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INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR

Estrada Nacional 10, Bobadela; P-2686-953 Sacavém, PortugalTelef.: + 351 21 9946000 - Fax: +351 21 9550117 - URL: www.itn.pt

CONCENTRATES AND DEVELOPS “KNOW-HOW” IN THE FIELDS• Nuclear Sciences and Technology• Application of Radiations and Radioisotopes


MISSION and ACTIVITIES

OPERATES UNIQUE INFRASTRUCTURES FOR OUTSIDE R&D COMMUNITYNuclear Reactor, Accelerator & Ion Implanter, He Liquefier & cryogenic labs, Dating Laboratories, Isotopes, Radiations Metrology, …

PROVIDES PUBLIC SERVICE IN A SPECIFIC AREA• Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety• Assists the Government in fulfilling international obligations and treaties

PARTICIPATES AS KEY PARTNER IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND NETWORKS• Materials Science• Health/Life Sciences • Environment

Structure

Radiological Protection & Safety

(15R +30T+ 9St)

Reactor(13R+10T+2PD+8St

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Physics(19R+11T+6PD+32St)

Chemistry(34R+12T+13PD+39St)

Condensed Matter Physics

Nuclear Instruments and Methods

Radiation Technologies Processes and Products

Elemental Characterization

Materials Characterization with Nuclear Techniques

Advanced Materials Research

Biomedical Studies

Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

Applied Geochemistry & Luminescence on Cultural Heritage

Solid State

Neutron Activation in Environment, Nutrition

and Epidemiology

Applied Dynamics

Operation and Exploration of the

Reactor

Directive Board

Measurement Laboratories

Metrology Laboratory of Ionizing Radiation

Dosimetry andRadiobiology

Environmental Radioactivity

Radioprotection and Radioactive Waste

Administrative and Technical support


• Assessment , protection and control of the ionizing radiation effects, in order to prevent and limit the risks to public health and environment;

– Environment radioactivity monitoring– Evaluation of doses, risks and biological effects.– Radioactive wastes– Transport of radioactive materials– National ionizing radiation standarts .

• Fulfillments of tasks assigned by national law and international treaties

• Representation in international organizations and working groups (EC, OCDE, IAEA… )

• Consulting activity for the Government

Acting partially as a “Regulatory Body”

Radiological Monitoring- National monitoring programme- Visit of nuclear ships- Uranium mines, Radon concentrations

Dose Evaluation & Risk Assessment• Individual monitoring and Central Dose Registry• Dose evaluation• Cellular dosimetry and cromossomic aberrations• Radiological safety and risk assessment• Shielding calculations and computational dosimetry

Radioactive Waste Management- Licensing of sealed sources- Detection of radioactive elements in scrap metals- Conditioning and interin storage of wastes

Metrology of Ionizing Radiations• Maintenance of National Standards• Calibration of instruments


Public Service + Hospitals , industry…

Materials ScienceThe combination of preparative and powerful characterization techniques (nuclear and non-nuclear), unique at national level, make ITN a center of excellence in materials science research.

PREPARATION• Molecular/chemical synthesis• High temperature techniques and crystal growth• Ion implantation• Neutron and gamma Irradiation CHARACTERIZATION• RBS / Channeling• PIXE / Nuclear microprobe• X-ray diffraction (reflectometry,…)• Low temperature and High magnetic field techniques

(electrical, magnetic and thermal properties) • Mössbauer spectroscopy• ……

Electronic and opto-electronic materialsLocation of defects and impurities Concentration maps Thin films, multilayers, and heterostructures

Polymer modification by irradiation

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Solids with unconventional electrical and magnetic propertiesNanostructured and multifunctional materials(NoE-MAGMANet on Molecular magnetism)Molecular conductors and magnetsIntermetallics with f-elements (U, REs)

Materials Science

University and Research Centers Industry

Environment

COMBINATION OF POWERFULL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES• Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis • PIXE – Nuclear Microprobe• X-ray Fluorescence• ICP-MS• Isotopic Ratios (δ2H, δ13C, δ18O)• 3H and 14C Dating• Termoluminiscence Dating (TL-OSL)• AMS

