Preparatory Phase

In March 2008 the Preparatory Phase of KM3NeT infrastructure started, funded by the EU FP7 framework. The primary objective of the KM3NeT Preparatory Phase is to pave the path to political and scientific convergence on the legal, governance, financial engineering and siting aspects of the infrastructure and to prepare rapid and efficient construction once approved. As has become apparent in the ongoing KM3NeT Design Study, reconciliation of national and regional political and financial priorities with scientific and technological considerations will be a major issue.

Construction of the KM3NeT infrastructure is foreseen to start after the three year preparatory phase.