The National Spallation Neutron Source Collaboration: Towards a new pulsed neutron source in the United States

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:256105

Appleton, B R; Ball, J B; Alonso, J R ^[1]; Gough, R A ^[2]; Weng, W T ^[3]; Jason, A ^[4]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)
3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
4. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

The US Department of Energy has commissioned Oak Ridge National Laboratory to initiate the conceptual design for a next-generation pulsed spallation neutron source. Current expectation is for a construction start in FY 1998, with commencement of operations in 2004. For this project, ORNL has entered into a collaborative arrangement with LBNL, BNL, LANL (and most recently ANL). The conceptual design study is now well underway, building on the strong base of the extensive work already performed by various Laboratories, as well as input from the user community (from special BESAC subpanels). Study progress, including accelerator configuration and plans for resolution of critical issues, is reported in this paper.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 256105
• Report Number(s): CONF-960621--5; ON: DE96011942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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