EnvironmentEnvironment• Elements and light isotopes cycles• Long distance transport• Identification of pollution sources• Hydrology; recharge areas of aquifers• Archeometry (dating and provenance studies)• Paleoclimatology• Stone degradation in monuments• Radiological contamination

Archeologists (Portuguese Archeology Institute)MunicipalitiesIndustry (Power stations, Mines, ... )

Health / Life Sciences

Activities centered on unique facilities and the expertise in radiochemistry, radiation science and in ion beams, the underlying physics, chemistry and biology, bringing a distinctive advantage for R&D activities on new ways of exploiting microbiology, modern molecular biology and innovative drug design for therapy and diagnostic.

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• Radiopharmacy; synthesis, and characterisation of radiopharmaceuticals for therapy or diagnosis. (e.g. novel organic or organo-metallic complexes as specific radiotracers).

• Ecotoxicology : using the ion microprobe to study relationship between toxic elements in breathed particles and chronic respiratory diseases.

• Gamma irradiation to control the bioburden in pharmaceutical materials and devices, to improve the quality of food and to wastewater treatment.

Strong collaboration both with University, Hospitals and Industry

Health / Life Sciences

EDUCATION AND TRAININGEDUCATION AND TRAINING

COOPERATIONCOOPERATIONSpecial Partnerships with Univ. Research Centers

• CFNUL (Univ. Lisbon) - Nuclear Physics .• CFMCUL (Univ. Lisbon) - Condensed Matter Physics

CFN /CFP (IST) - Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics

Master Programmes• Inorganic Biomedical Chemistry – FCUL• Radiological Protection – (IST)

Graduation,MasterPhDPos-Docs

• Large participation of ITN staff in courses of different institutions• Collaboration with many high education institutions (mainly in Lisbon area)• Co-supervision of students

NEUTRONS FORNEUTRONS FOR•• Neutron Activation AnalysisNeutron Activation Analysis•• Irradiations of materials and Irradiations of materials and

componentscomponents•• DiffractionDiffraction•• NeutrographyNeutrography•• Isotope productionIsotope production•• BNCTBNCT

EDUCATION:EDUCATION:•• Graduation and postGraduation and post--graduation graduation

projectsprojects•• Theses: MSc, PhDTheses: MSc, PhD

RPI

• Training• Network of Research Reactors

LEU Fuel Conversion (2008)

Ion Beam Laboratory• Van de Graaff Accelerator • Ion Implanter • Microprobe • Tandem Accelerator +

AMS line (2006)

Materials ScienceEnvironment & Cultural HeritageHealth / Life Sciences

6MeV Tandem Accelerator w/ AMS line (2006)

Ion Beam Laboratory

He Liquefier•• Low Temperature & High Magnetic Field labs (Low Temperature & High Magnetic Field labs (0.3K0.3K and and 18T18T) @ ITN) @ ITN•• Supply external consumersSupply external consumers

Unique General Support Facility in PortugalMaterials Science

Magnetic Characterisation•Magnetómetro SQUID (7T, 0.3K)•Faraday System (7T, 1.5K)•MagLab 2000 (12T, 1.5K) / Cp

Cryogenic Labs

Electrical Transport (0.3K,18T)

Cryogenic Labs

Mossbauer Spectroscopy(1.5K, 5T)

High resolution MSGas phase studies Reactivity Thermochemistry

Electrospray ionization MS

ICP-MS

FT-ICR - Mass Spectrometer

Unique facility in Portugal, member of the Mass Spectrometry Network Shared with University users

ICP - Mass Spectrometer

Second ICP-MS under installation at Radioprotection Unit

• Environment• Hydrology• Archeology• Cultural heritage

Neutron Activation & Dating Labs

INAA (2 labs; Chemistry + RPI)• Multielemental analysis• 2 Automatic sample changer 3H, 14C, (TL-OSL) Dating• Thermoluminiscence Detectors

• Preparation and handling of radioactive compounds • Biological evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals

Radiopharmaceutical Laboratories

Unique facility for life sciences

Metrological Control of Ionizing RadiationNational Standards of Ionizing Radiation

Radiation Metrology Lab

Commercially explored by a private enterprise

• Sterilization / decontamination• Food preservation• Polymer modification• Waste water treatment

60Co IRRADIATION UNIT

Clean Areas forMicrobiology


A Research Center of Excellence in Portugal• Provides to Portugal “know how” in Nuclear Science and

applications of radiations and isotopes. • Provides public service in radiological protection.• Operates unique infrastructures open to outside community.• Strategic partner in R&D projects in fields of Materials

Science, Health, Environment.

