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

2. European XFEL in a nutshell
Research facility of superlatives: Generation of ultrashort X-ray flashes— 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

3. The European XFEL.

5. 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’