On Thursday, March 26, the BNS-YG (Belgian Nuclear Society Young Generation) Scientific Contest took place at Tractebel head office. For the Oral Competition, the candidates were: Alexander Bakaev, PhD candidate in Physics at University of Ghent, for his work on “Radiation Effects in Structural Steels for Nuclear Applications: an Atomistic Study”; Bart Deconinck, Master student ... Read more
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
Every Government has to deal with the Energy Trilemma of Security of Supply, Affordability and Sustainability. For the UK, facing narrowing generation margins, consumer resistance to energy price increases and ambitious daunting emission reduction targets, new nuclear generation has been seen as part of the solution. But new nuclear projects in many countries have a ... Read more
In a first part, the main principles of thermonuclear fusion and the potentialities offered by fusion as a power source will be presented. Fusion offers indeed a number of features (availability of fuel; limited risks) which are so attractive that it justifies the significant development effort which is presently being made. The challenges posed by ... Read more
In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Quentin Michel will highlight the main elements of the Belgian nuclear trade control system. To halt the spread of nuclear technology, countries need to keep a close eye on the exports of sensitive goods. Companies are not allowed to export any product. They do not only need export permits for ... Read more
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 be typified as truly multi-disciplinary, with not only techno-scientific research areas but also ethical and societal aspects.
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
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
