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The development of INT-RP Laboratories started in
1960 around the Research Reactor. The INT-RP was established as an
independent Institute in 1986. It is organized in the following
eight laboratories:
The Institute laboratories provide a large number of advanced
technological services, in addition to their research activities in
their respective fields based, to a large degree, on funding by
European and National Competitive Programs and International
Organizations. In fact in the period of 2003-2005 the Institute
earned 6016 k€ from competitive research activities and 1579 k€ from
advanced technology services, i.e., circa 54% of its total budget
for this period. The annual number of publications in peer reviewed
scientific journals and in proceedings of international conferences
is 120, on the average over the same period, which corresponds to
3.3 publications per scientist.
The
organizational
chart of the Institute is available in
PDF format.
A brief description of the Institute’s Laboratories follows.
| Environmental
Radioactivity Laboratory (ERL) |
| Head: Dr.
Kritidis Panagiotis , Physicist (PhD), Researcher A' |
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 kritidis(at)admin.demokritos.gr
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2106503228
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2106503050
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ERL is one of the oldest laboratories of NCSR ‘Demokritos’ –
it operates since 1958. The initial environmental control
duties were gradually widened in qualitative and
quantitative sense, while new services and research
activities have been added as well. |
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| Today ERL provides the following
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Environmental radioactivity
control, operating continuously on national scale, by
use of a 40-stations sampling and measuring network,
covering the Greek territory.
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Certification of radioactivity
in food and other products, imported and exported.
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Radiological and other
pollution studies, such as those involving atmospheric
aerosol, conducted upon the request of governmental and
non-governmental organizations, the industry and
individuals.
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Evaluation of environmental
studies in terms of human and non-human protection based
on regular and ad hoc set safety standards
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ERL are as follows: |
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Enhanced natural radioactivity
(including indoor radon).
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Wide-scale radioactive
contamination (early and late impact of the Chernobyl
accident).
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Radioactivity and tracers on
marine and freshwater ecosystems and radioecology.
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Impact assessment and
bioindicators.
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Physicochemical properties of
Atmospheric Aerosol and applications in indoor, urban
and regional air quality and climate forcing research
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Development of new
instrumentation and methodology for aerosol studies,
Including source apportionment and receptor modeling.
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Environmental REsearch Laboratory (EREL) |
| Head:
Dr. Stubos Athanasios, Chemical Engineer (PhD), Researcher A' |
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stubos(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503447
(+30)
2106525004
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The Environmental Research Laboratory (EREL) is part of the
Institute of Nuclear Technology-Radiation Protection of the
National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD).
EREL with its over 20-years experience and its highly
specialised scientific staff is one of the leading
environmental research laboratories in the country with
strong scientific links to many Research and Academic
Organizations worldwide. The general aim of EREL is the
production of scientific know-how and innovative tools for
research and provision of services in the fields of
environment and energy. The Laboratory is equipped with
modern facilities for the measurement of air pollution and
powerful computing equipment and provides high-level
services in a wide range of issues related to environment
and energy (air quality and environmental impact assessment,
nanoporous materials characterization, gas storage). The
Laboratory has been awarded ISO 9001 for software
development in atmospheric applications while accreditation
according to EN 17025 for specific gas pollutant
measurements is underway (particulate matter, volatile
organics, etc). EREL carries out several research projects
with substantial external funding (mainly from EC), in
several of which acts currently as coordinator of European
consortia of universities, research institutions and
industries. In the framework of these activities, EREL has
developed a broad range of cooperation with Public and
Private Organisations both within and outside Greece, while
actively participating in international scientific networks
(e.g. ENERO, ERCOFTAC, MESAEP). |
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Health Physics & Environmental Health
Laboratory (HPEHL) |
| Head: Dr.
