ENC 2007 - Programme

The Belgian Nuclear Research Center (SCK.CEN)

Tihange

IBA Group at Louvain-la-Neuve

(BR1 – a 4 MWth graphite-moderated, air-cooled reactor)

(Max. 45 pers. allowed if dividing in 3 groups)

Agenda (for 2 groups):

8:00h	Departure 'Place de Brouckère'
9:30h	Arrival and check-in at the SCK•CEN main entrance
10:00h	Welcome reception and Power Point Presentation by Mr. Legrain
12:00h	Lunch in clubhouse
13:00h	Group 1 visit HADES and introduction to EURIDICE Group 2 visit NMS Institute and introduction HOTCELLS
14:30h	Visit to Hades group 2 Visit to NMS group 1
16:00h	End of visit
17:45h	Back in Brussels city center

Bus shuttles will bring you to the airport if requested.

Technical Visit 2: Tihange NPP

The three pressurised-water reactors (PWR) of Tihange NPP produce 30% of the annual Belgian electricity, making it the prime electricity supplier of Belgium.

Visit of the Tihange NPP situated close to Liège will include a visit of its Training Center. This Training Center is equipped with a special infrastructure that simulates about 10 different workplaces in a nuclear enviroment.

Agenda

8:00h	Departure Place de Brouckère
9:30h	Arrival and short introduction
10:00h	Visit of the Training Center (full scope simulator) with explanations by the trainers
12:00h	Lunch
13:00h	Visit of the site a2nd non-nuclear installations
16:00h	Conclusions
16:30h	End of visit
18:15h	Back in Brussels city center

Bus shuttles will bring you to the airport if requested.

Technical Visit 3: IBA Group at Louvain-la-Neuve
(Ion Beam Application S.A.)

The IBA is well-known for its success in Molecular Medicine, especially for its development of cyclotrons able to diagnose and to treat efficiently a wide range of cancer forms. The world precursor in Particle Therapy expanded activities in the last 20 years responding to the industrial and technological needs which make IBA today the undisputable leader of cancer detection and therapy.

The visit of IBA will start on 20 September at 9:45. The agenda foresees a general overview on the company followed by a specialized presentation of a key IBA project and a visit of the Assembly Hall.

Agenda

9:15h	Departure Place de Brouckère
9:45h	Arrival and short introduction
10:00h	General overview, presentation and visit of the Assembly Hall
12:00h	End of visit
12:30h	Back in Brussels city center

All Technical Visits will take place on Thursday 20 September 2007.

The Visits are included in the Registration Fee.

The organisations below have made an outstanding contribution tothe success of the
ENC2007 Conference through their generous sponsorship.

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