Executive Summary
The data from this reporting year (2023-2024) shows that the use of the Radiation Center and the Oregon State TRIGA® reactor (OSTR) has returned to pre-COVID levels across nearly every metric. Of the work performed, seventy-four percent (74%) of the OSTR research hours were in support of off-campus research projects reflecting the use of the OSTR nationally and internationally. Radiation Center users published or submitted 130 articles this year and made 48 presentations on work that involved the OSTR or Radiation Center. The number of samples irradiated in the reactor during this reporting period was 1,829. Funded OSTR use hours comprised 81% of the research use. The Radiation Center supported 30 different courses during the academic year, with the OSTR being utilized in 11 of those courses. Personnel at the Radiation Center conducted 109 tours of the facility, accommodating 958 visitors. The visitors included elementary, middle school, high school, and college students; relatives and friends; faculty; current and prospective clients; national laboratory and industrial scientists and engineers; and state, federal, and international officials. The Radiation Center is a significant positive attraction on campus because visitors leave with a good impression of the facility and of Oregon State University. The Radiation Center's projects database continues to provide a useful way of tracking the many different aspects of work at the facility. The number of projects supported this year was 185. Reactor related projects comprised 75% of all projects. The total research dollars in some way supported by the Radiation Center, as reported by our researchers, was $11 million. The actual total is likely higher. This year, the Radiation Center provided service to 74 different organizations/institutions of which 49% were from other states and 36% of which were from outside the U.S. and Canada. So, while the Center’s primary mission is local, it is also a facility with a national and international clientele. The Radiation Center's website provides an easy way for potential users to evaluate the Center’s facilities and capabilities as well as to apply for a project and check use charges.
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