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<p class=MsoListParagraph align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>COLLABORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ESS-BILBAO AND
SCIENTISTS OF THE AMERICAN NEUTRON SOURCE ON SPALLATION TARGET TECHNOLOGIES</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>Members of the Spanish bid to host the European
Spallation Source, ESS-Bilbao have held meetings with their counterparts in the
SNS, the American Spallation Neutron Source, in Oak Ridge (Tennessee) to
exchange experiences and to present the latest advances in target technologies.</span><span
lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-GB>During these meetings, ESS-B and members
of the SNS have agreed to jointly pursue several pending issues on target
technologies.</span><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>Targets for generating neutrons by spallation processes
generally consist of solid-state heavy metals such as tungsten or liquid-state
metals such as mercury, upon which a beam of accelerated protons strikes at
almost the speed of light.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>The American delegation has visited the Spanish
candidature ESS-Bilbao in order to present its experience in target
technologies and to get firsthand knowledge of the status of the ESS-B project
. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>The work team of the ESS-B consortium, led by Cristina
Oyón, Interim Project Manager, informed their colleagues on the current status
of the Spanish candidature, as well as the Research and development Strategy
initiated by ESS-B. For SNS, Thomas McManamy and Bernie Riemer presented the
latest achievements and experience of the American Spallation Source project.</span><span
lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-GB>Also, Günter Bauer, one of the leading
experts in this field, also took part in the meeting.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>“The agreement reached by ESS-B and SNS to work
jointly and collaborate in target technologies is a real milestone for our
candidature”, Cristina Oyón declared.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>Bernie Riemer of SNS was favourably impressed by the
enthusiasm of the ESS-B candidature team and highlighted the suitability of the
site planned for the Spallation Source in Zamudio.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>The European Spallation Source is an ambitious project
involving investments in technological infrastructures amounting to
approximately 1300 million euros.</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span
lang=EN-GB>The ESS-Bilbao project expects to generate 600 permanent jobs plus
the 4000 people who may use the infrastructure on an annual basis.</span><span
lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-GB>The ESS is one of 35 major European
technology infrastructures included in the VII R&D Framework Programme of
the European Union.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>Some of the major scientific applications of the
Spallation Source include molecular biology, material physics, medicine,
automotive, aeronautics and electronics.</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span
lang=EN-GB>The function of the Spallation Stores is to produce neutrons that
penetrate matter providing precise information on its atomic structure.</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><b><span lang=EN-GB>Spanish visit to the American Spallation Source</span></b><b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span lang=EN-GB>A Spanish delegation made up of members of the Guiding
Council of the ESS-Bilbao candidature will travel to SNS (Oak Ridge -Tennessee)
over the next few days to present the Spanish project in person and to continue
working jointly in the field of target technologies.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sira Cordón<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Press Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ESSBilbao<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>94 607 66 28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>scordon@essbilbao.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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