Esplanade des Particules de nuit
QUelques photos de l'Esplanade des particules de nuit. (Image: CERN)

SPS Section

The SPS section is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the compressed air production and distribution, two cooling towers, different cooling stations, distribution circuits, various air conditioning plants (tunnels and surface buildings), sump pumps systems, and firefighting water supplies (hydrants, sprinklers, hose reels, dry risers) for the SPS accelerator complex, its experimental areas (North Area, Awake and HiRadMat) as well as for strategic technical installations such as the Computer Centre and AMS. 

Also, the section is responsible for backup cooling water for the LHC Point 1 (ATLAS) and LHC Point 1.8 (Cryo) from the SPS Primary water loop (Boucle SPS).