Talk:Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Hi,

I would like to know what is the color of RAL9016 & RAL7016.

thanks ram

[edit] Projects

I started to add some of the projects which RAL has things to do with, starting with the one I have connections with. Once there are a few more then they can be organised. SteveTraylen 21:20, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I would dispute the fact that RAL was "controversially" chosen as a site for Diamond, i believe the superior road ,air, rail and sea connections were one thing that helped make it the best choice as well as the proximity to Harwell laboratory, Rutherford laboratory and companies such as Oxford instruments etc etc.

I agree, "controversially" implies that it the decision was some how unfair or biased. SteveTraylen 18:32, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where are the runways?

The article states the lab was built on a former airbase, but looking at the photo (which is excellent, BTW), I can't see any trace of them. Are they "behind" the camera? Also, does anyone know what the large berm in the lower right is for? Is the large donut at the top the Light Source? And is the linear area beside the road on the left ("below" the donut) some sort of linac? Maury 18:00, 14 September 2006 (UTC).

The road to the left of the Diamond Light Source (the large doughnut) is always refered to as the runway by people who work on site so I assume that is where it was but I don't know for sure. The large berm is known as the mound and is man made and is the sheilding above the target station for ISIS. I'm not quite sure which linear feature you are talking about but there is no visable linac at RAL that I am aware of. There did used be a linac at RAL but it was close in the 1970s I think and was underground. Long before my time.SteveTraylen 18:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! The linear feature is admitedly difficult to see. It appears to run along "the runway" on it's right hand side (as seen from the camera). One end is just to the left and down from the Diamond, starting in a single-story white building. The other end is about where the four roads meet in a larger green building. Admittedly it could just be a big parking lot. Maury 22:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

The linear feature you describe is just a car park I'm afraid. I park my car there every day, or rather I did until I left RAL last week to go and work at CERN. SteveTraylen 22:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)