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Adelphi, MD., U.S.A. 



AURORA RADIATION TEST FACILITY 

 Harry Diamond Laboratories 

 U.S. Army 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Non-destructive testing and engineering 



Description of Facility/ Instrument : AURORA is the largest flash x-ray 



machine and is used to test electronics systems for nuclear hardening 

 purposes. 



Date of Construction ; 1970-1971, modified in 1984-1985 



Construction Cost ; Original : $20/$1.6 million 



1984 $$ ; $48 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality(8) of Ownership ; U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Operational Funding ; U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Management Staff ; U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Researchers ; U.S. 



Potential for Future International Cooperation ; Limited due to 

 military use. 



Livermore, CA., U.S.A. 



ADVANCED TEST ACCELERATOR (ATA) 



Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 



U.S. Dept. of Energy 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Electron beam research 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; This induction linear accelerator 

 produces a 50 megawatt, 10,000 amp pulsed electron beam of 50 

 nanosecond duration for air propagation experiments for military 

 applications and free electron laser research at infrared wave- 

 lengths. It can be used in magnetic-confinement fusion research. 



Date of Construction : 1979-83 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $55 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Management Staff ; U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Researchers ; U.S. 



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