Síntese e Caracterização de novos materiais

Materiais multifuncionais e nano-estruturados

Propriedades eléctricas e magnéticasTécnicas criogénicas e de

campos magnéticos intensos

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HUMAN RESOURCES EVOLUTION

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Researchers 76 75 72 65 63*Other civil servant staff 118 112 105 102 90**Individual permanent contracts 0 4 4 5 5Temporary contracts 10 6 1 6 0Consultancy contracts 2 2 2 11 22Grants (with graduated diploma) 16 10 9 6 5Grants (without graduated diploma) 16 18 12 2 2TOTAL 238 227 205 197 187

* - Including 1 researchers waiting for retirement (6 researchers are not yet confirmed as permanent staff).** - 2 not working at ITN, so the actual staff number working at ITN is 88.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF9 Graduated Technicians ITN Permanent Staff2 Graduated Technicians Individual permanent Contract

15 Graduated Technicians Consultancy Contract5 Graduated technicians Graduated Technician grant5 Informatics ITN Permanent Staff1 Informatics Consultancy Contract

11 Technicians ITN Permanent Staff6 Technicians Consultancy Contract2 Technicians Technician grant

41 Lab Technicians ITN Permanent Staff1 Lab Technicians Individual permanent Contract3 Workshop Technicians ITN Permanent Staff2 Workshop Technicians Individual permanent Contract

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2005146 Journal Publ.82 Proceeedings8 Books

238 Comunic.57 Internal reports

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A Research Center of Excelence in PortugalProvides to Portugal “know how” in Nuclear Science and applications of radiations and isotopes.

Provides public service in radiological protection.

Operates unique infrastructures open to outside community.

Strategic partner in R&D projects in fields of Materials Science, Health, Environment.

SacavSacavéém Campusm Campus

Cryogenic LaboratoriesHe LIQUEFIER

• Supply external consumers• Low temperature and high magnetic

field laboratories (0.3K and 18T) @ ITN

General support facility unique in PortugalMaterials Science

• Magneto transport• Magnetisation, Cp• AC Susceptibility• Mössbauer• SQUID

Structure

Legal office (3)

Personnel and Gen. Services (10)

Administrative Services (1+1)

Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (15 + 23 + 7)

Reactor(7+14)

Physics(14+11)

Chemistry(26+17)

Scientific Council

Workshop (9) Maintenance (5) Transports (4) General Accounting (7)

Technical Services (1)

Directive Board(2+3)

Medical Services (2)

R&D Projects Accounting (3)

Documentation (1)

Informatics (1)

Training and Education Center

StructureDepartmentDepartment

Chemical and Radiopharmaceutical

Sciences Unit

Physics andAccelerators Unit

Radiological Protection and Safety Unit

Reactors andNuclear Safety Unit

Condensed Matter Physics

Nuclear Instruments and Methods

Radiation Technologies Processes and Products

Elemental Characterization and Speciation

Materials Characterization with Radioactive Nuclear

Techniques

Advanced Materials Research

Biomedical Studies

Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

Applied Geochemistry & Luminescence on Cultural Heritage

Solid State

Neutron Activation in Environment, Nutrition and

Epidemiology

Applied Dynamics

Operation and Exploration of the Reactor

Directive BoardJúlio Montalvão e Silva

Manuel Leite de Almeida Fátima Pereira Gonçalves

General Support and Administrative Department

Measurement Laboratories

Metrology Laboratory of Ionizing Radiation

Dosimetry and Radiobiology

Environmental Radioactivity

Radioprotection and Radioactive Waste

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