Project title: NESSA – NEutron Source in uppSAla
Main applicant: Stephan Pomp, Applied Nuclear Physics
Co-applicant: Erik Andersson Sundén, Applied Nuclear Physics
Grant amount: SEK 6 511 000
Project description
The project aims to finalize a flexible and accessible neutron infrastructure NESSA at Ångström Laboratory. No comparable facility is available in the Nordic countries. Neutron facilities are highly relevant for developments in nuclear safety and technology. Examples are irradiations, detector tests, radiation protection, and competence building. NESSA will host a compact commercially available 14-MeV neutron generator. It will offer several user positions, with fast, epithermal and thermal neutron beams/fields. A properly equipped bunker is available. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has reviewed and accepted the Safety Analysis Report. The Swedish Centre for Nuclear Technology currently funds a postdoc to work with NESSA, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy has committed about 1/3 of the costs of the generator. We seek funding for the remaining costs of the generator and support for senior personnel to procure and commission the NG and demonstrate its capabilities.
