FPONeutron scattering techniques have been an active component of the Australian scientific research community for the past three decades, commencing soon after the High Flux Australian Reactor (HIFAR) started routine operation in 1968. HIFAR, a 10MW(th) multi purpose facility of modest performance (maximum neutron flux 10IJcm-sec-l), provides the only neutron source in the country suitable for neutron scattering. HIFAR (Figure 1) is a DIDO class reactor operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), a government research organization with the mission to “ensure that its research, technology transfer, commercial and training activities in nuclear science and associated technologies will advance Australia's innovation, international competitiveness and environmental and health management” (see our Web page:http://www.ansto.gov.au).