The CAS proposal for Chinese Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) has passed the scrutiny of a panel of experts at a meeting held at the CAS Institute of High Energy Physics from 2 to 4 December in Beijing.
Under the auspices of the National Development and Reform Commission, the panel is made up of 14 specialists from China International Engineering Consulting Corporation, CAS, Chinese Institute of Atomic Energy, China Academy of Engineering Physics and Tshinghua University.
The establishment of CSNS will be of strategic importance for promoting scientific and technological development in China, concluded the experts after a scrutiny of the proposal. They suggested the project be started as son as possible.
According to the blueprint, CAS is to join hands with South China's Guangdong Province in making a proposal to jointly construct CSNS in Dongwan, a booming city in province. The facility will take seven years to complete with financial support from the State. Guangdong will provide the construction site, as well as matching funds for its operation and for the establishment of a national laboratory for such a research subject.
