CONFERENCE 2025 ARCHIVE

June 4 – 6, 2025 г

Riviera Holiday Club, Varna

Conference 2025 Archive

Here you can view and download the papers and presentations from the conference. The materials are grouped according to the conference sections in which they were presented.

PLENARY SESSION

04/06/2025, WEDNESDAY

09:00	Conference Opening, Mr. Bogomil Manchev, Chairman of the Board, Bulgarian Atomic Forum (BULATOM)
09:05	Greeting Address from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Rumen Radev	[download]
09:10	Greeting Address from NRA, Mr. Tsanko Bachiyski, Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Agency
09:15	Greeting Address from Ministry of Energy, Mr. Zhecho Stankov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria
09:25	Greeting Address from BEH, Mr. Valentin Nikolov, Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
09:30	Greeting Address from Kozloduy NPP, Mr. Iva Nikolova, Member of the Board of Directors of Kozloduy NPP	[download]
09:40	Greeting Address from Kozloduy NPP New Builds, Mr. Petyo Ivanov, Executive Director, Kozloduy NPP New Builds EAD
09:50	Greeting Address from Varna Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Eng. Ivan Tabakov, Chairman of the Varna Chamber of Commerce and Industry	[download]
09:55	Greeting Address from ESO, Mr. Anton Slavov, Chairman of the MB of Electricity System Operator LPC	[download]
10:05	Greeting Address – Video, Mr. William D. Magwood, Director-General of the NEA	[watch]
10:10	Greeting Address – Video, Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation	[watch]
10:20	Nuclear energy prospects in the EU energy system, Mr. Gianfranco Brunetti, Head of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste, and Decommissioning Unit, DG ENER, European Commission
10:30	Greeting Address – Video, Mr. Michael Huebel, Directo General, Euratom Supply Agency	[watch]
10:40	Greeting Address IAEA, Ms. Katya Slavcheva, IAEA, Technical Lead – Water Reactor Technology Development
10:45	Nuclear Energy – a Pillar of Ukraine’s Energy Security, Mr. Ihor Dir, Director General, Ukrainian Nuclear Forum Association	[download]
10:50	Nuclear Energy in Europe, Mr. Guilherme Cardoso, Nuclear Technology Advisor, Nucleareurope	[download]
11:20	Поздравителен адрес – видео, Mr. Martin McDowell, Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States in Sofia	[watch]
11:25	From Nuclear to Green Energy: Korea’s Energy Policy and Prospects for Cooperation with Bulgaria, Mrs. Yun Mikyoung, Deputy Head of Mission the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
11:35	Canada’s Experience in Nuclear Energy Development, H.E. Mr.Gavin Buchan, Ambassador of Canada to Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
11:45	In France – A National Strategy for Shared European Goals, H.E. Mr. Joël Meyer, Ambassador of France to the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
11:55	German-Bulgarian Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear Energy, H.E. Ms. Irene Maria PLANK, Ambassador of Germany to the Republic of Bulgaria
12:05	Argentina’s Nuclear Energy Development Plan, H.E. Mr. Alejandro Zothner Meyer, Ambassador of Argentina to the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
12:15	Hungary’s Experience in Nuclear Energy Development, H.E. Dr. Miklós Boros, Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
12:25	Slovenia’s Experience in Nuclear Energy Development, Mr. Danijel Levičar, State Secretary of Slovenia in charge of the National Nuclear Programme	[download]
12:35	Building a Green Future Together: Broad Prospects for Sino-Bulgarian Cooperation in Nuclear Energy, Ms. Wang Min, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of China to the Republic of Bulgaria	[download]
14:30	Building an Independent Nuclear Technology Supply Chain in the EU – Challenges and Opportunities for European Institutions, Ms. Tsvetelina Penkova, Member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
14:45	Challenges in New Build Projects in Countries with Nuclear Power Programmes , Ms. Katya Slavcheva, IAEA, Technical Lead – Water Reactor Technology Development	[download]
15:00	Amendments to the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act Adopted in 2024 and Their Impact on the Licensing Process, Mr. Borislav Stanimirov, Deputy Chairman of NRA	[download]
15:15	Overview of the Kozloduy 7 and 8 New Nuclear Power Units Project, Mr. Petyo Ivanov, Executive Director, NPP Kozloduy – New Build EAD	[download]
15:30	Kozloduy 7 and 8: The Path to the First AP1000 Reactor in Europe, Mr. Oscar Prat, Senior Project Director for Bulgaria, Energy Systems, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY	[download]
15:45	Current Status and Challenges in the Preparatory Phase for the Construction of Units VII and VIII at Kozloduy NPP, Mr. Georgi Kichukov, Member of the Management Board of Glavbolgarstroy Holding, Vice Chairman of the Management Board and Executive Officer of GBS – Infrastructure Construction	[download]
16:00	Overview of Kozloduy NPP Units 7 and 8 (HDEC). HDEC’s Experience, Mr. Junyoung Park, Project Control Team Leader, HYUNDAI E&C	[download]
16:30	Framatome’s Contribution to Reliable and Independent Energy Supply, Mr. Etienne Morel, Vice President of Framatome, Vice-President Fuel Contracts Europe, Framatome	[download]
16:45	Siemens Energy’s added value as complex solution supplier including STG and I&C for NPPs, Mr. Achim Kawert, Head of Sales Nuclear STGs, Siemens Energy	[download]
17:00	Advanced Turbine Technologies by Arabelle Solutions, Dr. Endre Ascsillan, Global Head of Business Development, Arabelle Solutions	[download]
17:15	Westinghouse’s Supply Chain – Ensuring Global Connectivity in the Nuclear Industry, Mr. Jonathan Fisher, Senior Procurement Manager, Supply Chain in Bulgaria, Energy Systems, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY	[download]
17:30	Looking Ahead: Development and Growth of the Project, Mr. Nikolay Miladinov, Director, Project Management Directorate, Ms. Petya Rasheva, Head of Contracts and Procurement Department, Kozloduy NPP – New Builds EAD	[download]
17:45	Discussions

