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face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="+1">The US Department
of Energy has now formally granted CD4B approval to Jefferson
Lab. This completes the 12 GeV upgrade construction project,
with CLAS12 as an essential part. </font></p>
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face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="+1">CLAS
collaboration and Jefferson Lab staff worked as a team from
defining scope of the science program, developing the magnet and
detector concepts, the designs, and the final construction. As
physicists, engineers, designers, and technicians, we all can
take pride in this fantastic success. </font></p>
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us to exploit the capabilities of CLAS12 to the fullest and
deliver great science. <br>
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face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="+1">Volker Burkert</font></p>
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