ELI begins construction - the next phase of implementation Vlastimil Růžička, ELI Beamlines Managing Director Prague, May 24, 2013

 Establishment of ELI-DC (April 2013)  Contract for building general contractor signed (May 2013)  Contract for delivery of PW class laser close to being concluded (probably June 2013) Recent progress in ELI Beamlines

Establishment of ELI-DC Signature of notarial deed, Brussels, April 11, 2013 Fourth from the left: Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General of DG Research and Innovation Institute of Physics joins the Association after it being established legally by royal decree (expected May/June 2013)

Construction pit May-17, 2013 (phase 1, site preparation, contractor: Strabag) Size: 120 x 60 m Depth: 9 m General contract signed General contractor: consortium Metrostav, OHL ŽS, VCES Laser hall (3 stories bldg., 1 underground), admin.bldg., multifunctional bldg. To be finished May 2015, total cost 1,4 bil. CZK (VAT excl.)

 Cutting edge 2-PW class 10 Hz repetition rate laser  Based on DPSSL technology  World leading parameters in output power and repetition rate  „Workhorse“ of the ELI Beamlines facility  Supplier: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA  Participation of Czech scientists in the development team  Contract to be signed June 2013 Procurement of PW class laser

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