Gamma irradiations

Our offer

SCK•CEN is operating different gamma irradiation facilities, with gamma dose rates ranging from 0.1 Gy/h up to 50 kGy/h. The gamma sources are Co60 or spent fuel elements (mainly Cs 137). The gamma facilities cover most of the application areas dealing with ionising radiation.

Our equipment

The 6 different facilities have a wide range of requirements to provide representative, repeatable and reliable tests. These requirements are:

• A rather flexible dose rate from 0.1Gy/h up to 50 kGy/h
• Reliable dose measurements; the dose rate is measured with Red Perspex (PMMA) or TLD's with accuracy better than 5%
• Atmosphere control; rinsing the samples with dry air, N², CO², etc
• Temperature control; an active temperature control up to 300 °C in several irradiation facilities
• Online measurement and biasing capabilities; standard instrumentation is available and also the possibility to install your own special instrumentation
• Irradiations in a high vacuum atmosphere up to 10-5 mbar are possible

More information can be found on the webpage of BR2 - Belgian Reactor 2.

Overview of the facilities

Contact: Ooms Hans