I believe these folks saw $300MM as a modest and cost effective ask given what t...

roywiggins · 2024-04-26T23:16:25

They want to build an even bigger one, apparently the ice is more clear than expected so they think they can get away with wider spacing:

https://icecube.wisc.edu/science/beyond/

> IceCube-Gen2, a ten-cubic-kilometer detector

> The incredible clarity of the Antarctic glacier, revealed by the construction and operation of IceCube, will allow the spacing between light sensors to exceed 250 meters, instead of the current 125 meters in IceCube. The deployment of sensors on strings with larger spacings will enable the IceCube-Gen2 instrumented volume to rapidly grow at modest costs.

dredmorbius · 2024-04-27T12:02:49

And nuclear weapons detection, whether testing or military use.

<https://www.wired.com/story/neutrino-detectors-could-be-used...>