Studiecentrum voor Kernenrgie- Centre d’Etudes de l’Energie Nucléaire (SCK.CEN)
The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK•CEN, was created in 1952. SCK•CEN is a foundation of public utility with a legal status according to private law, under the tutorial of the Belgian Federal Minister in charge of energy. More than 600 employees realize a turn-over of 80 M€.
The statutory mission gives the priority to research on problems of societal concern like safety of nuclear installations, radiation protection, safe treatment and disposal of radioactive waste, fight against uncontrolled proliferation of fissile materials, education and training (BNEN, ENEN and International School for Radiological Protection), etc. In order to perform its research programme, to provide services to industry and third parties and for training purposes SCK•CEN operates several nuclear facilities:
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The BR2 Material Testing Reactor with a very high neutron flux, both thermal and fast;
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The BR1 graphite-gas Research Reactor;
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The VENUS zero power, light water critical facility;
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The HADES Underground Research Laboratory, sited at 250 m depth in the Boom clay-layer;
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The Laboratory for High and Medium Activity with various hot cells;
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The Nuclear Analysis and Chemical Laboratories;
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The MYRRHA project, a design study of a new accelerator driven sub-critical System;
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The BR3 Pressurized Water Reactor, presently a European demonstration programme for reactor dismantling
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