1. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 1 Reminder of goals Reminder of goals Mid-term report Mid-term report Low background techniques for deep underground sciences (LBT-DUSL)

2. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 2 Management structure Coordinators: Julio Morales/José M. Carmona (LSC) Deputy coordinator:Nicola Ferrari (LNGS) WP 1 (Background measurements in the deep underground sites): Coordinator:Nicola Ferrari (LNGS) Deputy coordinators:Marisa Sarsa/Gloria Luzón (LSC) WP 2 (Background simulations): Coordinators:Gloria Luzón/Susana Cebrián (LSC) Deputy coordinator:Vitaly Kudriavtsev (IUS) WP 3 (Low background facilities): Coordinator:Matthias Laubenstein (LNGS) Deputy coordinator:Jean Louis Reyss (LSM) WP4 (Radiopurity of the materials): Coordinator:Pia Loaiza (LSM) Deputy coordinator:Lino Miramonti (LNGS)

3. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 3 First JRA1 General Meeting Held on September 10, in Edinburgh Main conclusions: Set-up of Working Groups Set-up of Working Groups Coordinators of each WP will collect information from every laboratory about Coordinators of each WP will collect information from every laboratory about Plans of measurements (WP1) Simulation activities of each group (WP2) Status of low background facilities (WP3) Publications containing contamination data of materials (WP4) This information will be used to ellaborate the Mid-term report This information will be used to ellaborate the Mid-term report Information will be updated at Information will be updated at http//www.unizar.es/ilias (WP1, WP2, WP3) and http://www-lsm.in2p3.fr/ilias/ilias.html (WP4)

4. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 4 Mid-term report Already sent (see http://www.unizar.es/ilias ) http://www.unizar.es/ilias What we have learned: Not all contributions arrived in due time Not all contributions arrived in due time Not all labs sent their economical information Not all labs sent their economical information We received information: We received information: sometimes from the lab about its activities on each WP sometimes from the coordinator of a WP about activities related to the WP in all labs We know this is a lot of boring BUT

5. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 5 First-year report Deadline will be defined at the EB next Friday (~ February) (~ February) We will need: Information well in time of the labs about economical issues Information well in time of the labs about economical issues Partial reports from coordinators of each WP Partial reports from coordinators of each WP They will have to collect the informations from the different groups/labs!!

6. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 6 WP1 activities (Background measurements in the deep underground sites) Tasks for 1st semester Collecting existing data Collecting existing data Planning new measurements Planning new measurements Gamma-ray: set-up instrumentation (start) Gamma-ray: set-up instrumentation (start) Neutrons: set-up instrumentation (start) Neutrons: set-up instrumentation (start) Tasks for 2nd semester Gamma-ray: set-up instrumentation (cont.) Gamma-ray: set-up instrumentation (cont.) Neutrons: set-up instrumentation (cont.) Neutrons: set-up instrumentation (cont.) Set-up of upgraded Radon monitoring systems (start) Set-up of upgraded Radon monitoring systems (start) Full survey of background components (start) Full survey of background components (start) Data analysis and interpretation (start) Data analysis and interpretation (start) Implementation of results in database (start) Implementation of results in database (start)

7. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 7 WP2 activities (Background simulations) Tasks for 1st semester Existing codes compared and discussed Existing codes compared and discussed Tasks for 2nd semester Platform, language and structure of the library fixed Platform, language and structure of the library fixed First ‘test’ version of Monte-Carlo libraries First ‘test’ version of Monte-Carlo libraries

8. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 8 WP3 activities (Low background facilities) Tasks for 1st semester Preparation of areas hosting new ULB facilities Preparation of areas hosting new ULB facilities Tasks for 2nd semester Implementation of different facilities at each underground lab (start) Implementation of different facilities at each underground lab (start)

9. JRA1 secod meeting. Modane, January 2005 JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/ilias 9 WP4 activities (Radiopurity of the materials) Tasks for 1st semester Collecting existing data into de database (start) Collecting existing data into de database (start) Defining new measurements (start) Defining new measurements (start) Tasks for 2nd semester Collecting existing data into de database (cont.) Collecting existing data into de database (cont.) Defining new measurements (cont.) Defining new measurements (cont.) Measurements of radiopurity of new materials (start) Measurements of radiopurity of new materials (start) R&D on purification techniques (start) R&D on purification techniques (start)