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RSICC marks its 50th year Radiation Safety Information Computational Center originated with a President's Advisory Council proposal to deal with a scientific information 'crisis' Oct. 9, 2012 — One of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's longest-running institutions, the Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC), has its golden anniversary in November. To celebrate the Laboratory hosted a recognition ceremony on October 9 with Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Peter Lyons keynoting the event.
SNS researchers overcome the freezing sample problem in biostudies Lithium chloride enables neutron studies of protein/solvent interactions at supercold temperatures Sep. 13, 2012 — Researchers at the Spallation Neutron Source BASIS beam line at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully developed a method to study biomolecules (proteins) at temperatures far below freezing using a lithium chloride preparation in the aqueous solvent that prevents freezing.