The BNC is pleased to update the user community on the ongoing reconstruction of the BRR. Over the next two months, battery banks will be replaced and installed. These works are expected to be completed by mid-March, paving the way for the BRR to conduct 12–24-hour test cycles in March. Read more
The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) has recently implemented a new organizational structure with the aim of enhancing collaboration and efficiency. The Nuclear Analysis and Radiography Department and the Neutron Spectroscopy Department of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research have merged into a division from the 1st of January under the Read more
Explore the details of this exciting discovery in our latest open access article, based on analytical results obtained by BNC’s instruments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-08028-y The paper deals with provenance research of a unique long, transparent obsidian blade that was found together with other objects in a grave at Csongrád (SE Hungary) dated Read more
The Budapest Neutron Centre plays an active role in the development of the CERIC-ERIC consortium, contributing not only with its expertise in the measurement techniques offered, but also with the research topics it addresses. We invite you to a workshop presenting research and innovation in the fields of materials science, Read more
Noémi Anna Buczkó, Boglárka Maróti, Katalin Gméling, László Szentmiklósi (2024). Neutron‑based analytical techniques for the elemental composition analysis of electronic waste samples: advantages and challenges. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 333: 5135–5150.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09680-7 To facilitate the development of a methodology that is appropriate for the determination of the elemental composition Read more
The Budapest Research Reactor was issued a 10 years extension of operation licence until 15 December 2033 by the National Atomic Energy Authority. This paves the way towards modernisation of the BNC instrument and research infrastructure. On this occasion, dr. Ákos Horváth, director general of the Centre for Energy Research addressed a year-end message Read more