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Today, funding approval was given for a major new building extension for the Institute and its users. The new building complex is designed to hold up to 150 staff, including users, long-term research visitors, and students or postdocs based at the Institute.
This should be sufficient for a full suite of 18 neutron-beam instruments at the OPAL reactor in its present configuration, i.e. a single guide hall with all beam holes fully instrumented and utilised.
At this point, we have 13 neutron beam instruments in operation, or under construction. The building will also accommodate all the laboratories, equipment and staff of the National Deuteration Facility, which will move from a number of disparate locations on the ANSTO site.
Our intent is that this physical co-location will lead to better service for those of our users who want to deuterate molecules and then perform small-angle neutron scattering and/or reflectometry at OPAL.
Published: 30/06/2010