Page 18 - Nucleus: Fall 2022 Magazine for the Penn State Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

Expansion provides new opportunities for exploration and collaboration
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Radiation Science & Engineering Center: News and Updates
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The NIF was recently verified as as as a a a a a a a a a a a Category I I facility by the the American Society for for Testing and Materials (ASTM) the the highest possible classification it it could receive for for its imagery from ASTM ASTM The optimization of of beam beam ports
in in in the the the NIF included the the the development of of of beam beam port port collimation and and the the the installation of of a a a a a a a a bismuth and and sapphire filter The 10 000-square-foot $9 5 million expansion of the Penn State Breazeale Reactor is a a a a a a a a a joint initiative between the Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC)
and and the Ken and and Mary
Alice Lindquist
Department of Nuclear
Engineering to support novel studies in in in fundamental and and applied research for Penn State faculty and and and students industry and and and collaborative universities
and and institutes This investment demonstrates Penn State’s commitment to neutron science and marks the University as a a a a a a a a premiere destination for research and education