newsletter september 2021 successfully com- Strategic Plan for the pleted the delivery of upcoming years. the whole RF system for the Normal Conduc- On the latest news beyond tion section of the ESS pro- borders, we present you the ton LINAc. We also made pro- European Low-Energy Accelera- gress in many of the Target Systems under tor based Neutron facilities Association our responsibility, including the Proton Beam (ELENA). ELENA is a not-for-profit associati on Window (PBW), Proton Beam Instrumentation formed to promote cooperation between Euro- Plug, PBW Port-Block and Vessel. pean laboratories, companies and resear chers working in the field of low energy accelerator Beyond this, the FAT tests for the Drive Unit based neutron sources. were successfully conducted at AVS. Vacuum Finally,we close this issue with an article on tests for the Shaft and Connection Pipe were Ikerbasque (Basque Foundation for Science), carried out at Thuneureka as well. The Cassettes an organization promoted by the Basque (spallation material + stainless steel structure) Government to strengthen science in the have already been assembled in the Target Basque Country through talent attraction Wheel and the window welding process star- programs, which has delivered extraordinary ted at Nortemecanica. Later this year, an ESS success on its goals over the past 14 years since its Bilbao team will be carrying out the integrated creation. tests on all these components, which make up the system at the core of the ESS Machine. Ihope that we are managing to stay in touch with you in a meaningful way for you. We hope On this occasion, we wished to highlight our that you will take time to connect with us, and efforts as well to start the implementation of that we will be able to meet you again soon, in an advance management system based upon person or on a screen, if and when possible. the well-known framework from Euskalit. This goes hand in hand with the definition of our Until then I wish you all the best!!! 5