The hotel is in the heart of Warsaw’s financial district, within three kilometers of Old Town Market Place, The Royal Castle in Warsaw, and the Uprising Museum. Lazienki Park, Copernicus Science Center, and Warsaw Chopin Airport can be reached in 15 minutes.
The technical tours are free. Registration is required. The maximum size of each group is limited and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. All centres require copies of passports from non-Polish visitors, and the ID number from Polish visitors. Take with you these documents during the visit - required for the security check.
NCBJ is one of the largest scientific institutes in Central Europe. The Centre is also a unique research unit in the country. NCBJ has a very rich history and, above all, a huge scientific output, mainly in fields such as physics, nuclear and plasma technologies, astrophysics. NCBJ conduct basic and applied research related to nuclear energy and various areas of subatomic physics.
MARIA is currently the sole research nuclear reactor operated in Poland.
The NOMATEN Centre of Excellence is a scientific unit with the aim of conducting research, resulting in new heat-, corrosion- and radiation-resistant materials that can be used in industry and new radiopharmaceutical solutions.
POLATOM is a Polish manufacturer and distributor of isotope preparations used in medicine, science, industry and environmental protection.
Centre for Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals (CERAD) with its newly installed cyclotron Cyclone 30 XP.
The Materials Research Lab (LBM) carries out scientific and diagnostic work on structural materials and their welded joints using destructive and non-destructive testing methods, including metallographic, mechanical and thermal testing.
Department of Nuclear Equipment HITEC develops, manufactures, sells and services equipment with applications in the industrial and medical sectors.
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) is located 30 km from Warsaw. During this trip, you will visit MARIA reactor, NOMATEN Centre of Excellence, POLATOM Radioisotope Centre, Centre for Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals, Materials Research Laboratory and Department of Nuclear Equipment HITEC.
Meeting place: in front of the Hilton Warsaw City Hotel – Grzybowska Street
Time: 7:45 am. After checking the attendance list, we will start the journey to NCBJ by ŚWIERK Bus at 8:00 am. The trip will take about 45 minutes.
Please remember to bring your ID/Passport. It is necessary to enter the NCBJ. Take the document you provided in the registration form.
Directions:
1. Participants will be divided into groups. Please do not change groups, it will make it easier to visit NCBJ. The division into groups will be determined by the organizer according to the list of participants' names.
Participants are divided into 4 groups: A,B,C,D. Each group will have its own chaperone to help navigate the NCBJ.
2. Please adjust your attire according to the weather. For safety reasons, please do not wear sandals, high-heeled shoes.
3. Unannounced equipment such as laptops/tablets, etc. may not be brought into NCBJ premises.
Lunch: At 12:30 pm there will be a break for lunch, after which we will continue our visit.
Back to Warsaw: At 4:30 p.m. we will end the visit to NCBJ. Return to Warsaw by ŚWIERK Bus will take about 45 minutes. We will return to the city center, from where you can return to your hotels.
At the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT) we invite you to visit the Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, whose work includes issues related to nuclear energy, such as: new methods of radioactive waste disposal, issues of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel with the separation of minor actinides and fuels for new generation nuclear reactors.
Research for nuclear power is carried out in the Materials Research Laboratory, which houses a scanning electron microscope, an EDS system for the analysis of elemental composition in micro-areas, a chamber furnace capable of operation at temperature up to 1750oC and a PH-B2000SS-NSCE autoclave for long-term corrosion studies in water under simulated PWR conditions. The laboratory conducts research on materials with increased resistance to oxidation in emergency situations - Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF), such as modified zirconium alloys, and new materials that could be used in nuclear energy, such as High-Entropy Alloys, HEA.
We also encourage you to visit the Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, which deals mainly with inorganic trace analysis and issues related to quality assurance and control of analytical results. Analytical techniques used in the Laboratory include inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), neutron activation analysis (NAA), gamma spectrometry, LSC and chromatographic techniques. The Laboratory's research program focuses on the development of analytical methods for use in industrial research, including the nuclear industry, engineering and environmental research, which is associated with the development of new analytical protocols for a broad spectrum of materials. In addition, the Laboratory develops issues related to nuclear safety, in particular nuclear forensic analysis.
In INCT you can also visit the RAPID Radiation Research and Technology Centre with its accelerator complex, nominated as the IAEA Collaborating Centre. In addition to electron accelerators (LAE 10, ELEKTRONIKA 10-10, ILU-6), the Centre has infrastructure supporting experiments and material research, and its structure includes the Laboratory for Technological Dose Measurements, accredited by ISO. RAPID conducts material research for the needs of nuclear energy (e.g. the aging of cables in nuclear power plants) and makes its infrastructure available to external users conducting experiments within EUROLABS.
We invite you to visit the Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, whose work includes issues related to nuclear energy, such as: new methods of radioactive waste disposal, issues of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel with the separation of minor actinides and fuels for new generation nuclear reactors. You will visit: the Materials Research Laboratory, the Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques and he RAPID Radiation Research and Technology Centre.
Meeting place: INCT at Dorodna 16 Street in Warsaw.
How to get to INCT: Access is by public transportation. A single 75-minute ticket costs 4,40 PLN (~1 EUR). Travel time from the Hilton hotel is about 45-50 minutes.
