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Within the Institute for Advanced Nuclear Systems:

• A "yield" database for the future ISOL @ MYRRHA facility
• Decommissioning of medical cyclotrons: In-depth analysis of radiological inventory with regard to systems, structures and components evacuation routes acceptance (Case Study: 40 MeV CGR Cyclotron VUB (Brussels))
• Design of an integrated graphite collimator for PTF targets
• Experimental study of cavitation in liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic (LBE)
• Improvement of the computational scheme for performing uncertainty analysis through the ANICCA fuel cycle code
• Modelling of a multi-cycle full-core PWR depletion benchmark
• Nuclear magnetic resonance and radiotracing of radioactive Li-8 to study diffusion of different Li+ species in solid electrolytes
• On-line optimization of ISOL@MYRRHA performance through an intelligent and automated control system
• Production of important nuclides in spent nuclear fuel
• Quantitative Assessment of Corrosion Products Release Rate in Liquid LBE
• SANDY application for the analysis of nuclear data covariance
• Simulation of a "yield station" for the ISOL@MYRRHA facility
• Spent nuclear fuel sensitivity to model parameters
• Ultrasound detection of Impurity Particles in Liquid LBE
• Updating the demin and compressed air systems in the Technology building

Within the Institute for Corporate Services and Administration:

• Stage Office Management

Within the Institute for Environment, Health and Safety:

• Advancement of personal neutron dosimetry by establishment of flexible reference simulated neutron workplace fields and computational neutron dosimetry
• Automatisation of the column separation of radionuclides in a laboratory environment
• Cellulose degradation and nuclear waste management: characterization of cellulose degradation products by ESI-ToF-MS
• Chemical and mineralogical characterization of cemented waste samples
• Copper-based materials as potential antimicrobials for spaceflight activities
• Development of 3D models to study cardiac ageing in space
• Dosimetry during microCT examination of rodents
• Elucidation of neurological risks and associated pathways after early-life cranial radiotherapy making use of a novel preclinical model
• Establishing a framework for dosimetry in ultra-short pulsed high dose rate “FLASH” electron radiations
• Evaluation of the Nb-94 activity concentration in highly activated components of the BR3 pressurized water reactor
• Evolution of microstructure, mineralogy and mechanical properties of metakaolin-based geopolymer under irradiation at early ages
• Hypergravity effects on wound healing capability of dermal fibroblasts exposed to simulated spaceflight environment (1)
• Hypergravity effects on wound healing capability of dermal fibroblasts exposed to simulated spaceflight environment (2)
• Immune dysfunction in space: Jurkat cell activity modulation in response to space stressors
• Impact on changing soil conditions following inundation on radionuclide and heavy metal (re)mobilization and the interplay with the soil microbiome
• Improve the implementation of total gamma hand held measurement equipment during the unconditional release of a PWR reactor building
• Influence of redox conditions and organic matter on the partitioning and mobility of naturally occurring radionuclides (NOR‘s) in geothermal systems
• Integromics - Towards integration of big biomolecular data to enable systems biology
• Investigation of the effect of the pore fluid chemistry on the hydro-mechanical behavior of Boom Clay (C-H-M coupling behavior of Boom Clay)
• Long-term consequences of exposure to nuclear accident relevant radionuclides in Lemna minor from (epi)genetic to community level effects.
• Modelling of the dose-response for nephrotoxicity in preclinical targeted radionuclide therapy with 161Tb and 177Lu radiolabeled peptides
• Modelling of tumor control probability in preclinical targeted radionuclide therapy
• Multi-scale study of delayed ettringite formation in concrete
• Radiation-induced proneural-mesenchymal transition in glioblastoma: how does it work and how can it be prevented?
• Risk Governance for Critical Infrastructure
• Social dimensions of environmental management
• Studying the long-term effects of the nuclear Chernobyl accident on a radiosensitive plant, Pinus sylvestris, using a multi-level-omics approach
• Synergetic influence of leaching and alkali-silica reaction on the properties of cemented waste-forms containing high nitrate content
• Three Dimensional Flow-field Reconstruction using LIDAR Measurements for Near-Range Atmospheric Dispersion

Within the Institute for Nuclear Materials Science:

• Assessment of low irradiation temperature effects on hardening and embrittlement of reactor materials using destructive and non-destructive damage evaluation techniques
• Comparison of 2 BET analysers for the determination of the specific surface area in nuclear and non-nuclear powder samples
• Correlation of tensile and flexural properties of materials for fusion applications
• Designing metal oxide-based stationary phases for the separation of 225Ac and 213Bi for biomedical applications
• Development of a new extraction system for selective americium separation from spent nuclear fuels
• Development of automatic "Help Authoring Tools" generator
• Development of chelators for Ac-225 based radiopharmaceuticals
• Development of webparts for the Calculation Office portals
• Fatigue damage in fusion and GEN IV reactor steels: FEM modelling and experimental study
• Finite element investigations of loading rate and crack configuration effects to extract fracture toughness from the Charpy impact test
• Formation mechanisms of nanovoid and nanobubble superlattices in fissile materials
• Medical radioisotope supply chain design for security: efficiency, alignment and speed
• Research for comparing sensitivity increase of TQ-ICP-MS (Tripple quad Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) versus standard ICP-MS to determine difficult nuclides such as Ca, Fe and Al.
• Stability and Morphology of vacancy clusters in MAX phases
• Stageplaats in onze draai- en freesafdeling binnen de mechanische werkplaats
• Thermal Conductivity evolution of MTR fuels with burnup accumulation
• Uranium speciation and corrosion mechanisms in nuclear fuel materials

Within the Service for External Medical Surveillance:

• Stage in de Radioprotectie voor arbeidsartsen 2021 - 1
• stage master in de arbeidsgeneeskunde