DESY / XFEL – Tunnel layout, transport and handling solutions I. Ruehl / EN-HE

European XFEL in a nutshell Research facility of superlatives: Generation of ultrashort X-ray flashes—27 000 times per second and with a brilliance that is a billion times higher than that of the best conventional X-ray radiation sources. 3,4 km-long facility from Hamburg to Schleswig-Holstein Construction costs, including commissioning, amount to 1.22 Billion EUR (price levels of 2005), Germany covers 58%, Russia (27%), others between 1-3% At present 11 countries participating

The European XFEL.

Asset Management. Examples: Superconducting accelerator modules for the European XFEL: 100 modules build over two years Components from different vendors Assembly in different countries Different CAD systems involved Safety documents required … Documentation: Electronic Data Management System EDMS ‘If you want to hide a document, put it in the EDMS’