Az LHC-ben keringõ részecskecsomag energiája kb. 150 kg TNT-nek felel majd meg.
"The size of the LHC constitutes an exceptional engineering challenge with unique safety issues. While running, the total energy stored in the magnets is 10 GJ, and in the beam, 725 MJ. Loss of only 10−7 of the beam is sufficient to quench a superconducting magnet, while the beam dump must discharge an energy equivalent to a considerable quantity of explosives. For comparison, 725 MJ is equivalent to the detonation energy of approximately 157 kg (347 pounds) of TNT."