National Centre for Nuclear Research

French Orders for scientists from NCBJ

Professor Grzegorz Wrochna awarded the Commander insignia of the Order of Academic Palms (photo: Embassy of the French Republic in Warsaw)

2018.06.12 - Marek Pawłowski On Monday, June 11, the Ambassador of the French Republic in Poland, His Excellency Mr. Pierre Lévy, honored four NCBJ employees with Order of Academic Palms. The award is an expression of recognition for merits awarded to the development of scientific cooperation between France and Poland. The persons honored are: Prof. Grzegorz Wrochna, Mr. Tomasz Jackowski, Prof. Jacek Jagielski and Prof. Krzysztof Kurek. ----

Change of dates in the recruitment process for doctoral studies phd4gen.pl

2018.06.06 - Marek Pawłowski Important message related to Ph.D. studentships application deadlines in the project “New reactor concepts and safety analyses for the Polish Nuclear Energy Program”: Because of some formal reasons the deadline for the first round of applications is extended to 28th June 2018, 17.00 CET. The exams will start on 11th of July 2018. The results will be announced on the 17th of July 2018. ----

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director General in Świerk

2018.05.29 - Marek Pawłowski On May 29, Mr. William D. Magwood, IV, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director General, together with a delegation visited Świerk. The meeting at the NCBJ was chaired by Mr. Andrzej Piotrowski, an adviser to the Minister of Energy. Professor Andrzej Chmielewski, Director of the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (IChTJ) and the meeting hosts - NCBJ management including the director, professor Krzysztof Kurek also attended the meeting. ----

About the CERAD project at the NOMATEN Conference

2018.05.22 - Marek Pawłowski During the three-day NOMATEN Scientific Workshop (Świerk, 15-17.05.2018), a parallel session was organized for young radiopharmaceutical researchers as well a plenary session on radiopharmaceuticals, which ended with a round table discussion. Over 10 presentations were delivered, including three plenary talks. ----

Ph.D. studentships in new reactor technologies

2018.05.18 - Marek Pawłowski National Center for Nuclear Research invites candidates for a 5-year doctoral studies in reactor physics within the framework of the project “New reactor concepts and safety analyses for the Polish Nuclear Energy Program”. See details at phd4gen.pl ----

Work for a new research agenda of Centre of Excellence in New Materials in Świerk

2018.05.15 - Marek Pawłowski NCBJ hosts a three-day working conference dedicated to a project of creating centre of excellence for materials applicable in extreme conditions, NOMATEN. The project is a joint initiative of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and National Centre for Nuclear Research. The centre was included in an exclusive group of projects, which gained recognition in the first phase of the EU competition Teaming for Excellence. ----

Preparation of area for the CERAD building soon to be completed

CERAD: przygotowywanie terenu (foto: Marek Pawłowski / NCBJ)

2018.05.14 - udgov_hs Work is ongoing on the construction site of Centre for Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals “CERAD” in Świerk. In the site, where the three-story building and a laboratory will be situated, an old boiler room has been already demolished and its fundations are being removed. ----

In Świerk, about cybersecurity of nuclear installations

2018.04.23 - Marek Pawłowski NCBJ, in cooperation with IAEA, has organized a workshop on conducting assessment on the state of cyber security in nuclear installations. Invited experts will meet in Świerk with workshop attendees, delegated from government agencies, scientific institutes and commercial organizations. They will present cyber security assessment methodology and recommended practices for identifying in advance cyber vulnerabilities and threats and taking appropriate prevention measures. ----

Iodine from Świerk for half a million patients a week

2018.04.16 - Marek Pawłowski A large portion of radioactive iodine-131 used in nuclear medicine all over the world is manufactured in Poland. Radioisotope Centre POLATOM, which operates within National Centre for Nuclear Research, exports iodine reagents and ready-to-use medical products to recipients on six continents. Isotopes needed to produce the radiopharmaceuticals are created in research reactor Maria. Products containing iodine-131 are used mainly in therapy and diagnostic of thyroid conditions. ----

Entrepreneurs can rest peacefully thanks to IT

2018.03.07 - Marek Pawłowski A team of Polish researchers won in the first round of remote-access international competition Global Legal Hackathon 2018, which promotes innovative digital solutions in the area of law and legislation. The solution presented by dr Adam Zadrożny (NCBJ) and associates is based on blockchain technology and is meant to help the taxpayers document, that their business partner was a VAT taxpayer during the transaction. ----