Budapest Neutron Centre for BrightnESS László ROSTA Wigner Research Centre for Physics Hungarian...

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

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

1991-92Organizing CEIElettra-BRR

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

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*1014 n/cm2s

BNC organisationBNC organisation

Budapest Neutron Centre Budapest Neutron Centre

Centre for Energy Research Centre for Energy Research Wigner ResWigner Researchearch Centre for Physics Centre for Physics

Inst.Inst.forfor Solid State Solid State Phys Phys..

Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsChair: A. Horváth (CER)Chair: A. Horváth (CER)

Members: Inst.directors, Secretary, Science coord., User coordinatorMembers: Inst.directors, Secretary, Science coord., User coordinator

Inst.for Particle & Nuc.Inst.for Particle & Nuc.PhysPhys.. Atomic Energy RIAtomic Energy RI Institute of IsotopesInstitute of Isotopes

Reactor Depart (45)Reactor Depart (45)User Coord. OfficeUser Coord. Office

IPSP IPSP (Chair: J. Major - Munich)(Chair: J. Major - Munich)International Proposal Selection PanelInternational Proposal Selection Panel

ISAC ISAC (Chair: B. Faragó - ILL)(Chair: B. Faragó - ILL)International Scientific advisory Council International Scientific advisory Council

Research unitsResearch unitsDept. Neutron Spectr. (20), Dept.Neutron Phys.(10), Dept.Nuclear Phys.(8) Dept. Neutron Spectr. (20), Dept.Neutron Phys.(10), Dept.Nuclear Phys.(8)

Dept. Nuclear Techniques (16), Dept. Nuc. Materials Testing (8)Dept. Nuclear Techniques (16), Dept. Nuc. Materials Testing (8)

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