HFIR
- Country: USA
- Role: Research
- Status: Operating
- Year: 1965
Overview
The High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge, one of the most intense steady neutron sources on Earth, produces californium 252 and other heavy isotopes alongside neutron scattering. It has run since 1965 with beamlines serving thousands of researchers every year.
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