The ANVS intends to grant Stichting VieCuri, Medical Centre for North Limburg (VieCuri) a new licence. The current licence for this hospital is out of date. VieCuri uses radioactive materials and devices to diagnose and treat diseases. That is what the hospital in Venlo, Venray and Panningen does. Our draft licence specifies the safety requirements that the hospital must meet. Anyone is welcome to submit a response to the draft licence until 21 January 2026.
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Licensing is more in line with practice
VieCuri provides specialised care, training for specialists and medical research in the North Limburg region. The renewed licence now states more clearly what VieCuri is exactly licensed for at the three different locations. The hospital wishes to offer new therapies and is therefore also applying for a licence for additional devices.
The new licence will enable the hospital to better comply with our conditions regarding the safe use of radioactive materials and devices. The old licence occasionally still referred to outdated legislation.
Protecting people and the environment
VieCuri has been granted the renewed licence because we believe that the hospital is handling radioactive materials and devices safely. VieCuri is taking adequate safety measures to protect its workers and patients from radiation. VieCuri also ensures that discharges of radioactive materials into the air and via the sewer system are kept to a minimum. In this way, the hospital prevents negative consequences for people and the environment.
VieCuri uses radioactive materials and devices to make medical diagnoses and treat diseases of the lungs, heart, thyroid and prostate. VieCuri also uses it to treat various types of cancer. Patients can go there for X-rays and irradiation, for example.
Responses welcome until 21 January
You can review the draft licence (in Dutch) for VieCuri up to and including 21 January 2026. If, after reading the draft licence, you have any views on its content, you can respond by submitting a statement of view.
Three ways to respond
- By email: send an email to Postbus.Aanvragenenmelden@anvs.nl and put ‘Statement of view concerning draft licence for Stichting VieCuri in the subject line of your email.
- In writing: send a letter to the ANVS, Statement of View concerning draft licence for Stichting VieCuri, P.O. Box 16001, 2500 BA, The Hague.
By telephone: call the Information Desk for Nuclear Energy Act licences at +31 88 489 05 00. Available from Monday to Friday between 8.30 and 17.00.
Response in final licence
We will respond to the views that have been stated once we have made a final decision on the licence application. We will include the statements of view and our response to them in our final licence. We will publish this licence on Publicatieplatform UitvoeringsContent (in Dutch). If you have submitted a statement of view, we will inform you of our decision.
To find out more
Please read the official announcement (in Dutch) in the Government Gazette.