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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Moller <moller-bounces@jlab.org> on behalf of Hugh Montgomery via Moller <moller@jlab.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2024 12:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pitt, Mark <pitt@vt.edu>; moller@jlab.org <moller@jlab.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Moller] MOLLER CD-2/3 ESAAB Approval</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Congratulations. Of course, from here on in, you will see in the mirror every morning who needs to put their shoulder to the wheel.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Moller <moller-bounces@jlab.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Pitt, Mark via Moller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> moller@jlab.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Moller] [EXTERNAL] MOLLER CD-2/3 ESAAB Approval</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Dear MOLLER collaborators,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">We are writing to share with you the good news we received yesterday from our DOE Federal Project Director Bryan Foley. He presented to the Office of Science ESAAB (Energy Systems Acquisition
Advisory Board) yesterday morning. The ESAAB unanimously recommended approval of CD-2/3 (Approve Performance Baseline and Start of Construction) for the MOLLER Project! </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Thanks to all who contributed to this milestone. With this achieved, we look forward to working with everybody for a safe and successful construction phase.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Regards,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">KK, Ruben, and Mark</span></p>
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