Evening Lecture

Thorium has recently been presented in the press as “the green future of nuclear” and it might seem as if thorium based fuel cycles are a recent breakthrough that remained overlooked for decades. Actually, this is not the case: research on thorium as a possible alternative resource for nuclear energy applications has a long history ... Read more

Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) have gained worldwide interest in recent years due their appealing characteristics with respect to safety and resource utilisation. In this reactor type the fuel is a liquid salt containing the fissile and fertile material to maintain the nuclear chain reaction. The liquid salt also serves as the primary coolant, and as ... Read more

The EPR combines the return of experience of 40 years of operation by EDF, engineering studies and safety principles primarily shared by European countries with a strong foothold in the ... Read more

The consequences of a massive use of intermittent renewable energy systems for electricity generation are highlighted using Germany’s renewable electricity data from the last 5 years. The great variability in ... Read more

The University of Liège has more than 20 years of experience in the use of ion beam analysis techniques for cultural heritage research. Some of the recent developments and projects ... Read more

Belgium is at the forefront of medical applications of ionizing radiation. Pioneering discoveries and developments have put our country in the unique worldwide position that the entire value chain required ... Read more

As space research evolves to ensure that crewmembers remain safe, healthy, and productive on long-duration space missions to Mars, the harsh environment of Antarctica provides an appropriate setting in which ... Read more

For several years, numerous political and legal efforts have been initiated to address the threat of nuclear terrorism by enhancing nuclear security. The latter is defined by the International Atomic ... Read more

SCK•CEN is at the forefront of Heavy Liquid Metal (HLM) nuclear technology worldwide with the development of the MYRRHA accelerator driven system (ADS). MYRRHA is serving since the FP5 EURATOM ... Read more