Skip to main content

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research Fiscal Year 2010 (2010) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

4 Facilities and Resources
Pages 14-15

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 14...
... At the NCNR, total staffing is 209 (not including about 50 staff from Physics, Chemistry, and Health Physics) , broken down among three groups -- in Reactor Operations and Engineering there are 46 staff members; in Research Facility Operations, 54; and in Neutron Condensed Matter Science, 85 -- and the NCNR Center Office, which has 24 staff members.
Read the entire page →
From page 15...
... There is a significant opportunity cost to having a major research facility suspend operations for an extended period. It is important to the user community that something unexpected does not prolong the shutdown beyond what is scheduled, and the NCNR staff should make every effort to minimize this possibility.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • nuclear regulatory
  • regulatory commission
  • research facility
  • enriched uranium
  • uranium fuel

  • reactor operations
  • facility suspend
  • matter science
  • continued diligence
  • america competes

  • facilities staffing
  • plans evolve
  • neutron condensed
  • additional time
  • operating days

  • significant opportunity
  • future instruments
  • cooling pump
  • staffing levels
  • secondary cooling

  • science act
  • instrument operating
  • suspend operations
  • complex project
  • neutron facilities

  • america creating
  • facilities staff
  • low enriched
  • competes act
  • meaningfully promote


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.