Back to index DOE seeks comments at public meetings today The Department of Energy is sponsoring two public meetings today in Los Alamos to accept comment on its environmental impact statement for the proposed National Spallation Neutron Source. St. Laboratory employees are welcome to attend. The environmental impact statement would evaluate the four sites DOE is considering for the National Spallation Neutron Source. The Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York are the four candidate sites. The National Spallation Neutron Source would consist of a proton accelerator system, a spallation target, experimental areas, laboratories, offices and other facilities to support ongoing and expanded programs in neutron research.
Neutrons are one of two major particles comprising the nucleus of atoms.
Because they have no electric charge, they can penetrate deeply into the molecules of test materials to give scientists new insights into the structure and properties of materials. The department has conducted meetings on the proposed facility at Oak Ridge and Argonne. They will conduct a similar public meeting Sept. 4 at Brookhaven. Employees and other interested persons can call Sahd at 5-5025 if they would like to make comments but can't attend the meetings. If a sign language interpreter or an interpreter for a language other than English is required, call Elizabeth Withers of DOE's Los Alamos Area Office at 7-8690.