TU Delft launches reactor with cold neutron source
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More advanced and faster research is possible with the commissioning of the cold neutron source and the improved instruments of TU Delft Reactor Institute (RID)
In recent years, the TU Delft team together with more than 10 national and international partners and suppliers have realised a technical masterpiece. So, the reactor is back in business and the blue light shines again. This masterpiece included installing a “neutron cooler” next to the reactor core, building all associated facilities and upgrading the measuring instruments. With these adjustments TU Delft Reactor Institute is one of the six research reactors in Europe where research can be done with a cold neutron source.
Research on materials
TU Delft Reactor Institute is investing constantly in improving measurement methods and research techniques to enable scientists to perform groundbreaking non-destructive research on materials with the research reactor. These efforts have now entered a new phase thanks to the finalization of the OYSTER programme: Optimized Yield – for Science, Technology and Education – of Radiation.
The cold neutron source plays a key role within Oyster. Cooled neutrons have more interaction with a research object than non-cooled neutrons. The quality and speed of measurements with cold neutrons can therefore be improved by a factor of a hundred. Wim Koppers, director of the Institute: “I am proud of the team’s achievements and look forward to receiving researchers and scientists from all over the world to use our research reactor!”
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