[hardtke]

This will be hosted at either Brookhaven National Lab (NY) or Jefferson Lab (Virginia). Unfortunately, National Labs need to find new large construction projects to justify their continued existence, and there aren't enough big science projects to go around. The European model of sharing a single facility (CERN) is much more sensible in that it decouples scientific prioritization and the issue of local jobs.

[coward83847]

It's worth mentioning that the national labs are also considered a wartime resource. Having geographic separation is an asset in that sense.