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Universities
       University Home Pages
       University Departments
       Inter-University Institutes and Academic Collaborations
Research Institutes and Laboratories
       Nuclear Research Institutes
       High Energy Research Institutes
       Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
Nuclear Facilities
       Nuclear Waste Treatment and Storage
       Operators, Owners or Owner Groups of Nuclear Facilities
Nuclear Authorities, Governmental Organizations, Laws and Regulations
       National Nuclear Authorities
       Laws and Regulations
Non-Governmental and Inter-Governmental Organizations
       International Organizations
       Professional Organizations (Science & Engineering)
       Professional Organizations (Nuclear Medicine)
Commercial Service Providers in the Nuclear Field
       Engineering
       Nuclear Supplies, Hardware Manufacturers and Vendors
Information/Knowledge Management and Technical Co-operation
       Knowledge Management
       Knowledge Preservation Initiatives
Energy Development
       Prognostic and Statistical Energy Data
Scientific and Technical Data
       Technical References and Standards
Health and Safety Aspects
       Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
       Health and Safety Issues, Radiation Protection
Nuclear Gateways, Educational Sites, News, Conferences
       General Information / Public Relations
       Educational Sites
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  University Home Pages
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Dutch
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Royal Military Academy (more info) goto TOP
language: Dutch | French | German | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Laboratory for Plasma Physics
Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Dutch
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron

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  University Departments
Laboratory for Nuclear Reaction Analysis (more info) goto TOP
language: French | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Dutch
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

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  Inter-University Institutes and Academic Collaborations
Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum (IMEC) (more info) goto TOP
Founded by the Flemish Government in 1984, IMEC is located in Leuven, Belgium. IMEC performs scientific research which runs 3 to 10 years ahead of industrial needs, with a view to practical applications.
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Nuclear Research Institutes
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) (more info) goto TOP
ECJRC is the corporate research centre of the European Commission, it forms an integral part of the Commission and was created to share, on European level, the large investments needed to carry out research on nuclear energy. Over time its tasks have developed into other areas in which a common approach on European level is necessary.
  • has 8 member institutes:
    IRMM: Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements - Geel
    ITU: Institute for Transuranium Elements - Karlsruhe
    IAM: Institute for Advanced Materials - Petten
    ISIS: Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety - Ispra
    EI: Environment Institute - Ispra
    SAI: Space Applications Institute - Ispra
    IPTS: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies - Seville
    IHCP: Institute for Health and Consumer Protection - Ispra
  • on-line archive of scientific publications (bibliographic data only)
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information | bibliographic data
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Institute for Transuranium Elements | alternate URL for the JRC
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre in Mol (SCK-CEN) (more info) goto TOP
  • public utility under the tutorial of the Belgian federal minister in charge of energy
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Myrrha-project | Belgian Nuclear Society
Myrrha-project (more info) goto TOP
MYRRHA is an Accelerator Driven System (ADS) under development at Mol in Belgium. It is aiming to serve as a basis for the European experimental ADS to provide protons and neutrons for various R&D applications. It consists of a proton accelerator delivering a 350 MeV * 5 mA proton beam to a liquid Pb-Bi spallation target that in turn couples to a Pb-Bi cooled, subcritical fast core. The project started in 1997. After a conceptual period of two years, a pre-design phase has been launched and is to be completed by 2004. After a detailed engineering design phase and construction of the components, MYRRHA will be put in service around 2012.
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgian Nuclear Research Centre in Mol
Thematic Network on Advanced Options for Partitioning and Transmutation (ADOPT) (more info) goto TOP
ADOPT Network is intended to coordinate the R&D activities sponsored by FP5 and the national activities in the fields of ADS development and Partitioning and transmutation. In Europe there is a strong interest to explore the potential scientific, technical and industrial possibilities of P&T. Integrating the total European efforts as efficiently as possible would be very beneficial and would speed up the development and put the European R&D at lead in this field. The major specific objective of ADOPT is to give input to future research proposals and guidelines for further R&D orientation.
language: English | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | open to the general public
type of data: textual information | textual information
type of site: non-commercial site | non-commercial site
related sites: European Thorium Cycle Project Site | Belgian Nuclear Research Centre in Mol
nuclear research institutes (names and addresses from a bibliometric study) goto TOP

