Scientific Report 2007

Scientific Report 2007

• SCK•CEN Scientific Report 2007 - full version

Introduction

• Table of contents
• Company Synopsis
• Organisation Chart
• Institute for Nuclear Materials Science - NMS
• Institute for Advanced Nuclear Systems - ANS
• Institute for Environment, Health and Safety - EHS
• Institute for Communication, General Sevices and Administration - CSA

Nuclear Materials Science

• Laboratory testing of a room temperature separation technique as part of a method for the reconditioning of bituminised waste
• TEM study of highly irradiated beryllium annealed at 500-900 °C
• TEM investigation of irradiated U-7 WT%MO
• Fuel research for subcritical and critical GEN-IV systems cooled by heavy liquid metal
• The effect of irradiation-induced damage on the hardening-embrittlement of RPV-steels
• Effect of stacking fault energy on the neutron radiation induced defect accumulation in stainless steels
• Improved safety margins for Belgian nuclear power plants by the application of the Master Curve approach to RPV steels
• SCK•CEN contribution to the standardization of impact toughness tests on precracked Charpy specimens
• ADS-cladding fabrication and qualification: Burst test
• Treatment of electromechanical noise data by the Hilbert-Huang transform
• Stress corrosion cracking of irradiated stainless steels in primary water: experimental studies and model development in the FP7 PERFECT IP
• BR2 reactor: Medical and industrial applications

Advanced Nuclear Systems

• The MYRRHA Business Plan
• MYRRHA/XT-ADS primary system design and experimental devices
• MYRRHA/XT-ADS core design
• Windowless Electron Beam Experimental Irradiation WEBExpIr
• European lead cooled system (ELSY)
• The GUINEVERE project at the VENUS facility
• On-line fast flux measurements in the BR2 reactor
• The POSEIDON Project
• Retrospective dosimetry feasibility study for the ATUCHA I nuclear power plant

Environment, Health and Safety

• Radiation induction of developmental effects during the very early stages of pregnancy
• Calculation of organ doses in X-ray examinations of premature babies
• Radiation protection of medical staff: a coordinated action by EURADOS on extremity dosimetry and the use of active personnel dosemeters (CONRAD)
• Impact modelling of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in the environment
• Assessing soil and plant parameters affecting uranium availability and plant uptake
• Induction of oxidative stress related responses in Arabidopsis thaliana after uranium exposure
• Bacterial genomic adaptation and response to metals
• Human space biology at SCK•CEN: from in vitro cell experiments to the follow-up of astronauts
• Characterisation of passive detectors for space dosimetry (DOBIES)
• Development of a microbiological ammonium to nitrate recycling bioreactor for space capsules
• The ESDRED project: Engineering Studies and Demonstration of Repository Designs
• The TIMODAZ project: Thermal impact on the damaged zone around a radioactive waste disposal in clay host rocks
• Advancements in the study of the influence of organic matter on the sorption behaviour of radionuclides onto Boom Clay host rock
• Chemical perturbations of the Boom Clay: Modelling the long term interaction of cementitious water with Boom Clay
• Calibration and validation of a local-scale transient groundwater model
• The EC Integrated Project NF-PRO on near field processes
• Investigations on the long-term behaviour of high level waste forms
• Corrosion properties of HLW and spent fuel overpacks in highly alkaline environments
• Impact of advanced fuel cycles on radioactive waste disposal in a clay formation
• Support to other nuclear waste disposal programs considering clay as a potential host rock
• Beryllium recycling: Feasibility and Challenges
• Ageing of Eurobitum bituminised radioactive waste
• A performance comparison of nine selected liquid scintillation cocktails
• Preparation of the PRACLAY demonstration & confirmation experiments: construction of the PRACLAY gallery
• Management of waste and liabilities
• Decommissioning & Decontamination
• The development of safeguards for geological repositories
• Use of the FORK detector in safeguards inspections
• Decision aiding model for the evaluation of agricultural countermeasures after an accidental release of radionuclides to the environment
• SCK•CEN 2006 barometer on risk perception of the Belgian population
• History of the Belgian nuclear power controversy

Communication, Services and Administration

• Education and training possibilities
• Overview: Courses for third parties – 2007 (as registered)

Appendix

• Members of the board of SCK•CEN
• Scientific output and visitors in 2007