[en] The objectives of activities related to policy support on radiation protection is: (1) to support and advise the Belgian authorities on specific problems concerning existing and potential hazards from exposure to ionizing radiation in normal and accidental situations,;(2) to improve and support nuclear emergency-response decisions in industrial areas from an economical point of view. The main achievements for 1997 are described

[en] Activities at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN related to the optimization of its multi-entry model for computing decommission costs are described

[en] Exclusive and inclusive (ν_μ,μ^-), (ν_e,e^-) cross-section and μ^- -capture rates are calculated for ¹²C and ¹⁶O using the consistent random phase approximation (RPA) and pairing model. After introducing a pairing correction to the RPA results the flux-averaged theoretical (ν_μ,μ^-), (ν_e,e^-) cross-section and μ^- - capture rates in ¹²C are in good agreement with experiment. Predictions of (ν_μ,μ^-) and (ν_e,e^-) cross-section in ¹⁶O are also presented. (authors)

[en] Most of the 1986 publications of the Zentralinstitut fuer Isotopen- und Strahlenforschung are presented as abstracts. Author and subject indexes are included

[en] In 1990 the operation of the High Flux Reactor was carried out as planned. The availability was 96% of scheduled operating time. The average utilization of the reactor was 71% of the practical limit. The reactor was utilized for research programmes in support of nuclear fission reactors and thermonuclear fusion, for fundamental research with neutrons, for radioisotope production, and for various smaller activities. General activities in support of running irradiation programmes progressed in the normal way. Development activities addressed upgrading of irradiation devices, neutron radiography and neutron capture therapy

[en] The report contains 7 different contributions, of which 5 were analysed and prepared for retrieval from the database. The following subjects are dealt with: (1) Spectrophotometric determination of ruthenium in fission product mixtures; (2) recovery of rhenium from sintered metals; (3) studies of the separation of cesium from ammonium molybdophosphate loaded with cesium; (4) comparison of two simplified inspection geometries for technical diagnostics with gamma radiation; (5) first results on testing a wavelength dispersive X-ray spectrometer at a particle accelerator. (BBR)

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[en] The report contains 7 different contributions of which 6 are in scope and can be retrieved from the database. The following subjects are dealt with: (1) instrumental characterization of surface layers; (2) low temperature pulse radiolysis in organic glasses; (3) gamma irradiation plants at the ZfI; (4) ultrasensitive mass spectroscopy and laser induced plasma deposition for the production of thin films; (5) phospholipid biopolymer aggregates: Challenging objects for the application of radioisotopes and useful tools for bioresearch; and (6) mathematical modeling of backscattering of very large distances between radiation source and scattering media. (BBR)

[en] The annual report presents 15 primary scientific reports selected for information of the general reader and written in a popular-science style, representing the research priorities, a survey of the research and development programmes, a list of research institutes, cooperation agreements for technology transfer, facts and figures showing the organizational structure, personnel employed, financing aspects, safety and radiation protection aspects, and aspects of the service departments. (HP)