Who Uses HFIR and SNS?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) are expected to attract 1,000 to 2,000 scientists and engineers each year from universities, industries, and laboratories around the world. The diverse applications of neutron-scattering research provide opportunities for experts in practically every scientific and technical field.

Support Facilities

The SNS Central Laboratory & Office Building. This facility includes offices and laboratory space and will provide a focus for the Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences. (Click for larger view.)

The Joint Institute for Neutron Science (JINS) will be built along side the SNS. JINS will be an intellectual center and gateway for both HFIR and SNS users. The joint institute will provide housing for scientists and engineers from the international community and will be a focus for expanding neutron science research and development with participating universities and industrial collaborators.

With SNS and HFIR, the community will have access to both state-of-the-art pulsed and steady-state neutron sources. Fellowship and sabbatical programs will draw the best neutron talent from institutions all over the world to interact with the resident staff and user communities. Modern computational, communication, and networking services will encourage interactive science and video teleconferencing and provide data acquisition and analysis capabilities for resident scholars and their colleagues around the world. SNS, HFIR, and JINS will be places for neutron science to flourish and grow.