Second Annual ATR NSUF Workshop Scheduled

The Second Annual ATR NSUF Workshop will be held July 22 - 24, 2008 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The workshop agenda includes DOE Program overviews, presentations on existing and planned capabilities for the Advanced Test Reactor and Hot Fuel Examination Facility, and will feature a special colloquium speaker Dr. Peter Ford. Dr. Ford has been associated with the power generation business for 35 years, initially at the Central Electricity Research Laboratories in the UK, and then as manager of the corrosion program at the General Electric Research and Development Center for 25 years. Dr. Ford has been a member of the Advisory Committee for Reactor Safeguards at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission since retiring from GE. The workshop will also offer a tour of the Advanced Test Reactor and the Hot Fuel Examination Facility. The full Workshop agenda is under development and will be available via the website in late April or early May. For additional information on the workshop and to register, please visit the ATR NSUF Workshop 2008 Registration Page.

University nuclear experiments selected for Idaho National Laboratory testing

Four university-led teams will perform nuclear materials research experiments in Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) this year. These university experiments are the first selected by the ATR National Scientific User Facility, Scientific Director Todd Allen announced Wednesday. He also announced that the User Facility's Summer Session has selected 25 participants from academia to attend the June 16-20 educational session in Idaho Falls. Read More

ATR User Facility director Dr. Todd Allen talks about his views and goals for the NSUF

Todd Allen, professor of engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the new scientific director at the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility. During his initial visit to INL, after his selection, he sat down to talk about his views of and goals for the NSUF. Read More

Video excerpts from interview with Dr. Todd Allen, ATR National Scientific User Facility director

Excerpts from Dr. Todd Allen's interview about his views and goals for the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility. Watch the video. ( 8.4MB WMV)

ATR: Roles and Capabilities Video

A brief look at the role, responsibilities and capabilities of the ATR as a National Scientific User Facility. Watch the video. ( 7.6MB WMV)