A Glimpse into Belgian Nuclear History in Mol, Geel, Dessel, Brussels, and Katanga
In the lecture, Vincent Massaut will outline Belgium’s significant contributions to nuclear development from its inception, with a focus on the pivotal role played by the Mol, Geel, and Dessel regions. But we will also see that the origin of the nuclear interest in Belgium is much more profound and back to the beginning of the main discoveries… We will also have a look at the developments in various domains of nuclear science and nuclear energy production; hoping that this already long history will not stop too early.
Timing
18:30: Introduction of the EVL
18:35: Presentation
19:25: Q&A
19:45: Drink
Presentation material
The presentation can be downloaded here.
Speaker
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Vincent MassautVincent Massaut graduated as MSc in Engineering, electro-mechanics and nuclear engineering, from the University of Liège (1982), He has spent most of his career at the SCK CEN in Mol (Belgian Nuclear Research Center). Before his retirement in December 2022, he was Deputy Director Business Development & Support at SCK CEN, that included aspects of waste & decommissioning, fusion & fission material research, space R&D, medical applications, radioprotection, to cite a few. Before that, he was Director of the fusion technology research at SCK CEN (2007-2014) after having spent 2 years at EFDA in Garching (Germany) as officer Safety & Environment. He was also member of the F4E Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). In his first years, he was active in decommissioning, as Project Manager of the BR3 (PWR 11 MWe) European pilot decommissioning project. He was also Chairman of OECD/NEA WPDD for 1 year and a member of various international expert committees on decommissioning (EC, IAEA, OECD/NEA, US-Academy). He is currently Chairman of the Board of Framatome Belgium SA. He is the author of numerous papers and lectures on Decommissioning Nuclear facilities and on Fusion technology, materials, radwaste management and safety. Vincent was also Chairman of the Belgian Nuclear Society from 2017 till 2021, period where we celebrated our 50-years anniversary.