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Academy:

• Bachelorproject Leraar Secundair Onderwijs - Ontwikkeling educatief pakket: “Straling om ons heen”
• Projectstage voor student informatiebeheer: bibliotheek en archief

Within the Institute for Advanced Nuclear Systems:

• Analysis of the gas phase chemistry of impurities in the vapor above lead-bismuth
• Applicability of ADVANTG Code for Accelerator Applications
• Coatings enabling robotic systems in liquid metal for a new generation of nuclear reactors.
• Design of ITER-type fibre-optic current sensor
• Development of automatic "Help Authoring Tools" generator
• Development of webparts for the Calculation Office portals
• Electrochemical measurement and characterization of corrosion products in lead-bismuth eutectic
• High intensity ISOL ion source for long-term irradiations
• Improving the extraction of radioactive isotopes from MYRRHA linac targets by molecular sidebands
• Interaction of polonium vapor with steel surfaces in vacuum
• Investigation of a Hypothetical Core Disruptive Accident scenario in MYRRHA
• Nucleation, growth and transport of corrosion product oxide particles in non-isothermal LBE systems
• Post-test simulations of the E-SCAPE facility with a coupled STH-CFD tool
• Quantitative Assessment of Corrosion Products Release Rate in Liquid LBE
• Reduced Order CFD Models for MYRRHA
• Severe accident prevention and mitigation in MYRRHA
• Simulation of flow-induced vibration with contact in the MYRRHA core
• Ultrasound detection of Impurity Particles in Liquid LBE

Within the Institute for Environment, Health and Safety:

• A novel approach to partial defect testing of spent nuclear fuel for safeguards applications
• Analysis of taxonomic diversity and its estimators in bacterial genomes
• Application of Lemna minor in site remediation strategies
• Carbonation, decalcification and recalcification of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate
• Changing the way personal dosimetry is performed in nuclear medicine: switching from physical dosemeters to computational methods
• Combining Machine Learning and Operations Research methods for Optimizing Remediation Efforts in Response to Large-Scale Nuclear Emergencies Affecting Food and Agriculture
• Corrosion study of the BR1 fuel in highly alkaline conditions
• Development of a look-up table of Dose Conversion Coefficient for Interventional Radiology and Cardiology
• Development of a statistical framework for integration and biomarker discovery in high dimensional and big data settings
• Development of novel assays for ‘difficult-to-measure’ radionuclides in materials produced during nuclear decommissioning activities
• Diffusion of gases in desaturated clay-based materials
• Dosimetry aspects of recoiling daughter nuclides of 225-Actinium in Targeted Alpha Therapy
• Energy governance through the lens of sustainability: a review of state-of-the-art
• Genomic and proteomic signatures of radiation adaptation in the Arthrospira genus and beyond
• Health status and nutritional value of a selection of microgreen plants under space conditions to evaluate their use as astronaut’s food.
• Improved deposition modelling based on combining state-of-the-art atmospheric dispersion simulations and numerical weather data.
• Mapping ‘participation’ in radiation protection
• Microbial community structure and dynamics during radioactive waste disposal
• Model development for the assessment of the impact of accidental and routine radioactive releases into the Meuse-Scheldt aquatic system
• Optimalisatie co-cultuur Nitrobacter - Nitrosomonas
• Physico-chemical evolution of geopolymers in contact with aggressive environment
• Quantification of 131Iodine-labelled radiopharmaceuticals in mouse tissues using preclinical Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (micro SPECT)
• Radiation effects on human brain development, modeled in human brain organoids
• Radiation induced heart disease and Diagnostic CT induced leukemia and brain tumors
• Radiation-induced dysbiosis in a colorectal cancer mouse model
• Radon risk communication: From raising awareness to behavioral change
• Raman spectroscopy and its application to the determination of secondary phase formation at the surface of UO2 model systems.
• Reduced Order Modelling Techniques for Coupled Geomechanics Problems
• Strain gradient based criterion for the onset of quasi-brittle failure for two-phase composites such as concrete.
• Study of the radiobiological basis of the therapeutic and cytotoxic responses of targeted radionuclide therapy using Lu177-DOTATATE and Ac225-DOTATATE
• Study of the radiobiological basis of therapeutic and toxic responses of prostate cancer radiation therapy
• Surrogate modeling of numerical flow and reactive transport simulators
• Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic changes of Lactobacillus reuteri under simulated microgravity

Within the Institute for Nuclear Materials Science:

• Assessment of mechanical properties of fusion materials by micro-mechanical testing
• Characterizing powders by gas adsorption analysis
• Development of Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steels for fusion applications
• Development of a continuous process to separate americium from curium and lanthanides
• Effect of liquid metal environment on nucleation and propagation of fatigue cracks
• Inorganic sorption materials tailored for 225Ra/225Ac and 225Ac/213Bi radionuclide generators for biomedical applications
• Investigation of heavy liquid metal corrosion mechanisms in austenitic stainless steels
• Microstructure of n-irradiated tungsten: experimental investigation and modelling
• Non-aqueous separation process for the purification of the lutetium-177 medical radioisotope
• Preparation of Am containing transmutation targets
• Sol-gel chemistry to control morphology and porosity of actinide oxide feeds for electroreduction
• Study of Ra-226 recycling in the Ra-226 (p,2n) Ac-225 production route
• Study of additives in nuclear fuel manufacturing
• Towards next generation low-enriched uranium targets for Mo99 production