Campi
Tecnológico e Nuclear
About Tecnológico e Nuclear Campus
Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear is located at Técnico’s Loures Campus and stands out as one of the country’s main technological and teaching centres, especially in the fields of nuclear sciences and techniques, ionising radiation and radiological protection and safety.
Bringing together unique national infrastructures, the campus promotes scientific and technological research activities to respond to society’s challenges in priority areas such as climate change, environmental sustainability, energy production, protection of cultural heritage and health promotion.
At the Loures Campus, students benefit from experimental and up-to-date teaching, actively participating in research projects and collaborating with companies, industries and authorities, which allows them to broaden both their technical knowledge and their transversal skills.
The Loures Campus offers specialised services, standing out nationally and internationally in the areas of radiological protection and safety, metrology, radioactive waste management and radio sterilisation.
Infrastructures and Services
Research and Innovation
Loures Campus serves as a collaborative hub, uniting researchers from diverse research units such as the Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (C2TN), the Institute for Plasma and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) and the Centre for Structural Chemistry (CQE). Together, these researchers address society’s most pressing challenges, with a primary focus on leveraging nuclear techniques and ionizing radiation to tackle priority areas.
Education
Located at the Loures Campus, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Sciences offers the Doctoral Programme in Nuclear Engineering and Sciences and Master’s Degrees in Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage, Medical Physics and Radiological Protection and Safety.
Laboratories for Education and Research
Loures Campus has a number of teaching and research laboratories and provides society with four Technological Development Laboratories.
Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Safety
LPSR provides services in the areas of ionising radiation metrology, individual, environmental and biological dosimetry, environmental radioactivity, monitoring of installations and equipment, transport of radioactive material and radioactive waste management.
Laboratory of Radiosterilisation
LR includes the Radiosterilisation Technological Unit, a semi-industrial infrastructure that uses γ radiation to sterilise and decontaminate materials.
Laboratory of Accelerators
The LA provides advanced services using particle accelerators. It has unique equipment in the country, including the Van de Graaff Accelerator, the Tandem Accelerator, the Nuclear Microprobe and the Ion Implanter.
Laboratory of Nuclear Engineering
LEN is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Portuguese Research Reactor.
Food Services
The campus offers a wide variety of food service areas: a bar, a canteen (lunch service only), a VIP dining hall and a space available exclusively to catering services (events/exhibitions). Vending machines are also available on campus.
Auditorium
The auditorium on campus is a multipurpose space that enables to hold conferences, seminars and musical performances. It has a seating capacity of 160 people (standing capacity is 40 people).
Library
The library on campus provides important and diversified information to the academic community: books (monographs) and audiovisual documents, including Master’s dissertations and PhD thesis.
Exhibition Space
The exhibition space is located next to the auditorium, hosting a wide range of events, such as photo exhibitions and/or academic works. This space is also used as a support for the events held in the auditorium.
ATM
There is one ATM on campus, located in the lobby of the Administrative Services building.
Meeting Room
The meeting room has a maximum capacity of 18 people and is ideal for scientific and working group meetings. It’s equipped with a wide range of multimedia equipment (sound and recording, video and projection).
Técnico Science Garden
The Science and Technology Park – Técnico Science Garden, which is part of CTN, aims to offer companies a privileged environment and a singular location for their business. This space will contribute to the promotion of scientific dissemination, as well as sporting and cultural activities.