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I understand, (although I now can't remember where I read this), that the MINOS/Fermilab set up may only require (relatively minor) electronics upgrade funding to retest. That would seem to be the best bet .. and only funding related.
One has to wonder whether or not, this might have been OPERA's motives for making this announcement in the way they have, as it demonstrates the need for at least two facilities, world-wide, in order to verify typical ground-breaking discoveries. If someone doesn't make a second facility available elsewhere, then there's always going to be some doubt about results unique to a given lab. And, they've just about shut Fermilab down .. I'm not sure what it is they've got it funded for at the moment. (This is understandable, mind you, given that the LHC is up & running & healthy).
I wonder how this will be handled in the case of 'ground-breaking' LHC findings (if any are forthcoming) ?
Cheers
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