Nuclear Reactor Program - PULSTAR (NRP-PULSTAR)
North Carolina State University, North Carolina
- Institution Name
- North Carolina State University
- Name
- Nuclear Reactor Program - PULSTAR (NRP-PULSTAR)
- Building
- Burlington Laboratory
- Primary Facility Type
- Reactor
- Secondary Facility Type
- Post Irradiation Examination
- Tertiary Facility Type
- Neutron Beam
- Core Functions
- Research, education, and service work. The reactor has a positron intense beam facility, neutron powder diffraction facility, neutron imaging facility, ultra-cold neutron source capabilities, in addition to thermal neutron irradiation for materials and instrumentation testing.
- Unique Functions
- Positron intense beam facility, neutron powder diffraction facility, neutron imaging facility, ultra-cold neutron source
- Hotwork Facilities
- Modular hot cells to be added in 2020.
- Support Equipment
- radiological counting labs
- Radiological Limit
- <100mr/hr @ 30cm
- Materials Allowed
- alpha/beta/gamma
- Sample Encapsulation
- poly-ethylene, quartz, aluminum capsules
- Atmosphere
- inert gas, air
- Commissioning Date
- 1972
- Recent Upgrade
- 2016
- RAM License
- NRC/NC
- License End Date
- 2017
- Docket Number
- 50297
- User Facility
- Yes
- GAIN Partner
- No
- NSUF Partner
- Yes
- NE Use Percentage
- No NE Use Percentage Defined
- Utilization Hours
- 5500 hours/year
- Number Of Users
- 30
- Number Of Staff
- 12
- Point Of Contact
- Colby Fleming
- Website URL
- https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/
- User Org URL
- https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/user-guide/
- Date Of Data
- June 19, 2019
- Document Name
- NCSU User Guide 5-11-2015.pdf
- Image Name
- NCSU_control_room.PNG
About Us
The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's only designated nuclear energy user facility. Through peer-reviewed proposal processes, the NSUF provides researchers access to neutron, ion, and gamma irradiations, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory and a diverse mix of university, national laboratory and industry partner institutions.
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