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Birth of Dongguan Neutron Science Center
2007-05-09
A grand plate-unveiling ceremony was held to celebrate the birth of Dongguan Neutron Science Center (DNSC) on 26 April, 2007 in Songshan Lake S&T Industry Park，which is located in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China. The DNSC, being a transitional institution before the founding of the Guangdong Branch, Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), aims to push the progress of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) Project and the construction of the Dongguan Spallation Neutron Source National Lab.Its major tasks will include the CSNS R&D, environmental appraisal, site geological survey and civil construction.(Pic: Plate Unveiling)
Present at the ceremony were the Party Secretary and the Congress Chaiman of Dongguan, Mr. Zhigeng Liu, the Director General,of IHEP, Prof. Hesheng Chen and a few dozens of CAS scientists and local officials. Mr.Jiwei Xi, the Director of DNSC, chaired the ceremony.