Feasibility Study for Developing the Boulby Underground Laboratory into a Facility for Future Major International Projects

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We propose a feasibility study into the use of the Boulby Underground Laboratory as a host facility for future major international rare event search experiments in an ultra-low background environment. The outcome will be a report detailing typical experimental requirements and expectations for the construction and operation of a host facility, informed by a conceptual design level engineering study. Use cases from the fields of direct dark matter searches, and neutrinoless double-beta decay, will form the first input. There will be consultation with the wider community on possible candidate experiments. The study will include a recommendation on future development steps for Boulby to evolve as an international facility together with the associated estimated costs involved.