1. 1 Costs to Completion Common funds &Running Costs Support for Running OPERA Funding Issues L. Votano Resource Coordinator OPERA Funding Agencies meeting Rome, Presidenza INFN, March 23rd 2007

2. 2 CONSTRUCTION COSTS SUMMARY INFN has also provided in LNGS the general infrastructures of the detector and the new OPERA building LAB1 LNGS INFRASTRUCTURES = 1921 K€ LAB1 = 1891 K€ OPERA COST OF CONSTRUCTION (ME) FUNDING AGENCIESMOU COMMITTED UP TO 2006 Granted in 2007 Total up to 2007 BALANCE Belgium0,680,63 -0,05 France3,003,640,113,750,75 Germany3,002,750,2122,96-0,04 Italy20,4225,080,46925,555,13 Japan31,2617,00 -14,26 Switzerland1,021,160,061,220,20 Others0,11 Total59,4950,250,85151,11

3. 3 Detector Completion Target Mass Completion:  Production of the ~ 30% missing emulsion films  Cost ~5 M€  Technical feasibility not clear Pending Costs for Lead & BAM

4. 4 JAPAN SITUATION BILL FROM FUJI FOR 78% EMULSIONS 18.3 OKU-YEN 11.6 M€ FIRST FUNDS PLAN (2000-2005) 9.6 OKU-YEN 6.1 M€ MOMBUSHO EXTRA FUND 2006- 2008 2.5 OKU-YEN 1.6 M€ MISSING MONEY FOR ALREADY PRODUCED 6.2 OKU-YEN 3.94 M€ ESTIMATED COST FOR MISSING EMULSIONS 5.05 M€

5. 5 Common Funds &Running Costs  List of items  Costs  Sharing In 2005 approval by the Collaboration Board Nov. 2005 Presentation at the Funding Agencies Meeting CF&RC Account in LNGS since November 2006  Final balance year 2006  2007 provisional budget  2008 provisional budget

6. 6 Running Costs Summary OPERA RUNNING COSTS &COMMON FUNDS k€ FUNDING AGENCIES Member s SHARING % YEAR 2006 DUTY (FINAL BALANCE SPENT=595,5) YEAR 2006 GRANTEDBALANCE YEAR 2007 DUTY YEAR 2007 GRANT NO JAPAN CONTRI BUTION Belgium2,01,579,419,510,112,1 14,9 France14,011,0265,670,04,484,6125,0 104,3 Germany11,08,6651,620,0-31,666,410,0 81,9 Italy59,046,46276,6448,5171,9356,3319,0 439,3 Japan24,018,90112,5 -112,5144,9 Switzerland17,013,3979,750,0-29,7102,7 126,6 Total127,0 595,5608,012,5767,0568,7767,0 Others52,0

7. 7 Support for Running in LNGS Opera Collaboration is grateful to LNGS services for the continuous support In the past we asked for setting up a site management structure composed of people dedicated full time to OPERA Mechanical Engineer: Site manager, GLIMOS for the underground activities of installation, commissioning and running Chemical Engineer: Emulsion handling and development. Computing support: System manager, Oracle database. Physicist or Engineer: Fellowship for the commissioning of the electronics Secretary: administrative support to the site team and to the collaboration, web site administration

8. 8 Support for Running in LNGS Opera Collaboration is grateful to INFN for the continuous support provided through FAI Funds: 2004 45 K€ 2005 65 K€ 2006 70 K€  We need temporary contracts or financial support for foreign visiting scientist for long stays at LNGS.

9. 9 CONCLUSIONS Detector completion: Main problem missing emulsions Common Funds & Running Costs: Approval of the 2007 budget and funds availability Continuous support for running from LNGS & INFN