Gabriel E. Pantelias, Physicist (PhD), Researcher A' |
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gabriel(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503865
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2106534710 |
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Since the early days of its foundation in 1960, the Health
Physics & Environmental Health Laboratory of the Institute
of Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection gives proper
and continuous recognition to problems related to all
potential radiation induced health hazards. Specifically,
the Laboratory provides operational health physics services
related to the Radiation Protection Program in NCSR
“Demokritos” and the evaluation of radiation overexposures
and radiation accidents in general, by means of biological
dosimetry methods. The research activities involve the use
of radiation and cancer cytogenetics, molecular genetics and
radioisotope methodologies to study questions of basic and
applied research in radiation protection, radiobiology,
cancer genetics and radioactive waste management. In
addition, the Laboratory, based on its expertise in
radiation protection, radiation biology and cancer
cytogenetics, offers specialized services for the
calibration of radiation survey meters, for the development
of individualized protocols for radiotherapy treatment, and
for the diagnostic and follow-up cytogenetic evaluation of
patients with hematologic neoplasms. |
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The Reaseach Reactor Laboratory (RRL) |
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Deputy Head: Dr. I. E. Stamatelatos, Physicist (MSc, PhD), Researcher A' |
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ion(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503718
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2106533431 |
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The Laboratory operates the Greek Nuclear Research Reactor (GRR-1)
under the International Atomic Energy Agency and Greek
Atomic Energy Commission safeguards. A range of neutron
scattering and neutron activation facilities are open to the
national and international community. The Laboratory has
strong collaborative links with similar European facilities
and functions as a regional Centre of Excellence in Neutron
Research and Technology. The Laboratory in conjunction with
other Laboratories of the Institute maintains and advances
know-how on Reactor, Nuclear and Radiation
ProtectionTechnologies. The Laboratory has a wide range
research activities in Materials Science and Nano-technology,
Environmental and Health Sciences. |
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The radiation facilities of the Reactor are used for
carrying out research on advanced materials for the European
Fusion Programme and for the new generation nuclear power
reactors. The Laboratory trains young scientists and
students on reactor physics, nuclear technology and
radiation protection, neutron scattering and nuclear
analytical techniques. It serves the community by providing
support to Government departments, public bodies and
hospitals and services to the industry |
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| Solar and other
Energy Systems Laboratory (SESL) |
| Head: Dr. Belessiotis
Vassilios, Physicist (PhD), Researcher A' |
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beles(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503815
(+30)
2106544592(Lab's
Home Page) |
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| The activities of the laboratory
(SESL) in NCSR “Demokritos” started at the end of the 1970s
by the late professor A. Delyiannis (of the National
Technical University of Athens) and the present director of
SESL V. Belessiotis. Since then, through funding by the
European Community, the General Secretariat for Research and
Technology and other sources, it has developed state-of-the-art
infrastructure and methodologies for the characterization of
Solar Thermal Collectors and Domestic Hot-Water Systems.
Parallel to this, SESL has developed significant research
activities, with emphasis today given in the following
fields : a) Solar collectors and systems, b) Metrology of
energy quantities, c) Thermal distillation – desalination,
d) Analysis & design of thermal storage systems, e)
Mechanical (and solar-assisted) drying processes & systems
These activities contributed significantly to the
development of the relevant International Standards and to
the growth of the national solar-product manufacturing
industry, particularly in regards to its penetration in the
European market. SESL has also developed a Quality Assurance
System and contributed to the establishment and spread of
the concept of Quality at the national level. SESL is
accredited according to the ΕLOT EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard,
the first Laboratory in the research-academic sector in
Greece to be accredited and among the first such at the
European level. |
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| Systems
Reliability and Industrial Safety Laboratory (SRISL) |
| Head: Dr. Yannis Papazoglou,
Nuclear Engineer (PhD), Researcher A' |
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yannisp(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503742
(+30)
2106540926(Lab's
Home Page) |
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The Laboratory of System
Reliability and Industrial Safety performs applied research
and technological development in selected areas of
Reliability and Safety of Complex Technological Systems.
The Laboratory performs probabilistic safety analysis and
risk assessment. Its services concern users of technological
systems and they intend to improve safety by prevention and
mitigation of the consequences of their severe failures.
Consequences may vary from simply financial (installation
destruction, loss of certain important services or products)
to severe consequences in workers’ health, public health,
and environment.
Industrial activities with systems that can be objects of
reliability analysis and risk assessment include: |
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Petroleum and chemical
industry.
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Production and distribution of
electrical power.
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Nuclear Installations.
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Production and distribution of
natural gas
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Transport systems
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Telecommunications Informatics
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Air and space industry
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Critical Infrastructure
Systems
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| Thermal -
Hydraulics and Multiphase Flow Laboratory (THEMLAB) |
| Head: Dr. Housiadas Christos,
Mechanical Engineer (PhD), Researcher A' |
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christos(at)ipta.demokritos.gr
(+30)
2106503745
(+30)
2106548415 (Lab's
Home Page) |
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| The “Thermal – Hydraulics and
Multiphase Flow Laboratory” (THEMLAB) is the newest of the
INT-RP laboratories. It was created recently with the scope
of exploiting the longstanding experience of INT-RP in the
field of Thermal–Hydraulics and Multiphase Flows and shape
them according to the needs and challenges of current R&D
applications requiring similar scientific know-how. THEMLAB
conducts basic and applied research inter-connecting topics,
which apparently look distant, such as nuclear safety,
nanotechnology or health sciences. This is achieved by
taking advantage of common underlying physics: we are
developing quite versatile, common physical methods and
tools for the numerical simulation of flows, in particular
dispersed multiphase flows. With such “in-silico”
investigations we are able to provide scientific knowledge
to a broad range of current applications, in fields like
nuclear safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health,
aerosol medicine. |
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