3 ms·

Because they completed the initial design in 2001, and broke ground in 2007. The superconductors became available in the early 2010s.

• UltraSane 2y ago
  They should have redesigned it. Spending so much money on a fundamentally inferior design is pretty stupid.
  • rcxdude 2y ago
    That's a good way to never actually complete a big project.
    • UltraSane 2y ago
      It is already incredibly far behind schedule.
      • rcxdude 2y ago
        And your suggestion would put it even further behind.