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Discarded Concrete

Concrete and metal outside the klystron gallery at SLAC.
Concrete and metal outside the klystron gallery at SLAC. Photo: Isaac Schultz

Inside for so long, it’s easy to forget you’re in sunny California. These slabs are old pieces of accelerator infrastructure, which at different points were discarded for new concrete. The slabs often have dates on them and the word “OK,” indicating that the concrete is not radioactive (a real risk in these parts).