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Welcome Welcome to the Nuclear Science Center at Texas A&M University! We are a multidisciplinary research and education center supporting basic and applied research in nuclear-related fields of science and technology and providing educational opportunities for students in these fields as a service to Texas and The Texas A&M University System. We also provide services to commercial ventures and industry requiring radiation or isotope production services. Our reactor is designed for optimal irradiation of various types of samples and is used to produce various radioisotopes for industry, medical and academic users. We are nationally recognized for our neutron activation analysis services to many research and academic institutions in the western United States. We support the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University, one of the largest nuclear engineering programs in the country. We serve about 50 nuclear engineering students each year through our teaching and research activities. We have become one of the major tourist attractions at Texas A&M. In 2002 alone, we had over 3,000 visitors, including elementary, middle school and high school students; college students; university faculty members; and national laboratory and industry scientists and engineers. During these tours, we emphasize the importance of radiation science and nuclear energy in the United States. With strong support from Texas A&M and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), which operates the NSC, we are continuously increasing the diversity of our facilities and services. We recently developed a xenon-124 irradiation system to produce medical isotopes and a fast flux irradiation device for dating of geologic samples. We hope you enjoy your visit to our site. Please feel free to contact us for more information, to set up a tour or to start working with us! Dan Reece |
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