High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Book excerpt: Presents the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. States as the HFIR's purpose to produce transplutonium elements for use in industry, medicine, and research. Specifies HFIR's neutron flux capacity of 3x19 E15 square centimeters per second while operating at 85 megawatts. Includes menu of useful information: Why Neutrons? - A guide for wandering neophytes, The 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics ..., Important Announcements, HFIR Neutron Scattering Facilities, Recent Research, Personnel, Application Forms for Beam Time, HFIR daily status and 60- day operating forecast, General User/Visitor information, and Other Neutron Sources of the World.