SECTION 1

05/06/2025, THURSDAY

09:00	Announcement from Testen – opportunity to visit the company’s office in the afternoon of 05/06/2025, Mr. Dimitar Todorov, Managing Director	[download]
09:05	Nuclear Fuel for VVER and Engineering Services, Dr. Bruno Miglierini, Head of Department for VVER Nuclear Fuel Technology Deployment at Framatome GmbH VVER	[download]
09:25	Status and development plans of Bulgaria’s electricity system and the role of nuclear energy in it, Mr. Ventsislav Zahov, Head of Electtical Modes Department in ESO	[download]
09:40	The Role of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the Energy Transition to Decarbonization, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Spasov, Director of the Center for Nuclear Security Support, Head of Master’s Program in Nuclear Security at UNWE
10:00	GSE Solutions & Optimizing Performance, Mr. Ravi Kana, President and Chief Executive Office, and Mr. Damian DeLongchamp, Chief Operationg Office, GSE	[download]
10:20	RPC Radiy’s advanced solutions for NPP modernization and future projects, Mrs. Alina Begun, General Director, RPC Radiy, Ukraine	[download]
10:40	Environmental Permitting Regime for the Operation of Kozloduy NPP EAD, Mr. Georgi Kolev, Mrs. Borislava Gladkova, Head of Environmental Management Department, BiK-K-UOS, Kozloduy NPP	[download]
11:30	Sustainable Programs for Attracting Future Energy Professionals to Kozloduy NPP, Mrs. Nevena Velichkova, Head of Personnel Planning Sector, AiK-PPP-PnaP, Kozloduy NPP	[download]
11:50	Mitigation and Control of Flow-Accelerated Corrosion in Kozloduy NPP, Mr. Ivaylo Dimitrov, Mr. Tsvetelin Tsvetanov, Senior Experts, Kozloduy NPP	[download]
12:10	Ukrainian In-Core Monitoring System ‘ImCore’ for VVER-1000 Reactors: Current Status and Development Prospects, Mr. Volodymyr Hulyk, Head of Laboratory, PJSC ‘SRPA ‘Impulse’, Ukraine	[download]
12:20	Assessment of Power Generation from New Nuclear Capacity with Various Steam Turbine Cooling Sources, Mrs. Eng. Dilyana Koleva, Prof. Dimitar Popov, Director and Chief Expert ‘Nuclear Equipment and Engineering’, Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD	[download]

SECTION 1 POSTER SESSION

05/06/2025, THURSDAY

1.	New Approaches for Supply Chain Organisation Mrs. Galya Nikolova Head of Quality Management, Mr. S. Kalburov Mrs. S. Krasteva Kozloduy NPP	[свали]
2.	Opportunities for Mobile Radiation Monitoring System Development and Field Measurements in Emergency Situations Mr. Mitko Milyovski Mr. Rusiyan Tsibranski Environmental Radiation Monitoring Department in NPP Kozloduy	[свали]
3.	Updating of the model and equipment of the Neutron Flux Monitorig System (NFMS) of the simulator with a mock-up of the Main Control Room (MCR) of Unit 6 of Kozloduy NPP Eng. Dimitar Avramski Head of Division Technological Processes Management at GCR
4.	Next-Generation Gamma Spectrometers for Gaseous and Liquid Media Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants Mr. Vladimir Simonenko System Architect Fortis Instruments SAS	[свали]
5.	Water Hammer effect in Safety Injection Line of APR-1400 Mrs. Kaliopa Mancheva Head of the Division for Deterministic Analysis GCR
6.	Multi-unit PSA level 1 for Kozloduy NPP. Approach and results Mrs. Bozhana Marinova, Head of Probability Analysis Division, GCR
7.	The place of digitalisation in the management of new nuclear build projects Mr Alek Kouyoumdjian HAYCAD INFOTECH
8.	Outlook for IB LTO services and new build projects Mr. Hristo Hristov Project Manager Framatom Bulgaria EOOD	[свали]
9.	Worley Overview and El Dabaa NPP Project Mr. Ivaylo Mirchev Operations Manager Eastern Europe Worley Nuclear Services JSC	[свали]

