FRIB Addition 20: Chip Testing Facility

Exterior construction area with a cherry picker, building materials and brick and steel beams

Overview of scope:

The project includes a building addition of approximately 5,500 sq. ft. on the west end of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, tripling the current capacity of the facility by providing two additional user vaults for the K500 Chip Testing Facility.

Phase

  • Construction

Budget

  • $17 million

Schedule

  • June 2025: Underground utilities have been completed and the contractor is installing foundations
  • Substantial completion expected November 2025

Capital Project Number

  • CP24011

June 2025

large open interior area with latticed rebar ready for a concrete pour

Exterior construction area with a cherry picker, building materials and brick and steel beams

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