Page 13 - 00. Complete Version - Progress Report IPEN 2014-2016

Introduction | Progress Report 13

Foreword

The period covered by this report, 2014-2016, was marked by several events relevant to
the progress of activities developed at IPEN (Nuclear and Energy Research Institute).

The Institutional Digital Repository, open access institutional equipment, was created
with the objective of gathering, preserving, making available and giving greater
visibility to the Scientific Production published by the Institute since its creation in
1956. Access to the digital content of articles from periodicals, national and international
events, books, chapters, theses and dissertations is available in the Repository.

The Radiopharmacy Center and the Cobalt-60 Multipurpose Irradiator obtained the operating
license within the new security and protection standards required by CNEN (National
Nuclear Energy Commission). The permission was issued on December 2014, after thorough
inspection and evaluation of the facilities. This license assures the institutional competence
to produce radiopharmaceuticals without radiological risk, maintaining compliance with the
characteristics of a radioactive installation, according to normative requirements of CNEN.

A new internet portal for the institute was launched in 2015. It was created to
allow greater visibility and to facilitate navigation and access to information.

The Nuclear Technology Graduate Program of IPEN, in association with the
University of São Paulo, achieved the mark of 2217 titles concluded: 1511
masters and 706 doctorates and maintained the excellence mark (grade 6) in
the Federal Government Evaluation (CAPES) for the period 2013-2016.

The results of the R&D centers are presented according to the main programs:
Radiopharmacy, Ionizing Radiation Applications, Nuclear Science and Technology,
Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycle, Renewable Energies, Materials and Nanotechnology,
Environmental Science and Technology, Biotechnology and Lasers Technology. It
must be emphasized that all these results were accomplished due the efforts and
dedication of the IPEN staff and were supported by several funding agencies: CNEN,
MCTI, SDECTI/SP, University of São Paulo, IAEA, FAPESP, FINEP, CAPES and CNPq.