Planning for nuclear facility continues at Michigan State University

FromThe Detroit Free Press: One year after Michigan State University in East Lansing won the contest to host a $550-million nuclear research facility, school officials say hiring and planning are well under way. Construction of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams starts in late 2013, with its opening planned for 2017. DECEMBER 2008...from The Detroit Free Press: The U.S. Department of Energy says Michigan State University in East Lansing has won the competition to be home to a $550 million nuclear physics research facility, creating more than 5,700 construction and 300 permanent jobs. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, would be at least 1,000 times more powerful than the machines now running at MSU's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. Construction is set to begin in 2013 and end in 2017.