News and Highlights from the Project

 “BRIEF: U.S. to Expand Neutron Science Facility”  Oak Ridge National Laboratory has released reports on plans to expand a major scientific research facility -- the Spallation Neutron Source."Director gives ‘state of lab’ talk on ORNL’s 75th anniversary"

In celebrating its 75th anniversary, Oak Ridge National Laboratory aspires to be the best research institution in the world while continuing to boost the economy of the city of Oak Ridge and surrounding counties.

 

ORNL pursuing two major upgrades at SNS"ORNL pursuing two major upgrades at SNS"

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is pursuing two major upgrades to its Spallation Neutron Source that would allow new scientific research and could cost more than $1 billion.

 

 

Spallation Neutron Source expansion timeline picking up"Spallation Neutron Source expansion timeline picking up"

A DOE team has reviewed ORNL's cost analysis for the first step in creating a new target station. If a second review in May goes well, planning for its construction can begin.

 

 

“BRIEF: U.S. to Expand Neutron Science Facility”

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has released reports on plans to expand a major scientific research facility -- the Spallation Neutron Source.

 

 

“Looking ahead: SNS users visit to discuss next-generation target station at ORNL”

More than 200 scientists from around the world met from October 27 to 29 at the U.S.

 

 

“ORNL seeks to add second target at Spallation Neutron Source“

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory hopes to add a second target station at its Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) in the next 10 years in order to enhance capabilities of in-depth studies of the molecular structure of materials.

 

 

     

"Spallation Neutron Source gets initial go-ahead on second target"

The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful pulsed neutron scattering facility located at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.