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  • Technical Visit – Waste Management at Euridice

    Boeretang 200 2400 Mol, Belgium

    This technical visit aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the R&D conducted in Belgium, but also at European level, in the framework of nuclear waste disposal. This research can ... Read more

  • Evening Lecture – European Human Resources Observatory for Nuclear

    Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, Belgium

    The European Human Resource Observatory for Nuclear (EHRO-N) provides the European Commission with essential data related to supply and demand for nuclear experts in the EU28 and the enlargement and integration countries based on bottom-up information from the nuclear industry. The objective is to assess how the supply of experts for the nuclear industry in ... Read more

  • Scientific Contest 2016

    Avenue Ariane 7 1200 Brussels, Belgium

    On Thursday, February 25, the BNS-YG (Belgian Nuclear Society Young Generation) Scientific Contest took place at Tractebel head office. In total, 14 manuscripts were submitted, among which 4 master theses. The scientific level of these manuscripts was particularly high this year! For the Oral Competition, the ranking is as follows: Peter Zsabka, for his Master ... Read more

  • Evening Lecture – Climate Change

    Avenue Ariane 7 1200 Brussels, Belgium

    The accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels for the production of energy, the release in traces of other gases which could modify the radiative balance of the climatic system, the intensive deforestation and the artificial modification of the soil linked with demographic explosion are that much ... Read more

  • Evening Lecture – The total CO2 cost of nuclear energy: A comparison from different perspectives

    Campus Diepenbeek Building D, Agoralaan, Aula H5, Belgium

    In this lecture, the total CO2 cost of nuclear energy is first discussed on the basis of a comparison of three studies from organizations with different views on nuclear energy. These values are then put into perspective through a comparison to other sources of energy for electricity production. The lecture will finally address the challenges and ... Read more

  • Evening Lecture – Doel 3 and Tihange 2: A robust safety case made in Belgium

    Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, Belgium

    In the summer of 2012, inspections of the reactor vessels of Doel 3 and Tihange 2 nuclear power stations revealed the presence of indications that required in-depth analyses. Electrabel carried out a thorough investigation in response to the indications found in the two reactor vessels. These investigations confirmed that the indications correspond to hydrogen flakes ... Read more

  • Evening Lecture – BNEN Interuniversity Programme in nuclear engineering

    Promotiezaal KU Leuven Universiteitshal, Naamsestraat 22, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

    Official opening of the 15th academic year of the BNEN Interuniversity Programme in nuclear engineering (https://bnen.sckcen.be/). Two interesting lectures are scheduled: “Gravitational Waves Exist: The inside story of the first sounds of merging black holes”, by Prof. Thomas Hertog; “The Politics of Hypothesis – An Inquiry into the Ethics of Scientific Assessment”, by Dr. Gaston ... Read more