Recent articles in Physics Today, Physics Today 0031-9228 57 2 2004 32 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1688063 (February 2004, page 32 ; Physics Today 0031-9228 56 8 2003 24 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1611345 August 2003, page 24 ) describe the continuing efforts of neutrino physicists to gain access to the Homestake property in South Dakota. The article reflects the myopic vision of the physics community, still standing in line for federal and state handouts. Politics aside, there are alternative approaches to accessing the mine. If the facility has a real (underline the word “real”) scientific value, a senior-level advisory panel could pursue private, corporate, or philanthropic monies to purchase the mine from Barrick Corp, arrange an indemnification bond (probably with state monies), and get the laboratory operational. There would be no need for a lengthy NSF facilities evaluation or for congressional intervention to bypass peer review. And with a little imagination, the new owner might even lease out some of the voluminous excess space for records storage or military studies.
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April 01 2004
Private Funding Could Cut Red Tape for Homestake
Martin J. Cooper
Martin J. Cooper
(mailto:[email protected]) Irvine, California,
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Martin J. Cooper; Private Funding Could Cut Red Tape for Homestake. Physics Today 1 April 2004; 57 (4): 16–17. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1752407
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