assistant,
Procurement, Admin)
Sub-project (WP) 1
Sub-project manager
Sub-project (WP) 2
Sub-project manager
UK-ESS project
• Funding flows through STFC
• £165M – cash cap
• Maximum 70% in-kind
• Will (in general) apply 20% contingency (higher for e.g.
critical materials costs), managed across the project
• Total value accredited is political, not financial
• There is a difference between value, budget and cost
UK-ESS project
• Work packages EoI accepted on an ongoing basis
(pro-formas available)
• Assessed for risk (financial, delivery) and benefit to the
UK
• Process probably ongoing for several years
• Iterative discussion between proposers, project board,
ESS
UK-ESS project
Issues
• VAT
• Cashflow (no funding until 2016?)
• In-kind agreement contracts
• Communication
• UK user community engagement
• External contract mechanisms (grants, procurement)
UK-ESS project
Risks
• ESS project construction costs and schedule
• UK-ESS project funding profile
• Skills