The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. SNS is an accelerator-based neutron source with 19 neutron scattering instruments in its international user program.

Photo Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. HFIR is a multi-mission research reactor with 12 neutron scattering instruments in its international user program. It also produces isotopes that are essential for the nation.

Photo Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The NIST Center for Neutron Research. NCNR is a research reactor with 10 neutron scattering instruments in its international user program. Its user program is resuming now after several years of working through an unplanned outage.

Photo Credit: Craig Brown

The Canadian Neutron Beam Laboratory at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor is actively building up Canada's neutron scattering capabilities. The MAD diffractometer is in its user program now and the small angle neutron scattering instrument MacSANS is coming soon.

Photo Credit: Pat Clancy

Members of the neutron scattering group at the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) in front of TRIAX.

The new NSSA fellows who were present at the 2026 American Conference on Neutron Scattering.

Photo Credit: Clarina de la Cruz

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