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BNC PhD student publishes exciting new results about analysing electronic waste using neutron-based analytical and imaging methods

Noémi Anna Buczkó, Boglárka Maróti, Katalin Gméling, László Szentmiklósi (2024). Neutron‑based analytical techniques for the elemental composition analysis of electronic waste samples: advantages and challenges. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 333: 5135–5150.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09680-7 To facilitate the development of a methodology that is appropriate for the determination of the elemental composition Read more…

By Katalin Gméling, 2 monthsOctober 29, 2024 ago

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Update on the reactor operation

In December last year, the Budapest Research Reactor was granted a further 10-year extension of operating license, however, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority imposed certain conditions to be met by the end of 2025. One of the major tasks is a partial reconstruction of the main building and some components Read more…

By Katalin Bajnok, 3 monthsSeptember 30, 2024 ago

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NEPHEWS project launches – with BNC on board

Connecting with large scientific infrastructures around Europe can be a challenge, but NEPHEWS project takes the guesswork out of it now! Check out www.beamtime.eu and pick the access mode that suits you the best – direct access, user mentorship, or remote training. Photon and neutron sources of Europe are at Read more…

By Katalin Bajnok, 3 monthsSeptember 20, 2024 ago

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Annual International Science Advisory Council meeting held in Budapest

The annual meeting of the BNC International Science Advisory Council (ISAC) will take place on April 23-24, 2024, in Budapest. The aim of the meeting is to review the current status of the BNC and the research reactor, as well as the conditions necessary for the installation of a new Read more…

By Tamás Szabolics, 8 monthsApril 24, 2024 ago

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BNC has a new corporate identity

It is our pleasure to share that BNC has a new corporate identity from now on. For almost 6 month now we were working on a new forward-looking, modern look, which shows who we are and what we do and can represent BNC in a better way. In this sense Read more…

By Tamás Szabolics, 8 monthsApril 23, 2024 ago

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HUN-REN EK-CER researchers contribute to developing a technical guideline for concrete and reinforced concrete structures in nuclear power plants

Researchers from the Nuclear Analysis and Radiography Department of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research (HUN-REN EK-CER NAL) have prepared hundreds of pages of reports providing the basis for the guideline for the design of radiation-resistant and shielding-reinforced concrete structures for the Paks II. investment. The nuclear analytical infrastructure linked Read more…

By Tamás Szabolics, 8 monthsApril 19, 2024 ago

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Budapest Research Reactor: +10 years

The Budapest Research Reactor was issued a 10 years extension of operation licence until 15 December 2033 by the National Atomic Energy Authority. This paves the way towards modernisation of the BNC instrument and research infrastructure. On this occasion, dr. Ákos Horváth, director general of the Centre for Energy Research addressed a year-end message Read more…

By Tamás Szabolics, 8 monthsApril 19, 2024 ago

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Europe’s leading neutron researchers to meet in Budapest

Europe’s leading neutron researchers to meet in Budapest The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) is a founding member of the League of European Advanced Neutron Sources – LENS. Established in 2019, LENS coordinates the activities of 10 European neutron research institutions. Comprising leaders of these facilities, the LENS Council is set Read more…

By Tamás Szabolics, 8 monthsApril 19, 2024 ago