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Neutron Scattering Science Call for Proposals
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Educational Opportunities
Neutron & X-Ray School students with scientist Ken Littrell.
SNS and HFIR host about 50 students every year. Openings and schedules are varied. For more information, see ORNL Education and Research Experiences.
In conjunction with Argonne National Laboratory, we are hosting the National School on Neutron and X-Ray Scattering from June 12–26. During the two-week school, students can perform their own experiments alongside experienced scientists. Stay tuned for more information. Last year's school
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Operating Status
SNS SNS-beam on Target @ 800kw. Production run cycle will end at 08:00 on Tuesday, June 29
HFIR is operating at 85MW for fuel cycle 430.
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