At least that's what being reported here as a possibility (i.e. this is still a rumor and should not be blown out of proportion for what it is).
"During the month of August the first beam will be injected into the LHC," Evans said confidently, and later added that it will probably mid August.
Meanwhile, one CERN official quietly suggested a different window: the last week of August or the first of September. The reason for this discrepancy? In mid August CERN will not be able to get hold of a satellite uplink to televise the switch-on because of the Olympics, which is hording them all. So CERN's media office is pushing for a slight delay so the world can better see LHC's successful start....
Ah, the joy of doing science....
Zz.
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