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SURF outlines DOE cooperative‑agreement budget and DUNE construction timeline; emphasizes K‑12 outreach and economic impact
Summary
Mike Headley, executive director of the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority, told the Joint Committee on Appropriations that SURF operates under a DOE cooperative agreement renewed last September and outlined progress on the Long‑Baseline Neutrino Facility (DUNE), budget lines and education outreach.
Mike Headley, executive director of the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (the Sanford Underground Research Facility, SURF), and Tim Engle, the authority's general counsel, briefed the Joint Committee on Appropriations about SURF's mission, DOE cooperative‑agreement funding, and progress on the Long‑Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF)/DUNE project.
Headley said SURF operates former Homestake Mine facilities that now host international particle physics experiments, K‑12 STEM outreach and research partnerships. He described a five‑year cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy that supports site operations and noted that the CA was renewed last September. "We have an operations contract through September of 2029 at this point," Headley said.
Why it matters: SURF is hosting the DUNE experiment — a long‑baseline neutrino facility described by presenters as a multibillion‑dollar international construction and research project — and the lab's operations and construction…
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