High Flux Beam Reactor (shut down)

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The High Flux Beam Reactor was a research nuclear reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory that provided intense neutron beams for scientific experiments before being permanently shut down.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neutron source ⓘ
research nuclear reactor ⓘ
coolant heavy water ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decommissioningStatus under decommissioning and cleanup ⓘ
energySource nuclear fission ⓘ
environmentalIssue tritium contamination in groundwater near the site ⓘ
fuelType highly enriched uranium ⓘ
hasFacilityType beam reactor ⓘ
hasFeature cold neutron source ⓘ
multiple external neutron beam lines ⓘ
thermal neutron beams ⓘ
hasImpact advanced understanding of material structures at the atomic scale ⓘ
training of neutron scattering scientists ⓘ
locatedIn Long Island ⓘ
Upton, New York ⓘ
location Brookhaven National Laboratory ⓘ
managedBy United States Department of Energy ⓘ
moderator heavy water ⓘ
neutronFlux high ⓘ
notableFor contributions to neutron scattering science ⓘ
high-intensity neutron beams ⓘ
operator Brookhaven National Laboratory ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
partOf Brookhaven National Laboratory research infrastructure ⓘ
powerOutput approximately 60 megawatts thermal ⓘ
primaryFunction provide intense neutron beams for scientific experiments ⓘ
researchField crystallography ⓘ
magnetism studies ⓘ
materials characterization ⓘ
neutron scattering ⓘ
polymer science ⓘ
soft matter research ⓘ
structural biology ⓘ
researchUsers government laboratories ⓘ
industry researchers ⓘ
university scientists ⓘ
safetyRegulationBy United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
safetySystem containment structures ⓘ
emergency shutdown systems ⓘ
radiation monitoring systems ⓘ
shutdownReason safety and environmental concerns ⓘ
status permanently shut down ⓘ
usedFor biology research ⓘ
chemistry research ⓘ
condensed matter physics research ⓘ
materials science research ⓘ
neutron scattering experiments ⓘ
nuclear physics research ⓘ

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Brookhaven National Laboratory → hasFacility → High Flux Beam Reactor (shut down) ⓘ
Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor → locatedNextTo → High Flux Beam Reactor ⓘ
linked to: High Flux Beam Reactor (shut down)
Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor → successorFacility → High Flux Beam Reactor ⓘ
linked to: High Flux Beam Reactor (shut down)