Frank Hardeman News Today

“Dare to jump,” is Hildegarde Vandenhove’s advice to all young professionals. It’s a motto she says helped her throughout her career, which led her to her current position as Director of the IAEA Division of Radiation Safety, Transport and Waste Safety.  

Belgium has demonstrated its commitment to continuous improvement in nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission team noted the need to identify and secure sufficient financial resources and competences for the regulator.

Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has granted a permit to radioactive waste management agency Ondraf/Niras to construct and operate a surface disposal facility for low- and intermediate-level, short-lived waste at...

Ondraf/Niras, the Belgian agency for the management of radioactive waste, has been granted a permit to construct and operate a surface disposal facility for low- and intermediate-level, short-lived waste at the Dessel site in Belgium. Meanwhile, a new facility will be built at the site to store non-conditioned waste.