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  High Energy Research Institutes
Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron (CRC) (more info) goto TOP
The main activities of the CRC can be classified in two categories:
  • Research and development in the field of particle accelerators, ion sources and their applications
  • Production of accelerated stable and radioactive ion beams for nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, chemistry, medicine, isotope production, and technological applications
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | graphical data or images
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Université catholique de Louvain

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  Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
Laboratory for Plasma Physics (Royal Military Academy) (more info) goto TOP
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Statistical and Plasma Physics (Free University of Brussels) (more info) goto TOP
  • various aspects of the modelling and the theoretical description of fluids and plasmas
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: commercial site
nuclear fusion research (names and addresses from a bibliometric study) goto TOP

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  Nuclear Waste Treatment and Storage
EIG Euridice [Manager of the Hades URL at Mol; a joint ONDRAF/SCK venture] (more info) goto TOP
EIG EURIDICE is tasked with carrying out a whole range of intellectual activities relating to the underground disposal of radioactive waste with a view to developing and facilitating the economic activity of its members.
language: English | Dutch | French
originator: national authority | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
European Underground Research Infrastructure for Disposal of nuclear waste In Clay Environment (EIG EURIDICE) (more info) goto TOP
ONDRAF/NIRAS and the SCK-CEN concluded an economic interest grouping, PRACLAY, in 1995 with the aim of facilitating and developing their activities. The main objective of EIG PRACLAY was to complete the PRACLAY project so as to demonstrate the feasibility of disposing of radioactive waste in deep clay layers. On 18th December 2000 the articles of association were amended and the name EIG PRACLAY changed to EIG EURIDICE (European Underground Research Infrastructure for Disposal of nuclear waste In Clay Environment). EIG EURIDICE is responsible for managing and operating the underground research infrastructure URF HADES.
  • Objectives/Tasks
  • Research Programme
  • International Affiliations
  • Cooperation
  • Publications
language: English | Dutch | French
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgian Nuclear Research Centre | National Agency for radioactive waste and enriched fissile materials | Publications

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  Operators, Owners or Owner Groups of Nuclear Facilities
Electrabel (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Dutch | French
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english version

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  National Nuclear Authorities
Agence fédérale de contrôle nucléaire (AFCN) (more info) goto TOP
AFCN, an autonomous national body in Belgium, with a mission to propose/regulate/monitor and oversee the implementation of chemical/radiological protection measures. Runs Telerad network established in 1998, which has 212 network surveillance centers constantly monitoring radiological activity.
language: French | Dutch
originator: national authority
access: free online access
type of data: legal material | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: TELERAD Network | Laws and Regualtions | Publications | Journal for Children | Educational Programme
AVNuclear (organization licensed by the Belgian Authorities in the field of Nuclear Safety) (more info) goto TOP
  • Nuclear in Belgium - an overview
  • nuclear technology, nuclear safety
  • some online reports
language: English | French
originator: national authority
access: open to the general public
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Forum Nucléaire Belge
Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials (ONDRAF/NIRAS) (more info) goto TOP
ONDRAF/NIRAS, the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials, was set up by the Belgian State to safely manage the radioactive waste produced in Belgium. The Agency also has the task of devising and implementing safe technical solutions for the long-term management of this waste.
language: Dutch | German | English | French
originator: national authority | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC/AFCN) (more info) goto TOP
language: Dutch | French
originator: national authority
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information | legal material
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: ETDEWEB | ETDE
The Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials (ONDRAF/NIRAS) (more info) goto TOP
Established to ensure, both in the short and in the long term, the safety of radioactive waste management. Its mission objectives are (1) to set up an INVENTORY of the radioactive materials on Belgian territory and of the different radioactive waste producers; (2) to set up a safe MANAGEMENT SYSTEM for this radioactive waste; (3) to coordinate the DECOMMISSIONING of nuclear facilities; & (4) to manage ENRICHED FISSILE MATERIALS.
  • What is Radioactivity?
  • What is Radioactivewaste?
  • Mission/Objective of the Agency
  • Collaborators
  • Information Centre
language: English | Dutch | French | German
originator: national authority
access: free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Understanding the Fundamentals | Management of Radioactive Waste | Information Centre | Collaborators | EURIDICE

