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Design Study for a Large Scale Underground Research Facility on Safety and Security

Objective

Research on safety and security in enclosed underground spaces is of outstanding importance as current incidents (tunnel fires, terror attacks in metros etc) have shown. However currently the EU competence related to safety and security is largely unstru ctured, fragmented and mostly national oriented. Especially missing is a large scale research facility. The necessity for a European wide initiative in these respects also was identified and clearly expressed during the 1. International Symposium on safe and reliable tunnels, held in Prague in February 2004. Within the Design Study for L-SURF all relevant aspects for such a facility will be elaborated to a level that the facility could be established at least as a legal entity with the necessary struct ures and activities and that preliminary concepts and plans for the physical construction are laid out. The Study: describes the constructional lay-out of the facility, based - if applicable - on an entirely new concept for easily creating any contours , shapes and sizes of enclosed spaces needed, but also all other aspects like installations, environmental impacts etc. The concept will allow novel approaches to R&D work describes innovative measuring sensors, based on the latest technologies (e.g . nanotechnology) available evaluates the research needs and outlines the R&D - activities develops an integration process for the existing and projected national facilities with their competences and researchers, thus restructuring and improving the relevant EU competence while simultaneously showing ways for using R&D funds more economically shows ways and means to raise the necessary funds for the different stages in the setting up of the facility includes a business plan for a new legal entity dedicated to the establishing of L-SURF

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FP6-2003-INFRASTRUCTURES-4
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