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📣 Exciting career opportunity at SCK CEN! ⚛️ Are you ready to join the forefront of nuclear innovation? We have 4 exciting vacancies waiting for you: 🌍 3 available in English: - Technical Operator HLB (IAM) - Hotlab (deadline 12/10) - Geotechnical engineer (deadline 17/10) - Head of Expert Group Nuclear Facilities (deadline 19/10) 🎯 1 available in Dutch/French: - Nucleaire veiligheidsingenieur (deadline 5/10) 👉 Visit our website to learn more about this position and apply today: 🔗 link in the comments! Stay tuned for more job openings later. #SCKCEN #nuclear #career #opportunities

“In nuclear medicine, precision is everything: in science, in purpose, and in partnerships.” 🎯 We are heading to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) conference ’25 in Barcelona, and we would love to meet you there at booth 25 to discover: 🔹 Global irradiation services for reliable, high-quality radioisotope production 🔹 Radiochemical purification to meet the growing demand 🔹 Preclinical research to bring radioligand therapy from bench to bedside 🔹 And a continuous, open dialogue with patients, clinicians, and policymakers – because science only has value when it truly serves people 🤝 At the heart of it all: partnerships that matter. When we align our efforts, we amplify our impact. 🎤 Don’t miss the presentations by some of our experts! Let’s connect and explore future collaboration. We look forward to welcoming you at booth 25! ⚛️ #EANM2025 #cancerresearch #healthcare #radioligandtherapy #nuclearmedicine #Barcelona

🔁 ENS webinar recap: Circular economy in nuclear – turning challenges into opportunities Yesterday, SCK CEN presented two pioneering initiatives during the webinar by European Nuclear Society that are shaping a more sustainable nuclear future: 💡 RECUMO project: A Belgian initiative in collaboration with IRE - Institute for radioelements, tackling radioactive residues from medical isotope production. By converting highly enriched uranium (HEU) into low-enriched uranium (LEU), RECUMO enables safe reuse and reduces proliferation risks. ♻️ Specific clearance: A process within the legal framework that allows materials, which are no longer considered radioactive, to be safely reused, recycled or disposed of through conventional routes. The case-by-case approach supports waste minimization and fosters sustainable disposal routes. 📣 Reach out directly to Didier LEONARD or Sven Boden to continue the conversation. #circulareconomy #RECUMO #sustainability #radiopharmaceuticals #ENSWebinar #specificclearance

🏗️ Wat een fijne dag vandaag op het #KlimaatParlement in Alden Biesen! Trots dat we erbij waren én het event mochten sponsoren. Een topmoment om samen na te denken over duurzaamheid en circulaire economie. ♻️ 📌 Wat we van vandaag onthouden? Dat samenwerking tussen sectoren essentieel is om écht circulair en duurzaam te kunnen bouwen aan de toekomst. 📩 Heb je ons vandaag gemist of wil je graag (verder) praten? Stuur collega Dirk Ceuterick gerust een berichtje. #circulaireeconomie #duurzaamheid #verbinden

🎉 Today, Belgium marked a historic milestone in Dessel. 🧱 SCK CEN congratulates ONDRAF/NIRAS Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials on the official laying of the first stone for the surface disposal facility. ☢️ This is a crucial step toward a safe and sustainable solution for the long-term management of low- and intermediate-level short-lived radioactive waste. 💪 We are proud that our scientific experts have contributed to this achievement; from analyses of geosystems to migration research and radiological environmental impact studies. Hats off to all involved! 👏 🔗 Discover our congratulations and how we’re contributing to this project on our website: https://lnkd.in/eHA8hK6i

🌍 Global deployment of lead-cooled SMRs starts with collaboration! Yesterday at end of the first day of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 69th General Conference in Vienna, the #EAGLES Consortium and nuclear regulators of Belgium (FANC - Federal Agency for Nuclear Control), Italy (ISIN) & Romania (CNCAN - Comisia Națională pentru Controlul Activităților Nucleare) launched an international pre-licensing initiative for the EAGLES-300 reactor. ⚛️ 👏 The signing ceremony was attended by over 120 participants, including IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and the Belgian Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet, marking a key milestone for the safe, global rollout of advanced nuclear technologies. Read the full story via link in the comments! 🔗

✈️ September marks the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna! We are attending, and for the first time, the EAGLES-300 project is making a public appearance with its new branding ⚛️✨ 👏 A quiet debut, but a visible step forward in our international collaboration on EAGLES-300, a lead-cooled next-gen SMR. What do you think? #GC69 #EAGLES #SMR #SMRLFR

Earlier this week the Ecosens-Project was wrapping up with an insightful final conference in Milan under the theme “Futures for Nuclear Energy? Social, Economic and Environmental Considerations". ⚛️ 🤝 The event brought together voices from research, policy, industry and civil society to explore the future of nuclear energy in Europe. SCK CEN was proud to contribute through our social sciences researchers, who led a work package exploring the social dimensions of nuclear energy, including emerging technologies such as Small Modular Reactors. 💡 🔗 Read the full recommendations: via the link in the comments.

💡 Team Belgium at the EURAD-2 General Assembly! Ten months after its launch, EURAD-2 - the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management funded by #EURATOM - held its General Assembly in Bologna. ⚛️ Experts from ONDRAF/NIRAS Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials, BelV, TRACTEBEL and our very own Waste & Disposal Expert Group at SCK CEN are proud to contribute to this strategic European initiative. The programme is evolving, with a stronger focus on strategic studies and an expanded scope that now includes 🟩 surface disposal and 🟨 predisposal (previously tackled in the EU-Project PREDIS) alongside 🟫 geological disposal - marking a more balanced and forward-looking approach. As Belgium’s national programme for radioactive waste management, we play a key role in Europe. 🤝 Through EURAD-2, we help preserve and share knowledge, strengthen international collaboration, and promote efficient use of resources across member states. 🔗 Together, we’re shaping the future of safe and sustainable radioactive waste management in Europe. #EURAD2 #nuclearlifecycle #waste #disposal #research #Belgium

🔔 Join the webinar by European Nuclear Society (ENS): "The Circular Economy of Nuclear – Turning Challenges into Opportunities" 📅 Thursday, September 25 🕐 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT+2) 📍 Online 🔗 Register via the link in the comments! Our experts will be speaking at the upcoming webinar hosted by the European Nuclear Society (ENS), focusing on how circular economy principles are being applied in the nuclear sector. We will talk about: 1️⃣ The RECUMO Project: A Belgian initiative that we co-lead with IRE - Institute for radioelements to recover uranium from medical isotope production and convert it into reusable low-enriched uranium. 💬 Presented by Didier LEONARD, Director of the Institute of Sustainable Waste Management and Decommissioning 2️⃣ Specific Clearance in Belgium: Insights into Belgium’s legal framework for sustainable nuclear waste management, promoting reuse and recycling through harmonised EU practices. 💬 Presented by Sven Boden, Project Leader Dismantling, Decontamination & Waste Expert Group 🎤 The webinar will be moderated by Véronique Vasseur, Strategy and Policy Advisor at COVRA and Chair of the Dutch Young Generation. 🌱 We warmly invite you to attend this #ENS webinar and hear directly from our experts about how SCK CEN is contributing (and supporting others in contributing) to a more sustainable future for nuclear.