Evening Lecture – Thorium fuel
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 ... Read more
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Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Technical Visit – Pumps & Motors Workshop at Westinghouse
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Evening Lecture – Molten Salt Reactor
Rue de l'Industrie 43 1400 Nivelles, BelgiumMolten 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 ... Read more
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Workshop – From nuclear data to a reliable estimate of spent fuel decay heat
Boeretang 200 2400 Mol, BelgiumNuclear spent fuel continues to emit heat for hundreds of years challenging both intermediate and final disposal. A reliable estimate of this decay heat is of utmost importance for both the design and safe operation of the repositories. Combining state-of-the-art nuclear data, particle transport codes and uncertainty propagation tools, one can develop a procedure to ... Read more
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General Assembly 2017 II
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Evening Lecture – Three EPRs in construction at less than 500 km from the Belgian border
Avenue Ariane 7 1200 Brussels, BelgiumThe 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
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Technical Visit – JRC in Geel
Retieseweg 111 B-2440 Geel, BelgiumAmong the pulsed white spectrum neutron sources available in the world, the linear electron accelerator facility at IRMM (Gelina) is the one with the best time resolution. Gelina combines four ... Read more
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Evening Lecture – A critical view on the EU plans for our future electricity supply
Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, BelgiumThe 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
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Scientific Contest 2018
Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, BelgiumOn Thursday, February 22, the BNS-YG (Belgian Nuclear Society Young Generation) Scientific Contest took place at the Engie Tower in Brussels. In total, 12 applications have been received. For the ... Read more
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Evening Lecture – Non-invasive cultural heritage analysis at the University of Liège
Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34-36 1000 Brussels, BelgiumThe 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