NIST Unveils New Laboratory Building for Improved National Radiation Measurements | NIST

On Sept. 23, 2019, NIST celebrated the addition of a new wing on its Radiation Physics Building, which will add 38 new lab spaces designed to improve measurements. From left to right: Skip Vaughn; Jim Olthoff; Sen. Chris Van Hollen; Walter G. Copan; Sen. Ben Cardin; Deputy Secretary for Commerce Karen Dunn Kelley. Credit: J. Stoughton/NIST

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to unveil a new laboratory building that substantially enhances NIST’s capabilities for radiation measurements critical to the health care, food processing, national security and other industries.

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