In the last week, the Steering Committee for the NBI-2 Project has approved the scope, budget and estimated schedule for two of the five key elements in the $37M Neutron Beam Expansion Project announced in the Australian Government's May 12th Budget Statement:
(1) for a suite of Sample-Environment apparatus, including a new cryomagnet/dilution refrigerator combination, a high-end gas-handling system, and various pieces of supporting equipment; and
(2) a new purpose-built Neutron Radiography/Tomography/Imaging Station to be installed on beam HB2 in OPAL's Reactor Beam Hall.
The sample-environment subproject is led by Paolo Imperia, while the DINGO Radiography/Tomography/Imaging Station is led by Ulf Garbe. We are also in the process of erecting an additional temporary building to house up to 25 staff working on the NBI-2 Project.
Published: 17/12/2009