Nuclear Science Contest 2024
To reward young people that entered the fascinating world of nuclear science, the BNS – with the help of its Young Generation, the Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK CEN and the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials ONDRAF/NIRAS – organizes since 2004 a yearly contest for outstanding works related to nuclear applications in the broadest sense of the term.
This Nuclear Science Event is open not only for students to present their Master thesis but also to anyone (up to 36 years old included) who published a paper related to nuclear, whether it is at school, university or within a company. Candidates can choose to participate in one of the categories listed above.
The BNS-YG Scientific Contest of 2024 will be organised on 26th of November and will take place at Tabloo (Gravenstraat 3, 2480 Dessel). During the contest, the winners of each category will be given the opportunity to present their work and receive their price. The contest will be followed by a reception.
The rules of the competition can be found here.
Laureates of the 2024 edition
Alberto Gil Cordero
SCK CEN 1st price
Tuning of ThO2 Target Materials Properties Towards Highly Porous Structure to Produce Radioisotopes for Medical Applications
Aleksandr Tsybanev
Nuclear Science and Application price
Experimental Assessment of Thermodynamic Stability and Nucleation of NiO in Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic for MYRRHA
Matthijs Sevenois
Nuclear Medicine and Biology price
Optimised Solid-phase Extraction of At-211: Activity Balance of At-211, At-210 and Po-210 After Wet Chemistry Target Dissolution
Valentine Ackermans
Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning 1st price
Statistical Analysis of Reactor Coolant Daily Measurements for Consolidated Scaling Factor Definition
Emile Mukiza
Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning 2nd price
Co-immobilization of Cesium and Strontium Containing Waste by Metakaolin-based Geopolymer: Microstructure, Mineralogy and Mechanical Properties
Mattias Simons
Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning 3rd price
Localization of Hotspots via a Lightweight System Combining Compton Imaging with a 3D Lidar Camera
Henri Dolfen
Poster competition 1st price
Effect of Stochastic Deformation on the Vibration Characteristics of a Tube Bundle in Axial Flow
Christophe Gueibe
Poster competition 2nd price
Radiation Resistance and Durability Against Thermal Regeneration Cycles of Ag-ETS-10 and Ag-ZSM-5 for Collecting Radioxenon