BATAVIA, Ill., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A denial of more funds for Fermilab's particle accelerator known as Tevatron means the accelerator near Batavia, Ill., will close in September, officials said.
The closure of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's Tevatron, which accelerates protons so scientists can study collisions, had been expected because of the construction of the more powerful Large Hadron Collider, a 17-mile loop on the Swiss-French border, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.