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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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: accelerator-based neutron source in Oak Ridge
  • Also known as: “ORNL Spallation Neutron Source” and “SNS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include X-10 Graphite Reactor and Multiprogram Research Facility.

Protected area
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The is a decommissioned nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in . Formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, it was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor and the first intended for continuous operation. is situated 2 miles southwest of Spallation Neutron Source.

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The is a facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in , . It is used by the U.S. National Security Agency to design and build supercomputers for cryptanalysis and other classified projects. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Spallation Neutron Source.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.

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is a city in . was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In , thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

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was a farming community in , that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of . is situated 4½ miles north of Spallation Neutron Source.

Spallation Neutron Source

Latitude
35.95233° or 35° 57′ 8″ north
Longitude
-84.30116° or 84° 18′ 4″ west
Inception
2006
Operator
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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.

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