[FairOpinion]

The new facility will be larger than Japan's Super-Kamiokande detector

Scientists will look for flashes in the tank

[FairOpinion]

For your science ping list.

[martin_fierro]

It almost sounds like a suitable lair for Dr. Evil.

[snowman1]

It's strange, Penn State has had a neutrino facility located in the now closed Homestake Gold Mine in Lead(leed)
South Dakota. It was located 4800 feet staight down in back of the Yates shaft. I have seen it many times.

[Physicist]

The other aim of the new lab would be to observe the decay of particles called protons.

I consider this the more important goal, at this point. Existing neutrino detectors can do a good job of exploring the neutrino mixing sector, particularly when used in conjunction with distant accelerators (e.g., NUMI/MINOS or K2K). The giant detector approach is the only path to proton decay, however.

[Glenn]

Hasn't this been done to death? Exactly what new information will this capture?