Did you know that airborne radon, a radioactive gas, is the largest source of natural radiation? Its particles are the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking.
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Romanian scientists are tracking the most elusive of particles, neutrons, to assist nuclear pioneers in developing better cancer treatments and saving energy with less waste.
Take the elevator down 225 meters deep underground where a low-level radioactivity laboratory helps us understand our natural archives for example.
The JRC’s in-house laser based systems enable nuclear safeguards inspectors to efficiently create maps of nuclear facilities to monitor changes over time.
The ESSOR reactor was a heavy water moderated and cooled nuclear reactor. The INE Complex is a facility involved in the nuclear decommissioning of the JRC Ispra site.
JRC's Whole Body Counter is part of the nuclear decommissioning unit's radiation protection laboratories and monitors radioactive contamination within the human body.
This laboratory of the Joint Research Centre ensures the proper operation of all radiation protection instruments by electronic calibration and daily performance checks.
The Joint Research Centre is by law in charge of radioactive measurements of the nuclear facilities. Find out in the photogallery what kind of equipement our scientists use.
Our service at the Joint Research Centre offers personal dosimeters for indoor radon measurements in workplaces. The Calibration Centre has been accredited since 1997
The Directorate implements the Joint Research Centre's Euratom Research and Training Programme and the maintenance and dissemination of nuclear competences in Europe.