{"id":195377,"date":"2024-04-10T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=195377"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:50:32","slug":"final-phase-caltech-telescope-decommissioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/10\/final-phase-caltech-telescope-decommissioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Final phase of Caltech telescope decommissioning to restart on Maunakea"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_195380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195380\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-deconstruction.jpg\" alt=\"Caltech Submillimeter Observatory\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-deconstruction.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-deconstruction-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-deconstruction-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>CSO<\/abbr> buildings await demolition after removal of telescope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The removal of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cso.caltech.edu\/cso.html\">Caltech Submillimeter Observatory<\/a> (<abbr>CSO<\/abbr>) will resume in mid-April after work paused for winter weather on Maunakea. The entire decommissioning process is expected to be completed by 2024 and will cost <abbr>CSO<\/abbr> more than $4 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final decommissioning phase<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete interior deconstruction and removal of the observatory dome<\/li>\n<li>Remove foundation and the cesspool, its remaining solid contents, and all underground utilities<\/li>\n<li>Sample ground underneath the foundation and cesspool for chemicals of potential concern<\/li>\n<li>Monitor site for the appearance of invasive species<\/li>\n<li>Restore land to the fullest extent consistent with the permits guiding the decommissioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-demo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Parts of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory being removed.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-demo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-demo-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uh-hilo-cso-demo.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews remove parts of the CSO telescope in September 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><abbr>CSO<\/abbr> said that there are monitors for all phases of the project, including decommissioning, cultural, construction and archeological monitors, in accordance with the permits guiding the telescope\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once the decommissioning is complete, the site will be monitored for three years, primarily to document repopulation by flora and fauna,&rdquo; said Caltech physics professor and <abbr>CSO<\/abbr> Director Sunil Golwala.<\/p>\n<p>The decommissioning is expected to be completed this year. Deconstruction and site restoration costs are being funded primarily by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The <abbr>CSO<\/abbr> telescope removal is made possible by the Heising-Simons Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Regular updates will be provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cso.caltech.edu\/wiki\/cso\/outreach\/outreach\">CSO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>H&#333;k&#363; <span aria-label=\"Kea\">Ke&#699;a<\/span<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The removal of the H&#333;k&#363; <span aria-label=\"Kea\">Ke&#699;a<\/span> Observatory on the summit of Maunakea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/08\/removal-of-maunakea-observatory-to-begin\/\">will begin the week of April 15<\/a>. The decommissioning process that includes the restoration of the site is expected to be completed by August.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second telescope on Maunakea that is in the final phase of decommissioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire decommissioning process for Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is expected to be completed by 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[659,1421,1164],"class_list":["post-195377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-maunakea","tag-maunakea-observatories","tag-telescope","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195377"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195386,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195377\/revisions\/195386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}