A bilateral agreement between the European Spallation Source and the UK is possible after Brexit, ESS director-general John Womersley has said.
An agreement between the British government and the ESS could keep the UK as a member of the facility post-Brexit, Womersley (pictured) has said. This alternative form of membership could also be applied to other countries that are not members of the European Research Area, he added.
The British government is working hard to ensure that the country can continue to participate in the ESS. The €1.8-billion (£1.5bn) neutron-based particle accelerator, which is under construction in Lund, Sweden, is one of the largest scientific labs being built at present. The ESS is expected to enable breakthroughs in research related to materials, energy, health and the environment, when it is completed in around 2025.
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