Reactor mishap derails U.S. studies with neutron beams.

The article reports that studies with beam and neutrons in the U.S. will be delayed for months after an accident in February 2021 has shut down a diminutive nuclear reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Topics covered include the role played by staff turnover and institutional culture in the accident, the impact of the shutdown on research projects by the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and efforts to restart the reactor.