SECTION 2

05/06/2025, THURSDAY

09:00	National Disposal Facility for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste – Multi-barrier Cover for Ensuring Safety After Closure of the Disposal Cells, Mrs. Ira Stefanova, Chief Engineer, NRRAW Specialized Division	[download]
09:20	Management of Materials and Waste from the Decommissioning of Units 1–4 of Kozloduy NPP: Achievements, Lessons Learned, and Future Steps, Mr. Petko Petkov, Head of Materials and Waste Management Division, SD ‘Decommissioning of Units 1–4’	[download]
09:40	Modernization of the Production of Reinforced Concrete Containers for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste, Mr. Georgi Razlozhki, Deputy Executive Director, RAW Management and Decommissioning	[download]
10:00	Decommissioning Information Center – How IDEAS Become Real COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS, Mrs. Rozina Rusinova, Head of Information Center	[download]
10:20	Radiological Characterization During Decommissioning of Units 1–4 of Kozloduy NPP, Mrs. Galina Neshovska, Head of ‘Radiochemistry’ Sector, SD ‘Decommissioning of Units 1–4’	[download]
10:40	Determination of Fe-55 in Samples Containing Large Amounts of Stable Iron, Mrs. Elena Stoyanova, Head of ‘Radiochemical Analyses’ Group, SD ‘Decommissioning of Units 1–4’	[download]
11:30	Unified Information Model for Decommissioning, Mr. Pavel Dimitrov, Database Operator of the Unified Information Model, SD ‘Decommissioning of Units 1–4’	[download]
11:50	Delivering D&D projects through sustainable, innovative, and efficient waste-led decommissioning, Мr. Pierre Gengoux, Products and Services Developer, Cyclife SAS	[download]
12:10	Individual dosimetric control by Tita-Consult Ltd, Mrs. Gabriela Timevska, Physicist – atomic physics, Tita-Consult Ltd	[download]

SECTION 4

06/06/2025, FRIDAY

08:30	Welcome Address, Mr. Georgi Samandov, Deputy Minister of Energy
08:45	Education and Science – Strategic Partner for Human Resource Development in Nuclear Energy, Mrs. Milena Damyanova, Director of Science Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science	[download]
09:00	National Strategy for Human Resource Development in the Nuclear Sector 2022–2032 and Its Implementation, Mr. Petar Vankov, Head of Qualification and Control Department, NRA	[download]
09:30	Faculty of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Automation – Partner in Education, Research and Promotion of Kozloduy NPP Activities, Dr. Nikolay Valov, Assistant Professor, University of Ruse	[download]
09:50	The People Behind the Project: Staffing Challenges for Bulgaria’s Nuclear Future, Mr. Bogdan Dimitrov & Mrs. Viktoria Petrova, Deputy Executive Directors, Kozloduy NPP New Build EAD	[download]
10:10	Initiatives of BEMF for Human Resource Development in the Nuclear Energy Sector, Mr. Ivan Hinovski, Chairman, Bulgarian Energy and Mining Forum	[download]
10:30	Building a New Generation of Nuclear Experts in Bulgaria: The Perspective of the Technical University of Sofia, Assoc. Prof. Denitsa Zgureva and Assoc. Prof. Kalin Filipov, Head of the Department of Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering, Technical University – Sofia	[download]
10:50	Challenges Facing Higher Education to Ensure Human Resources for the Nuclear Sector, Assoc. Prof. Plamen Petkov, Sofia University	[download]
11:05	Education and Training in the Nuclear Field, and Human Resource Development at INRNE-BAS, Principal Assistant, Ph. D. Angel Demerdzhiev, INRNE	[download]

11:35	Tools for HR Development in the Bulgarian nuclear sector, Mr. Dimitar Stoyanov, INI Kozloduy NPP	[download]
11:50	Approach to Training Personnel at Kozloduy NPP, Mrs. Zdravka Angelova-Tsolova, Head of Planning and Organization Department, TC-P&O, Kozloduy NPP	[download] [download]
12:05	Developing Engineering Resources in Bulgaria for the New Build Project at the Kozloduy NPP Site, Mrs. Julie Gorgemans, Director of Advanced Passive Implementation and Project Engineering Director, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY	[download]