Installation of “Bluey” the Wiggler for the ADS Beamlines: Bluey is a 11.6 Tonne Wiggler gifted from the Swiss Light Source (part of PSI), which has been hiding in the crescent for the past few months.
Construction of the Nanoprobe Satellite Building started in Feb this year. In 4 short months we have seen enormous progress: the site cut is complete and underground services in place.
Another significant milestone for the Nanoprobe Beamline with the sod-turning ceremony for the satellite building taking place on March 6th. Site preparation has commenced, and completion of the building is expected in February 2024.
On 23 November, Professor Brendan Kennedy and PhD candidate Ahmadi Permana from the University of Sydney were the first merit users on the MEX-1 beamline.
Following the achievement of “first light” on the MCT beamline late November 2021, a small team of scientists from CSIRO, led by Dr Sherry Mayo, ran the first successful user experiment on the MCT Beamline starting 6th October.
The MEX user cabins are complete and cold commissioning is about to commence. Internal installation of the ADS Radiation shielding hutches is well under way.
Works on the ADS building continued throughout the December/January period. Construction is progressing well, with completion of the external walls, windows, and roofing expected in the 3rd week of February.
Works on the BioSAXS Beamline continued throughout the December/January period.
Construction has commenced on the BioSAXS user cabin, and the PDS (Photon Delivery System) installation is progressing well under the guidance of specialist engineers from the UK vendors.
Civil works for preparation of the concrete slab commenced early November, and despite some spring weather challenges, the concrete mixers arrived on site for the concrete blinding pouring on 16 December.
A major milestone was achieved at the end of September with ARPANSA providing approval* to finalise construction, commission, and use the MCT Beamline at the ANSTO Australian Synchrotron.
Finishing touches to the MCT hutches electrical utilities were recently completed by industrial electrical contractors, who are now focusing on hutch electrical works for the MEX-1 and MEX-2 Beamlines. Read more
January saw the arrival of four shipping containers of radiation safety hutch panels for the first new Bright beamline, Micro-Computed Tomography (MCT). Read more
