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JRC Petten is 50!

on Nov 15 in Events, Latest News posted by

Happy Birthday to the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Petten, which will celebrate 50 yrs on Nov 22nd 2011.  Hip Hip Hurray!

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Petten (NL) has significantly modified its responsibilities since it was created 50 years ago this year. JRC Petten was born as a nuclear research institute to study experiments on radiation fuels and materials. Later, as the Institute for Advanced Materials, it significantly contributed to the scientific community’s research in the materials area with a strong emphasis on energy and power applications.