The Institut Laue-Langevin is an international research centre at the leading edge of neutron science and technology, it operates one of the most intense neutron sources in the world.
The ILL operates the most intense neutron source in the world, a 58.3 MW nuclear reactor designed for high neutron flux. This source supplies neutrons to 40 state-of-the-art scientific instruments capable of probing the microscopic structure and dynamics of materials at molecular, atomic and nuclear level. Some 2 000 scientists from 40 different countries come to the ILL every year to use its instruments and benefit from its long experience as a service Institute.
Since 2007 the ILL has spent 93 M€ in an ambitious programme to ensure its instruments and nuclear facilities continue to address the challenges of the new millennium. Between 2018 and 2026 a further 77 M€ are to be invested in the ILL’s “Endurance” and “Key Reactor Components” programmes, guaranteeing that the Institute will maintain its world-leading position for another decade at least.
