Schroeyers - Naturally occuring radioactive materials in construction : integrating radiation protection in reuse (COST Action Tu1301 NORM4BUILDING)

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Wouter Schroeyers

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J. Aguiar University of Minho, Guimares, Portugal

Talal Almahayni Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium

M. Anagnostakis National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

B. Angjusheva Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia

S. Antropov Scientific and Technical Centre AMPLITUDA, Moscow, Russia

D. Bajare Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

I. Barisic J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

G. Bator University of Pannonia, Veszprm, Hungary

R. Bistrickaite Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

T. Bituh Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

T. Croymans Hasselt University, CMK, NuTeC, Diepenbeek, Belgium

G. de With Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG), Arnhem, The Netherlands

R. Doherty Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

V. Ducman Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG), Ljubljana, Slovenia

E. Fidanchevski Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia

H. Friedmann University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

C. Gasc CIEMAT, Unidad de Radiactividad Ambiental y Vigilancia Radiolgica, Madrid, Spain

I.N. Grubea J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

E. Gunay TUBITAK MRC, Kocaeli, Turkey

M. Hegedus University of Pannonia, Veszprm, Hungary

J. Hondros JRHC Enterprises Pty Ltd, Aldgate, SA, Australia

N. Impens Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium

A. Janssens BVS-ABR-Association Belge de Radioprotection, Gent, Belgium

M. Komljenovic The University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

D.S. Kosson Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

T. Kovacs University of Pannonia, Veszprm, Hungary

O. Kovalchuk Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine

K. Kovler Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

P. Krivenko Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine

C. Kunze IAF-Radiokologie GmbH, Radeberg, Germany

J. Labrincha University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

B. Michalik Glowny Instytut Gornictwa, Katowice, Poland

D. Nicolaides Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus

C. Nuccetelli National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

S. Pepin Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, Brussels, Belgium

O. Petropavlovsky Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine

N.P. Petropoulos National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Y. Pontikes KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

J.L. Provis University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

F. Puertas Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences (IETcc-CSIC), Madrid, Spain

M.A. Sanjun

Jefe del rea de Cementos y Morteros

Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications, Madrid, Spain

Z. Sas Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

S. Schreurs Hasselt University, CMK, NuTeC, Diepenbeek, Belgium

W. Schroeyers Hasselt University, CMK, NuTeC, Diepenbeek, Belgium

L. Sweeck Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium

A. Tkaczyk University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

N. Todorovi University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

R. Trevisi National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Rome, Italy

A. Tsapalov Scientific and Technical Centre AMPLITUDA, Moscow, Russia

D. Vaiciukyniene Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

H. Vandenhove Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium

H.A. van der Sloot

Hans van der Sloot Consultancy, Langedijk, The Netherlands

Hasselt University, CMK, NuTeC, Diepenbeek, Belgium

N. Vanhoudt Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium

E. Volceanov

Metallurgical Research Institute - ICEM SA

University POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

R. Wiegers IBR Consult BV, Haelen, Netherlands

G. Xhixha University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania

Prof. Wouter Schroeyers is the head of the educational management team of Nuclear Technology in the Faculty of Engineering Technology of Hasselt University (UHasselt). He is a member of the research group NuTeC (Nuclear Technological Center), which is part of the larger research institute, Center of Environmental Sciences.