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The continued high-quality scientific output of many research facilities depends directly on their reliable operation and, in taking a wider view, a market that can provide a stable supply. In the late 2010s and early 2020s, market irregularities were amplified in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it caused in resource availability. Though COVID-19 has been resolved for some time, the instabilities in the klystron market persist. Recently, the Spallation Neutron Source, the European Spallation Source, Argonne National Laboratory, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory formed a committee to assess the current state of the scientific klystron market and determine how best to stabilize it for the future. To that end, the committee decided to start with a global workshop that explicitly included not just end-users, but, importantly, klystron suppliers as well. The first “Long-Pulse and Continuous Wave (CW) Klystron Workshop” was held at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source in late September 2025. This presentation summarizes the findings, actions, and progress against those actions determined by the workshop attendees.
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