Gamma Irradiation @ SCK-CEN (Mol, Belgium)

 

Overview Irradiation
SCK-CEN
Mol, Belgium

Visit to the Reactor
SCK-CEN
Mol, Belgium

Visit to UCL
Cyclotron Facility
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Visit to Brussels
Capital of Belgium

 


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Irradiation

SCK-CEN

Mol, Belgium

 

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The usual starting picture.

 

Karl at the pool.

 

The underwater 60Co source rods (yes, it's Cherenkov light).

 

Preparing the barrel lid and cable pipes.

 

Karl's final adjustments to the DUTs.

 

DUT close-ups (front and back sides).

 

Marco and Frans inserting the DUT into the barrel.

 

Ready to dive!

 

Barrel between source rods under water.

 

Lifting the container after 48 hours of irradiation.

 

Frans removes the barrel interiors.

   

Visit to the Reactor

SCK-CEN

Mol, Belgium

 

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Doors like Fort Knox...

 

Reactor control room and core map.

 

The underwater reactor core (turned off, thus no blue glowing)

 

Another reactor on-site is classified as a "Nuclear Historic Landmark"...

   

Visit to UCL

Cyclotron Facility

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

 

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Another type of Fort Knox door in front of the neutron irradiation area.

 

Neutron irradiation facility.

 

Heavy ion irradiation facility.

   

Visit to Brussels

Capital of Belgium

 

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Old buildings all around the Grand Place (Central Square).

 

Karl in front of the Town Hall (also on Grand Place).

 

Manneken Pis in uniform (I really don't know why this guy is that famous).

 

Brussels Stock Exchange.

 

Fancy administration building.

 

The famous Atomium.

 

Yeah, it looks quite impressive from below.

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