NE has world-class facilities where scientists and engineers perform cutting-edge research.
Advanced Simulation and Control Laboratory (ASCL)
Aerosol Lab (AL)
Computer Facilities (CF)
Engineering Development Laboratory (EDL)
In-Reactor Experiments (IRE)
Laser Applications Laboratory (LAL)
Prototype Cathode Processor (PCP)
Robotics Laboratory (RL)
Sodium Reactor Experimental Test Facility (SRETF)
Advanced Simulation and Control Laboratory (ASCL)
The Advanced Simulation and Control Laboratory (ASCL)
contains state-of-the-art electronic equipment for
conducting collaborative research on applications of
computing, communication and visualization
technologies.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Analysis • Nuclear Systems Analysis
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Aerosol Laboratory (AL)
The
Aerosol Lab (AL)
houses equipment to measure and record the physical
parameters necessary to characterize the formation
and transport of aerosols.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Analysis
Computer Facilities (CF)
Our
computer facilities are
state-of-the-art equipment provided to in-house
staff and collaborating scientists. We have a
Beowulf cluster (2 control nodes and 78 computer
nodes) as an advanced computational platforms for
per-forming a variety of engineering analyses. We
also use facilities outside the Division such as
Jazz, a terascale (10E12 calculations per second)
Linux computing cluster with 350 nodes, and the
CAVE, one of four sophisticated automatic virtual
environment systems.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Analysis • Nuclear Systems Analysis
Engineering Development Laboratory (EDL)
The Engineering Development Laboratory (EDL)
facilities are used to obtain information on the
behavior of molten nuclear fuel, both in-reactor
pressure vessel and ex-vessel.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Development and Applications
In-Reactor Experiments (IRE)
Performance of accident simulation experiments on
nuclear reactor fuels and materials in the TREAT
facility located at ANL-West (located in Idaho).
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Analysis • Nuclear Systems Analysis
Laser Applications Laboratory (LAL)
The Laser Applications Laboratory (LAL)
houses two high-power laser systems, complete with
diagnostics for materials-processing functions – a 6
kW CO2 laser and a 1.6 kW pulsed Nd:YAG laser.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Development and Applications
Prototype Cathode Processor (PCP)
The Prototype Cathode Processor (PCP)
is a
high-temperature vacuum furnace capable of retorting
volatile components of the charge material and
producing a consolidated ingot (used primarily for
research on spent nuclear fuel processing).
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Development and Applications
Robotics Laboratory (RL)
The Robotics Laboratory (RL)
houses various remote manipulator systems, including
the Dual Arm Work Platform, to support enhancements
to teleoperation of remote systems for nuclear
applications.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Development and Applications
Sodium Reactor Experimental Test Facility (SRETF)
The Sodium Reactor Experimental Test Facility (SRETF)
is a
fully instrumented facility for conducting and
observing reaction experiments between moist gases,
steam and alkali metals.
This facility is used by:
• Engineering Development and Applications
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