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Research Institutes and Laboratories

FOM - Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen

Rijnhuizen is one of the three research institutes of the Foundation for fundamental research on matter (FOM), the funding organization for physics in the Netherlands. The primary goal of FOM is to promote fundamental research on matter for the advancement of science. The high-quality scientific research takes place in four main departments:

Fusion Physics
Plasma surface interactions
Generation and utilisation of TeraHertz radiation
Nanolayer Surface and Interface physics

The Institute offers the seminars for the public and students.

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National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF)

NIKHEF is the National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics in the Netherlands, in which the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA), the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (RU) and the Universiteit Utrecht (UU) collaborate. NIKHEF co-ordinates and supports all activities in experimental subatomic (high energy) physics in the Netherlands.

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Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics – AMOLF

AMOLF carries out research in two main directions: Physics of Biomolecular systems and Nanophotonics. The research is organized whiting three research Departments: Biomolecular Systems, Molecular Nanophysics and the Center for Nanophotonics that work closely together.

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The Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group (NRG), Petten

The Nuclear Research & consultancy Group (NRG) offers a wide range of services to energy utilities, government organizations and various branches of industry - including the nuclear, financial services and medical sectors. NRG is a major producer of medical isotopes in Europe.

NRG offers trainings on all areas of nuclear technology, health physics, radiation protection, and spin-off technology like safety and reliability studies.

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National Centre for Radiation Protection Courses in cooperation with Delft University

The National Centre for Radiation Protection offers courses on radiation safety and well-equipped radionuclide laboratories.

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Knowledge Infrastructure Nuclear Technology KINT

The foundation KINT (Knowledge Infrastructure Nuclear Technology) is a collaboration of the most important nuclear companies/institutes in the Netherlands. KINT is aiming at knowledge transfer and takes care of training and education in the nuclear field.

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Technocentrum Zeeland

Technocentrum Zeeland offers the courses of Nuclear Technology.
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Reseach NWO

NWO funds thousands of top researchers at universities and institutes and steers the course of Dutch science by means of subsidies and research programmes, among other things in the nuclear field.