Spallation Neutron Source

The Spallation Neutron Source is an accelerator-based neutron source facility in the U.S. that provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development.
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  • Research institute
  • …is operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • …opened in 2006
  • Description: accelerator-based neutron source in Oak Ridge
  • Also known as
    “ORNL Spallation Neutron Source”
    “SNS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include X-10 Graphite Reactor and Multiprogram Research Facility.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.
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Spallation Neutron Source

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Latitude
35.95233° or 35° 57′ 8″ north
Longitude
-84.30116° or 84° 18′ 4″ west
Open location code
867QXM2X+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 907808191
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Wiki­data ID
Q7573015

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Spallation Neutron Source” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مصدر التشظي النيوتروني”
  • Chinese: “散裂中子源”
  • German: “Spallation Neutron Source”
  • Hindi: “समुत्खण्डन न्यूट्रॉन स्रोत”
  • Persian: “چشمه نوترون اسپالاسیون”
  • Persian: “چشمهٔ نوترون اسپالاسیون”
  • Persian: “مرکز اس ان اس”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte de ‘spallation’ de neutrões”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte de espalação de neutrões”
  • Russian: “SNS (нейтронный источник)”
  • Russian: “SNS”
  • Slovenian: “Spallation Neutron Source”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de Neutrones por Espalación”
  • Spanish: “SNS”
  • Spanish: “Spallation Neutron Source”
  • Urdu: “SNS”
  • Urdu: “Spallation Neutron Source”
  • Urdu: “اسپالیشن نیوٹرون سورس”
  • Urdu: “ایس این ایس”
  • Urdu: “تَشظیہ ماخذ ِ تعدیلہ”
  • Urdu: “تشظیہ ماخذ تعدیلہ”
  • Urdu: “سپالیشن نیوٹرون سورس”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Douglas Chapel Cemetery and Bethel Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as ORNL Guest House and Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research (Bldg. 6007/6008).

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