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Mission Statement

The Technological and Nuclear Institute (ITN) is a State Laboratory under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Further Education, endowed with scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. ITN has as attributions to perform and promote scientific research and technological development, in particular in the field of nuclear sciences and technologies, radiological protection and safety, as well as, in that domain, to undertake graduated and post-graduated education activities and the permanent knowledge update of technicians, and also to promote the public knowledge of science in its areas of specialization.

Entrepreneurial Collaboration

ITN can establish partnerships with companies and entrepreneur associations, to strengthen innovation and creativity in the private sector, or to promote the application of techniques or products with technology held by ITN.

Extension of Activities

ITN can elaborate and submit to the responsible minister proposals that envisage the extension of ITN activities, both through new inter-institutional projects, and through conjugating activities with other Public Administration organisms, in competence domains akin to its own.

Project Teams

ITN promotes the development of interdisciplinary activities, preferentially under the form of projects with defined duration, using the human and instrumental resources distributed amongst the different departments and services. The project teams are in the dependence of the designated coordinator.

When appropriate, in cooperation with external entities, ITN can propose the creation of project structures (law DL 41/84 3 February) and affect them execution budgets.