The American Nuclear Society showcases the US-UK NIFT-E Neutron Irradiation Campaign
The Nuclear Science User Facilities / Idaho National Laboratory recently had a story published in the International Issue of “Nuclear News”, which is considered the flagship trade publication for the nuclear community and published by the American Nuclear Society.
Some of the INL team visited the Culham Campus in September 2024 to watch the final stages of capsule assembly for the joint NIFT-E irradiation campaign. Here members of the UKAEA team responsible for capsule manufacture and assembly are seen with the INL visitors. On the table one of the three completed capsules containing graphite samples for irradiation, and the open capsule is loaded with 7 different kinds of metallic samples ready for assembly and final welding operations.INL and UKAEA team members looking at testing capsules.
