| KNOXVILLE, TENN.—May 4, 2009—GE Energy announced today that it has completed the delivery of 30 of its Reuter Stokes Position Sensitive Detector (PSD) Electronics Systems to NOMAD at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). When commissioned, the accelerator-based neutron source at NOMAD will facilitate research into materials that are stronger, lighter and cheaper. This is the first major delivery of integrated electronics to the NOMAD instrument. The PSD Electronics System is an integrated electronics and neutron detector assembly. Combining both the Reuter Stokes neutron detectors and the SNS-developed electronics, GE’s PSD Electronics System enables customers—at a high rate of speed—to obtain accurate neutron event positioning and time-of-flight measurements as well as to optimize detector count-rate capabilities. The compact system design also eliminates the need for construction and onsite calibration. The PSD Electronics System is the result of the technology transfer license agreements that were signed in May 2008 between GE Energy and ORNL to market the electronics and software associated with the SNS 8Pack neutron detector system./p> “We are happy to see the commercialization of one of our premier technologies, the SNS 8Pack,” said Thomas Ballard, director of partnerships, ORNL. “The 8Pack is able to be applied to instruments far and wide and has broad global impact, which is one of our goals here at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.” “The NOMAD instrument is an important part of our research portfolio at the Spallation Neutron Source,” said Ian Anderson, associate lab director for neutron sciences, ORNL. “The research done at SNS—and eventually at NOMAD—will help us answer some of the important questions facing society today.” The Nanoscale-Ordered Materials Diffractometer, or NOMAD, is one of several instruments that make up the U.S. Department of Energy’s SNS. Research conducted at SNS contributes to improved materials in a variety of different products, including stronger, lighter, more fuel efficient aircraft; computers with more memory, but at a lower cost; and designer drugs and genetic engineering that better target illness and abnormal cells in the body. NOMAD is scheduled to be commissioned in 2010. “We’ve combined GE’s expertise in advanced detectors for neutron scattering instruments with highspeed electronics from SNS to create a world class PSD Electronics Systems,” said Leo VanderSchuur, general manager of GE Energy’s Reuter Stokes Measurement Solutions. “We are thrilled to contribute the technology that will help the scientists working at SNS identify the materials breakthroughs to improve human lives—today.” Since 1956, GE Energy has provided industry-leading Reuter Stokes Radiation Measurement Solutions designed for use in harsh environments. Our instrumentation and sensors operate in hightemperature, vibrating, humid, corrosive and radiation applications throughout the world. With more than 10,000 customized sensing solutions installed, GE Energy continues to set the standards for security and safeguards now and into the future. About GE EnergyGE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2008 revenue of US$29.3 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE’s corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges. About GEGE is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com. GE is Imagination at Work. For more information, contact:
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