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The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre is a global leader in the field of nuclear research, services and education.
Laboratories: Mol, Belgium
Joined June 2013
📢 Inauguration of our MaT Building alongside 18 enthusiastic 10-year-olds! 🤩 This 'workshop of the future' is a big step in #sustainable #decommissioning and radioactive #waste management. Learn more in our news article: 🔗 https://t.co/VyVEy7nNQ7…
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💡 Major milestone for BR3: 2,200 tonnes of concrete from the BR3 bioshield were meticulously removed. ➡️ No radioactive waste remains thanks to the conditional clearance process. 🔗 Full article: https://t.co/VkLuMLqAeH
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📰 Teaming up with a Belgian consortium, we're aiding the transformation of a historically contaminated site in #Latvia into a green industrial zone! 🌱 Read about our characterization work: https://t.co/kiCHRaoO2t ☢️#siteremediation
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Our EU-SMR-LFR project receives support from the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors! ⚡ Together with @ENEAOfficial, @Ansaldo_Nuclear & RATEN, we strengthen our ambition for lead-cooled fast reactors in Europe’s #energytransition! 🌍 https://t.co/8f1rtPlM08
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Excited to be part of Thera4Care! 🎗️ SCK CEN will lead preclinical research on radioligand therapy for ovarian cancer using terbium-161 with FAPI. We're working with leading institutions to pave the way for Phase 1 clinical trials. Discover more: https://t.co/kigCphdNh1
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Silver-exchanged zeolites for trapping radioxenon? Check! ✅ Proud to announce a major advancement in detecting clandestine nuclear tests with AgZs. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/myzYbcMbfH… 🤝@uhasselt, @IRE_IRE_ELiT, @PWr_Wroclaw.
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We are proud that our VENUS reactor, after being used for decades already to improve the safety of existing nuclear systems, is now serving as a valuable tool for the development of next generation reactor systems again!
🤝 NAAREA, @SCKCEN , THORIZON and STELLARIA announce a strategic collaborative research initiative: the CHLOE project. For more information ➡️
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📢 Belgium launches an action plan to give #cancerpatients broader access to #RadioligandTherapy! ☢️ A major step forward in the fight against cancer. Read more: 🔗 https://t.co/8R75OOQ3me…
#HealthcareInnovation #NuclearMedicine #RLT
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In 2022, we set ambitious goals in a new strategic plan. How have we fared so far? 📢 Our latest annual report, "Highlights 2023," showcases all developments of the previous year. ☢️ Have we made an impact? Judge for yourself: 🔗 https://t.co/5S0WUlKgtV.
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Explore "Clearing the air: A systematic review of mass media campaigns to increase indoor radon testing and remediation" by @SofieApers, @HeidiVandebosch & Tanja Perko (@SCKCEN). It's publicly available: https://t.co/PIyDbcmXv1
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Indoor radon is a natural radioactive gas that enters homes through cracks in the foundations. It is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Although radon can be detected with an indoor radon test...
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Look inside HADES, the oldest underground research lab buried in a deep clay formation in Europe. As deep as 225m underground in 🇧🇪, it’s used for experimental research on disposing of high level &/or long-lived radioactive waste. More from @SCKCEN 👉 https://t.co/aKskNvUUi9
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Ingrid Maes @inovigate: "Belgium has all the necessary ingredients to innovate, but the system is not yet ready. Success requires co-creation, a new approach whose best path remains unknown. Waiting is not an option; we must start now, learn, and adapt." 💬Workshop by @EU2024BE🇧🇪
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Jan Jille: "I consider myself as an European, but born in the NL, moved to Belgium when cancer was discovered, now living in Portugal & receiving treatment in Belgium, I know that if I would have undergone treatment in a different country, I would have followed a different path."
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Exciting news! 🔥 Europe greenlights groundbreaking nuclear furnace project in Belgium! Led by SCK CEN and CRM Group, this initiative aims to revolutionize nuclear dismantling and promote a circular economy. How? 👉 https://t.co/oJ7tJVSIjq
#CircularEconomy #NuclearSustainability
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On #WorldCancerDay, let's reflect on the impact of this disease and celebrate the hope and progress in cancer treatments. 🌍💜 Our BR2 reactor played a crucial role, aiding over 11 million patients in 2023. 🏥💉 Read the inspiring story here: https://t.co/FNKDxgKXpJ
#CancerFight
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📜Our #SINFONIA project has just published an article on the impact of medical #radionuclide discharges on people and the #environment in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity: https://t.co/yTIDX5yvfD This modelling study was performed by our project partner @SCKCEN 👏
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🤔 Why did the proton bring a gift to the New Year’s Eve party? Because it wanted to share positivity and create a festive 'charge' in the atmosphere. 😜🎁 Wishing you electrifying holidays and a happy New Year from all of us at SCK CEN! 🎉
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