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1. A neutron beam diffraction material treatment system comprising:a) a first neutron beam source configured to produce a first neutron beam having a first direction;b) a beam splitter configured in line with the first neutron beam to produce a second neutron beam having a second direction;wherein said second neutron beam intersects with said first neutron beam at an intersecting point and whereby the first and second beams are diffracted as a result of intersecting each other;c) a work-piece station configured to retain a work-piece;wherein said intersecting point is within said work-piece;d) a means to move said intersecting point relative to the work-piece. 2. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a beam regulator configured to receive the second neutron beam and regulate a frequency of said second beam. 3. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a beam regulator system configured to receive the second neutron beam and regulate said second beam, said regulator system comprising:a magnetic coil configured to extend around said second neutron beam between the beam splitter and the work-piece;a power control system comprising:a magnetic coil power supply output;magnetic coil power sensor. 4. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, wherein the work-piece is configured to move in one or more directions to change a location of the intersecting point within the work-piece. 5. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first or second neutron beams are configured to move to change a location of the intersecting point within the work-piece. 6. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, wherein both of the first and the second neutron beams are configured to move to change a location of the intersecting point within the work-piece. 7. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a neutron beam regulator system comprising:a magnetic coil configured to extend around one of the first or second first neutron beams between the first neutron beam source and the work-piece;a power control system comprising:a magnetic coil power supply output;a neutron beam source power supply output;magnetic coil power sensor;a power safety feature configured to prevent power supply to said neutron beam source power supply output when said magnetic coil power supply sensor detects that a power level below a threshold power level is being drawn from the magnetic coil power supply output;whereby the neutron beam generator will not receive power from the power control system unless the magnetic coil is drawing said threshold power level and producing a confining magnetic field. 8. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 7, wherein the magnetic coil is a substantially continuous coil. 9. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 7, comprising a plurality of magnetic coils configured to extend around the first or second neutron beam between the first neutron beam source and the work-piece. 10. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of magnetic coils are discrete coils having discrete coil power inputs. 11. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 10, wherein the power control system comprises a controller that is configured to control power to the plurality of magnetic coils. 12. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 7, comprising a modulating magnetic coil controller and wherein the magnetic coil is a modulating magnetic coil configured to produce a magnetic field having a magnetic field strength that is controlled by the magnetic coil controller. 13. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 12, wherein the modulating magnetic coil is a substantially continuous coil that extends between the first neutron beam sources and a target. 14. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 12, comprising a plurality of modulating magnetic coils configured to extend around one of the first or second neutron beams between the neutron beam source and the target. 15. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of modulating magnetic coils are discrete coils each having a discrete coil power input. 16. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 13, wherein each of said plurality of modulating magnetic coils is coupled with a modulating magnetic coil controller. 17. The neutron beam diffraction material treatment system of claim 7, comprising a work-piece actuator configured to move the work-piece station in one or more directions,wherein the intensity of at least one of the first or second neutron beams incident on the work-piece is configured to be modulated, wherein a first portion of the work-piece may be exposed to a higher intensity neutron beam than a second portion of the work-piece. 18. A method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction comprising the steps of:a) providing neutron beam diffraction material treatment system comprising:i) a first neutron beam source configured to produce a first neutron beam having a first direction;ii) a beam splitter configured in line with the first neutron beam to produce a second neutron beam having a second direction;wherein said second neutron beam intersects with said first neutron beam at an intersecting point and whereby the first and second beams are diffracted as a result of intersecting each other;iii) a work-piece station configured to retain a work-piece;wherein said intersecting point is within said work-piece;iv) a means to move said intersecting point relative to the work-piece;b) locating said work-piece on said work-station;c) generating said first and second neutron beams to create an intersecting point within said work-piece;d) moving said intersecting point from a first location within said work-piece to a second location within said work-piece;e) treating said work-piece by neutron diffraction. 19. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction of claim 18, wherein the work-piece is metal and the step of treating said work-piece comprises neutron entrapment within the work-piece. 20. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction of claim 18, wherein the work-piece is plastic and the step of treating said work-piece comprises heat treatment of the work-piece at the intersecting point. 21. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction of claim 18, further comprising the step of:changing the intensity of at least one of said first or second neutron beams during the treatment step. 22. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:providing at least one magnetic coil that extends around at least one of said first or second neutrons beam between said neutron beam source and the work-piece, and configured to produce a magnetic field to substantially contain said neutron beam;providing a power control system comprising:a magnetic coil power supply output;a neutron beam source power supply output;a magnetic coil power sensor;a power safety feature configured to prevent power supply to said neutron beam source power supply output when said magnetic coil power supply sensor detects that a power level below a threshold power level is being drawn from the magnetic coil power supply output;whereby the neutron beam generator will not receive power from the power control system unless the magnetic coil is drawing said threshold power level and producing a confining magnetic field;plugging said magnetic coil plug into said magnetic coil power supply output of said power control system;plugging said neutron beam plug into said neutron beam source power supply output of said power control system;powering on said power control system and thereby enabling power supply to both the magnetic coil and the neutron beam generator and thereby substantially containing the neutron beam within the magnetic coil. 23. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction 22, wherein the at least one magnetic coil is a substantially continuous coil that extends between a neutron beam source and a target. 24. The method of treatment a work-piece with neutron beam diffraction 22, further comprising the steps of:providing a modulating magnetic coil controller that is configured to control a magnetic field strength produced by a modulating magnetic coil;adjusting the modulating magnetic coil controller to change the magnetic field strength produced by said modulating magnetic coil and thereby changing the neutron beam.