Neutron Facilities Development Division
Bruce Hannan, Detectors Group, inspects an optical sensor from the scintillator detector for VULCAN, an engineering materials diffractometer at SNS.
The Neutron Facilities Development Division (NFDD) is part of the Neutron Sciences Directorate and is responsible for continued development of facilities and capabilities associated with neutron science. NFDD activities are conducted in support of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), neutron scattering user facilities open to researchers from all over the world.
The Neutron Sciences vision is to provide unprecedented capabilities for understanding the structure and properties of materials across the spectrum of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering and to stay at the leading edge of neutron science by developing new instruments, tools, and services. To support that vision, we:
- develop accelerator, target, and neutron techniques;
- design and construct neutron scattering instruments, target facilities, and accelerator facilities; and
- Conduct general research and development for the Neutron Sciences Directorate.
The division is composed of about 150 staff and is led by Director John Haines.
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