You can use the Jakdojade.pl app or Google Maps.
From the Hilton hotel to the INCT, it is best to take tram number 20 from the Okopowa 03 stop and get off at the Żerań FSO 05 stop. Then go to the Żerań FSO 11 stop and take bus line 211. After a few minutes of travel, get off at the Portowa 01 stop. Now it's just a short walk to the INCT
Time: 10:00 am. After checking the attendance list, we will start the journey.
Please remember to bring your ID/Passport. It is necessary to enter the INCT. Take the document you provided in the registration form.
Directions:
1. Participants will be divided into groups. Please do not change groups, it will make it easier to visit INCT. The division into groups will be determined by the organizer according to the list of participants' names.
2. Unannounced equipment such as laptops/tablets, etc. may not be brought into INCT premises.
Tour time: approx. 3-4 hours, about 1:30 pm
Space Technologies Center conducts research and development in the field of space propulsion, space transportation, satellite testing and remote sensing.
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation is capable of designing, manufacturing and testing rocket propulsion components and systems. Dedicated Propellants, Catalysts and Space Propulsion laboratories are part of the existing infrastructure. The Institute has wide experience in development of monopropellant thrusters, liquid rocket engines, as well as hybrid and solid rocket motors.
We also encourage you to visit the Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, which deals mainly with inorganic trace analysis and issues related to quality assurance and control of analytical results. Analytical techniques used in the Laboratory include inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), neutron activation analysis (NAA), gamma spectrometry, LSC and chromatographic techniques. The Laboratory's research program focuses on the development of analytical methods for use in industrial research, including the nuclear industry, engineering and environmental research, which is associated with the development of new analytical protocols for a broad spectrum of materials. In addition, the Laboratory develops issues related to nuclear safety, in particular nuclear forensic analysis.
We invite you to visit in Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, where you can enter to the Chemical Spacecraft Propulsion and Spacecrafts Propulsion Test Facility of Continuous Vacuum Conditions.
Meeting place: Łukasiewicz Research Network at Dorodna 16 Street in Warsaw, Gate number 2.
How to get to Łukasiewicz Research Network: Access is by public transportation. A single 75-minute ticket costs 4,40 PLN (~1 EUR). Travel time from the Hilton hotel is about 45-50 minutes.
You can use the Jakdojade.pl app or Google Maps.
From the Hilton hotel, it is easy to get to the Łukasiewicz Research Network. You have to go to Towarowa Street and form Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego 05 stop take a tram number 1. After ca. 30 minutes, you have to get off on Instytut Lotnictwa 04 stop. The Łukasiewicz Research Network is vis-à-vis of the tram stop. Trip will takes you about 35 minutes.
Time: 9:00 am. After checking the attendance list, we will start the journey.
Please remember to bring your ID/Passport. It is necessary to enter the Łukasiewicz Research Network. Take the document you provided in the registration form.
Tour time: approx. 2-3 hours, about 12:00 pm
It has been in operation since 1961 and is located in a former military fort constructed between 1905 and 1908. NRWR is a final destination for short-lived low- and intermediate-level waste, but there is a storage facility for long-lived waste, as well. It covers an area of 3.045 hectares and, according to the IAEA, it is a near-surface repository.
Radioactive waste is disposed of and stored both in structures that have been original elements of the historic fort's structure and those created as a result of activities conducted at the NRWR. For example, a section of a dry moat has been adapted for the purpose of disposal of short-lived low- and intermediate-level waste. The bottom and slopes of the moat are additionally reinforced with a 20 cm layer of concrete. Solidified waste in corrosion-resistant metal drums is placed in the moat layer by layer and subsequently filled with concrete. The final layer of drums is covered with a 40 cm thick layer of concrete and coated with a bituminous mixture that limits the possibility of rainwater infiltration into the interior of this structure.
Short-lived spent sealed sources of low and intermediate activity are disposed of in an underground concrete facility consisting of 17 chambers. After filling each individual chamber with sources, it is filled with concrete to limit the level of radiation outside the chambers. Mortar is also poured inside the chamber and the inlet is properly sealed.
National Radioactive Waste Repository in Różan located 110 km from Warsaw. During this trip, you will visit the storage for short-lived low- and intermediate-level waste.
Meeting place: in front of the Hilton Warsaw City Hotel – Grzybowska Street
Time: 8:45 am. After checking the attendance list, we will start the journey to Różan by ŚWIERK Bus at 9:00 am. The trip will take about 1 hour and a half.
Please remember to bring your ID/Passport. It is necessary to enter the Różan. Take the document you provided in the registration form.
Directions:
1. Participants will be divided into groups. Please do not change groups, it will make it easier to visit Różan. The division into groups will be determined by the organizer according to the list of participants' names.
2. Please adjust your attire according to the weather. For safety reasons, please do not wear sandals, high-heeled shoes.
3. Unannounced equipment such as laptops/tablets, etc. may not be brought into Różan premises.
Lunch: At 1:00 pm there will be a break for lunch, after which we will come back to Warsaw.
Back to Warsaw: At 2:00/2:30 p.m. we will end the visit to Różan. Return to Warsaw by ŚWIERK Bus will take about 1 hour and half. We will return to the city center, from where you can return to your hotels.