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  Laws and Regulations
Nuclear Safety, Regulation and Radioactive Waste Management (more info) goto TOP
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Decommissioning
  • Transport
  • Nuclear Safety
  • Euratom Co-ordination
  • Legislation
  • Publications
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Nuclear Issues | Nuclear Links
The portal to European Union law (EUR-LEX) (more info) goto TOP
  • Official Journal
  • Treaties
  • Legislation in force
  • Legislation in preparation
  • Case-law
  • Parliamentary questions
  • Documents of public interest
language: English | French | German | Spanish | Danish
originator: international organisation
access: free online access | open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site | data base
related sites: European Union's server
International Nuclear Law Association (more info) goto TOP
  • congresses, discussions, lectures, conferences and seminars
language: English | French
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  International Organizations
Euratom Supply Agency at the European Commission (ESA) (more info) goto TOP
The mission of the agency is to ensure a regular and equitable supply of nuclear fuels for Community users. It acts under the supervision of the European Commission, but has legal personality under the Euratom Treaty.
  • Mission statement, programme activities, procedures, organization and activities.
  • Provides on-line publications, standard reports and documents.
  • Topical search engine and links to other European Union and related web-sites.
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
The European Comission (Brussels, Belgium) (more info) goto TOP
  • Directorate-General: Environment
  • Directorate-General: Joint Research Centre
  • Directorate-General: Energy
  • Euratom Supply Agency (supply of nuclear fuels for users in the European Community)
language: English | Spanish | German | French | Italian
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: DG: Environment | DG: Joint Research Centre | DG: Energy and Transport | Euratom Supply Agency | Nuclear Fusion Research
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) (more info) goto TOP
language: English | French
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Professional Organizations (Science & Engineering)
Belgian Nuclear Society (BNS) (more info) goto TOP
BNS pursues the advancement of science and engineering related to peaceful applications of nuclear energy and all allied sciences.
language: English
originator: lobby group or pressure group
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) (more info) goto TOP
  • The European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) is the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe. Its main purpose is to promote the use of nuclear energy in Europe by representing the interests of this important and multi-faceted industrial sector.
  • Foratom acts as the voice of the industry in energy policy discussions involving the EU institutions and provide a bridge between the industry and the institutions (Members of the European Parliament and key policy-makers in the European Commission).
  • The membership of Foratom is made up of 17 national nuclear associations. Foratom also represents some of the continent's largest industrial concerns. Nearly 800 firms are represented..
language: English
originator: lobby group or pressure group
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC) (more info) goto TOP
language: English
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Professional Organizations (Nuclear Medicine)
Belgian Society of Nuclear Medicine (more info) goto TOP
language: English
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Engineering
Belgatom (more info) goto TOP
Founded in 1978 by the three major nuclear engineering companies of Belgium, today Belgatom houses the nuclear engineering expertise of Tractebel and Belgonucleaire.
language: English
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgonucleaire | Tractebel
Belgonucleaire (more info) goto TOP
  • Studies concerning the behaviour of nuclear fuels
  • The back end of the nuclear fuel cycle
language: English | French | Dutch
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgatom | Tractebel | MOX & Plutonium
Belgoprocess (more info) goto TOP
Located in the small town of Dessel, this Belgian company specialises in the processing of radioactive waste and complies with the very stringent safety measures which this requires. However the very nature of the activity is of course sufficient to raise questions.
language: English
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tractebel (more info) goto TOP
Tractebel is a global energy and services business. Its core business is electricity and gas, including the generation of electricity, trading, transport, distribution of electricity and gas, and sale of electricity. Its skills are correlated enabling Tractebel to offer fully coordinated services, covering energy and industrial services, engineering and technical installations. On 31 October 2003, TRACTEBEL SA merged with SOCIETE GENERALE DE BELGIQUE SA. The name of the company created as a result of the merger is SUEZ-TRACTEBEL SA, a wholly owned susbsidiary of SUEZ.
language: English | French | Dutch
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgonucleaire | Belgatom | Suez

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  Nuclear Supplies, Hardware Manufacturers and Vendors
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) (more info) goto TOP
Equipment and capabilities in the application of nuclear physics in different domains, such as medical treatment and medical device sterilization, food pasteurization and development of new processes for the production of advanced materials
  • electron beam accelerators
  • proton beam accelerators
  • cyclotrons
  • radioisotopes
  • palladium 103
language: English
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Sterilization & Ionization Business Unit of IBA

