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Budapest Neutron Centre for BrightnESS László ROSTA Wigner Research Centre for Physics Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest Neutron Centre) Email: rosta.laszlo@wigner.mta.hu Lund, September 25, 2015
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Neutron research was established in Hungary with starting the reactor in 1959 Major milestones: Start: 1959, 2.5 MW Upgrad: 1967, 5 MW Full scale refurbishment: 1986-90 Recommissioning: 1992, 10 MW – international opening Cold neutron source: 2000-01 – participation in EU projects Fuel cycle management 2008-09 – transition to LEU (20%) Operation foresight: 2023 – strategic infrastructure 1991-92 Organizing CEI Elettra-BRR
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KFKI RESEARCH CAMPUS of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2 research centres 30 compa- nies 2000 people Canteens Library Guest house User offices at Bldg. 10 and 16
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Research Infrastructure partner for ESS Budapest Research Reactor Tank-type reactor, moderated and cooled by light water Power: 10 MW Thermal neutron flux: 2.5*10 14 n/cm 2 s
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BNC organisation Budapest Neutron Centre Centre for Energy Research Wigner Research Centre for Physics Inst.for Solid State Phys. Board of Directors Chair: A. Horváth (CER) Members: Inst.directors, Secretary, Science coord., User coordinator Inst.for Particle & Nuc.Phys. Atomic Energy RI Institute of Isotopes Reactor Depart (45) User Coord. Office IPSP (Chair: J. Major - Munich) International Proposal Selection Panel ISAC (Chair: B. Faragó - ILL) International Scientific advisory Council Research units Dept. Neutron Spectr. (20), Dept.Neutron Phys.(10), Dept.Nuclear Phys.(8) Dept. Nuclear Techniques (16), Dept. Nuc. Materials Testing (8)
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