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The recent travel restrictions as well as health and quarantine issues related to the corona virus pandemia impacted the operation of many large-scale facilities, and, unfortunately, our neutron centre has not remained an exception. Therefore the Budapest Research Reactor has not operated since 1 March, 2021. We continue to make every effort to resume the reactor operation and restart our international user program at the earliest possible date, without compromising the high standards and the safety of operation dictated by our 60-years nuclear culture. As soon as our services can be resumed, and the international travel restrictions are foreseen to ease, the reactor schedule will be updated accordingly. The BNC User Office will inform the scientific and industrial partners via the BNC web pages, the user mailing lists and via personal emails about the developments. Thereafter, please contact the respective instrument scientists for further details about the schedule of your experiments. BNC Management |
News
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COVID-19 update #6
Sat, 29 May, 2021 -
BNC webinars on renewable energy
Mon, 10 May, 2021
BNC webinar #5 on Renewable Energy "N4DP - Neutron Depth Profiling Instrument at MLZ"
by Markus Trunk (Department of Physics Technical University Munich, Germany)
on 19 May, 2021 14:00 - 14:45 + discussion. Introduction -
COVID-19 update #5
Mon, 02 Nov, 2020
Due to the fast spread of the corona virus, the number of readily available staff in reactor operation has decreased below the level of safe operation determined by law. Therefore we were forced to decide to delay the reactor cycles until further notice - effecting also the cycle scheduled to start this afternoon. Apologies for the short notice.
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BNC webinars on pulsed X-ray sources and their applications
Fri, 30 Oct, 2020
BNC webinar #3 on "Femtosecond X-ray pulses in action:
molecular movies, ultrafast chemical reactions, magnetic switching and more..."
by Zoltán Németh (Wigner Research Centre for Physics)
on Wednesday 4 November, 2020 14:00 - 14:45+discussion
More details here Zoom meeting link Lecture video
BNC webinar #2 on "European XFEL - A New User Facility for Fundamental Science on ultra short timescales"
by Robert Feidenhans'l (Director General of EUXFEL)
opening by István Szabó (Vice President, NKFIH)
on Wednesday 21 October, 2020 13:30 - 14:20+discussion
More details here Lecure video
BNC webinar #1 on "Pulsed x-ray sources and their applications"
by Gyula Faigel (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
on Wednesday 7 October, 2020 14:00 - 14:45+discussion
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BNC Science Proposal deadline extended to October 18, 2020
Fri, 02 Oct, 2020
In spite of the restrictions affecting the User Program the Budapest Research Reactor in BNC will continue to operate according to the announcd schedule. However, user experiments are only possible to conduct remotely. The management of BNC encourages potential users to submit their proposals - possibly following a discussion with the respective instrument responsible - selecting the remote experiment option in the proposal. Read more.
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COVID-19 update #4 - Remote User Operation - Sept 07, 2020 on
Mon, 07 Sep, 2020
Due to the recently re-introduced governmental restriction of the international mobility and other regulations to control the spread of the corona virus, until further notice, the user program of BNC is restricted to remote experiments. According to the present plans the reactor operates on the announced schedule. Strict virus-related health regulations and social distancing measures will remain in effect on the reactor premises.
