Spallation Neutron Source achieves another major milestone
November 07, 2024
November 07, 2024
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
The Proton Power Upgrade, or PPU, project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source, or SNS, has achieved its final key performance parameter of 1,250 hours of neutron production at 1.7 megawatts of proton beam power on a newly developed target. All project key performance parameters have now been demonstrated, and the team is preparing . . .
The Proton Power Upgrade, or PPU, project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source, or SNS, has achieved its final key performance parameter of 1,250 hours of neutron production at 1.7 megawatts of proton beam power on a newly developed target. All project key performance parameters have now been demonstrated, and the team is preparing . . .