Bragg Institute News
In February, the Institute underwent a full external review, by an international committee chaired by Prof. Peter Colman (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute). This came out very well, with a summary statement that: “The Institute has laid an excellent foundation (in staff, instruments, planning processes and advisory networks) to become an internationally competitive neutron scattering facility. We commend all involved in this achievement.” The review also made a series of formal recommendations that ANSTO and the Institute are now considering in detail.
In early March the NBI-2 Project team moved into a new temporary project-office building adjacent the Neutron Guide Hall. The new building will accommodate up to 25 staff including the whole Major Capital Projects team, instrument scientists, engineers, designers, admin and procurement staff, in one common location.
NBI-2 Project Home – Building H77
On the 14th April, the Steering Committee for the NBI-2 Project approved the scope, budget and estimated schedule for the third of the five key elements in the $37M Neutron Beam Expansion Project announced in the Australian Government's May 12th 2009 Budget Statement: the BILBY Time-of-Flight Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument. The BILBY project is led by Anna Sokolova.