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Neutrons Job Posting - Diffraction Instrument Scientist
Wed, 02 Sep, 2020
The Budapest Neutron Centre management invites applications for a Diffraction Instrument Scientist position on the MTEST neutron diffractometer. The job is initially announced for one year period with option to extension up to tenure. Please distribute this call for application to colleagues who may be interested. -
BNC webinar #3 on Li-ion batteries
Fri, 03 Jul, 2020
BNC webinar #3 "Li-ion batteries: Neutron Scattering Results"
by Mikhail Avdeev (Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, JINR, Dubna, Russia)
on 08 July, 2020 14:00 - 14:45 + discussion
More details here Lecture video Video meeting link -
BNC webinar #2 on Li-ion batteries
Thu, 18 Jun, 2020
BNC webinar #2 "Li-ion batteries: New generation Li- and post-Li batteries"
by Robert Kun (Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest)
on Wednesday 24 June, 2020 14:00 - 14:45+discussion
More details here Lecture video Video meeting link -
BNC webinar #1 on Li-ion batteries
Wed, 10 Jun, 2020
BNC webinar #1 "Li-ion batteries - an introduction. Electrochemistry, structure, function"
by László Péter (Dept. Partially Ordered Systems, Wigner RCP Budapest)
on 10 June, 2020 14:00 - 14:45+discussion
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COVID-19 update #3 - Restart of reactor operation, May 11, 2020
Wed, 06 May, 2020
With the partial easing of the national restrictions on COVID-19, it will be possible to restart the Budapest Research Reactor with implementation of strict virus-related health safety regulations and continued social distancing measures. From May 11 2020 on, 2020, the Budapest Research Reactor is planned to be operated according to the previously announced schedule.
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BNC call for Science Proposals
Mon, 04 May, 2020
Next BNC Science Proposal deadline: May 17, 2020
The present regulations related to the COVID-19 do not allow users to visit the BNC premises. However, after discussions with the instrument responsible remote experiments are possible and are encouraged to conduct. The samples are to be sent in advance to BNC via post and the experiment is performed by the BNC instrument scientist, amid a continuous communication with the user. Please indicate the remote experiment option in your proposal. -
COVID-19 update #2 - reactor operation suspended
Thu, 26 Mar, 2020
In line with the restrictive measures on travel by the Hungarian Government, as well as considering the health of our staff and of the users as a top priority, the user program of BNC has been suspended. Moreover, starting at the end of the 39/16 reactor cycle on 20 March, the operation of the reactor was also suspended. -
COVID-19 update #1: User operation suspended
Tue, 17 Mar, 2020
Due to the corona virus crisis, the BNC reactor schedule will be changed. Starting from 23 March the BNC user operation will be suspended until further notice. The present reactor cycle will end on Friday 14:00 to be followed by a reactor downtime at least until 11 May. The spring beam time proposal submission deadline is postponed. The exact date will be announced in due time. -
Prof. János Füzi (1960-2020)
Fri, 31 Jan, 2020
It is with deepest sadness and sorrow to report that our colleague and friend, Prof. János Füzi, distinguished scientist of BNC, the head of the Neutron Spectroscopy Department, Professor at the University of Pécs – having lost his few-weeks battle with an invasive illness – passed away on 11 January. -
CERIC-ERIC Call for proposals
Wed, 29 Jan, 2020
Materials & BiomaterialsCERIC-ERIC offers access to more than 50 different and complementary state of the art experimental techniques and to support laboratories through a single entry point, distributed in 8 countries, by submission of a single or multi-technique proposal. -
BNC Seminar - 30 January, 2020
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Closure of research reactors shifts landscape for EU neutron community
Fri, 20 Dec, 2019
Three neutron science research reactors in Europe (JEEP II near Oslo, Norway, BER II, Berlin, Germany and LLB at Saclay, France) have ceased operations in 2019. The “neutron gap” may impact scientific research across multiple fields in physics, materials science, chemistry, biology, medical science and engineering - warn LENS and ENSA.
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BNC Seminar - 12 November 2019
Tue, 12 Nov, 2019
BNC seminar on "Lyotropic/chromonic liquid crystals based on transition metal complexes"
by Elisabeta I. Szerb (”Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Timişoara, Romania)
on 11 December, 2019 14:00 - 14:45 / KFKI Campus Building 19 lecture hall
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Invitation to BNC-ISAC lectures
Tue, 15 Oct, 2019
Annual meeting of the International Science Advisory Committee of BNC
to be held on
Thursday, 17 October, 2019
KFKI Campus, Bldg. No. 19, Conference Room
