The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) reported on Monday that it had hosted a successful workshop on neutron scattering, as part of its preparation for its multipurpose reactor (MPR) project. The MPR was planned to replace Necsa’s current 20 MW SAFARI-1 reactor, used for the production of radioisotopes and for scientific research. SAFARI-1 was originally commissioned in 1965. “Neutron scattering involves creating a beam of neutrons, passing that beam through a sample, and noting where (and possibly when) neutrons scattered from the sample hit a detector,” explains the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory, on its website. Neutron beams can be produced by particle accelerators or nuclear reactors. SAFARI-1 provides neutron beams (along ‘beam lines’) for use by local scientists and engineers
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