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  Knowledge Management
European Nuclear Engineering Network (ENEN) (more info) goto TOP
  • prerequisites to enter the education
  • education curricula, continuing education
  • teachers qualification
  • student and teachers mobility
  • identifying the most adequate organisations to perform the education and training
  • teaching practice a.o. distant learning, Euro-courses
  • co-operation with research institutes that operate larger nuclear infrastructures
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: E. Wigner Course on Reactor Physics Experiments 2004

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  Knowledge Preservation Initiatives
BNS Young Generation (more info) goto TOP
The Belgian Young Generation was set-up and started its activities in 1995. The intention is not to set up a separate organisation from the BNS: the attendance of young people at the BNS activities and their integration are essential to achieve transfer of know-how between generations and to encourage the development of personal networks.
language: English
originator: professional or learned society | lobby group or pressure group
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Belgian Nuclear Society

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  Prognostic and Statistical Energy Data
European Energy Foundation (FEE) (more info) goto TOP
  • forum where energy related subjects linked to the European Union political dialogue are presented and debated
  • briefs of meetings are on-line
language: English
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Technical References and Standards
Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) (more info) goto TOP
The mission of IRMM is to promote a common European measurement system in support of EU policies, especially internal market, environment, health and consumer protection standards. IRMM prime objectives are to develop and perform specific reference measurements, to produce certified reference materials, to organise international measurement evaluation programmes, to establish trans-national data bases, and to carry out prenormative research.
  • Reference Measurements for Agricultural, Food and Consumer Products and Data Bases
  • Reference Materials for Agricultural, Food and Consumer Products
  • Biomedical CRMs for Clinical Diagnostics
  • Reference Materials for Pollution Control
  • Reference Measurements for Neutron-Material Interactions
  • Neutron Reference Measurements for Environmental Protection
  • Reference Measurements for Neutron Data Standards
  • BCR and Industrial Certified Reference Materials
  • Chemical Reference Methods and Measurements for Normalisation and Certification
  • Metrology in Chemistry and Traceability
  • Radionuclide Metrology
  • International Comparability of Chemical Measurements
  • Metrology and Quality Assurance for Nuclear Safeguards
  • Exploitation of Neutron Data
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | international organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information | statistical or prognostic | numerical data, codes
type of site: non-commercial site | data base
related sites: European Commission Joint Research Centre

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  Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) (more info) goto TOP
ESTRO, The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, was founded in Milano in September 1980. as a Society of individual members working in the field of radiotherapy and oncology.
language: English
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Health and Safety Issues, Radiation Protection
Radiation Protection (more info) goto TOP
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
TELERAD (more info) goto TOP
The Telerad network, established in 1998, has 212 network surveillance centers which constantly monitor radiological activity.
  • live data of backgorund radiation
language: French | Dutch
originator: national authority
access: free online access | open to the general public
type of data: numerical data, codes | graphical data or images | textual information | statistical or prognostic
type of site: data base | non-commercial site
related sites: Agence fédérale de contrôle nucléaire (FANC - AFCN) | Description of the TELERAD System | Instrumentation | On-line measurments

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  General Information / Public Relations
Innovation Relay Centres (IRC) (more info) goto TOP
  • founded by the European Commission's Innovation/SMEs Programme
  • goal is to promote innovation and to encourage exchange of research results
  • a service for companies, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises
  • access to some of the information and tools is restricted to IRC members
language: English
originator: international organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Energie-en Milieu Informatiesysteem (EMIS) (more info) goto TOP
language: Dutch
originator: national authority
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports | legal material
type of site: non-commercial site | data base
The Belgian Research Network (BELNET) (more info) goto TOP
  • national computer network created by the department of the Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs
language: Dutch | French | English
originator: industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site

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  Educational Sites
Statistical physics for anomalous transport in plasmas (International working group: Fusion B F R) (more info) goto TOP
This Group, with informal structures, involves members from three countries (Belgium, France and Romania) who associates their research in the following fields :
  • Tokamak physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Theoretical physics and mathematics
  • Dynamical Systems, Chaos
  • Plasma turbulence
in the aim of an active collaboration to achieve substantial progress in the domain of anomalous transport in hot fusion plasmas, in view of the realisation of controlled thermonuclear fusion.
language: French | English
originator: professional or learned society
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site