Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has a long history of neutron-related research, including early experiments using reactor-based neutron sources for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) dating back to the 1950s. Beginning in the 1990s, various Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Source (CANS) concepts were explored. However, these activities ceased entirely around the turn of the millennium...
We present the status of the Moderator Test Station (MTS), under construction at the Spallation Neutron Source. The MTS will provide the ability to test a wide variety of moderators in a prototypic configuration, simultaneously measuring the neutronic performance of the moderator concepts central to the gains described for upcoming neutron source facilities. The presentation will describe the...
Accelerator-driven neutron sources provide a cost-efficient and attractive alternative to present neutron sources like fission reactors and spallation sources. With the advent of high-current proton accelerator systems, a novel class of such neutron facilities emerged termed High-Current Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (HiCANS) with unique properties and possibilities.>
The High...
