Page 14 - Nucleus: Fall 2022 Magazine for the Penn State Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

Radiation Science & Engineering Center NEWS AND UPDATES
14 NUCLEUS The Radiation Science & Engineering Center (RSEC) was established in in in in in 1990 to to manage Penn State’s comprehensive nuclear research facilities including the the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor the the Gamma Irradiation Facility radioactive sources sources and and radiation radiation measurement resources The RSEC is an an an an independent unit under the the vice president for research and and and the the dean of engineering at at at Penn State The RSEC provides safe nuclear analytical and and and and testing facilities in in support of research and and and education for faculty staff and and and students at at at at Penn State RSEC’s resources are also available to users from other universities governmental agencies and and industry partners as as part part of Penn State’s public service mission as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a land grant institution The RSEC facilities most most of of which are are housed in in in in the the the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Building are are some of of the the the most most unique and flexible in in the the the United States