CONFERENCE 2026 ARCHIVE
June 10 – 12, 2026
Riviera Holiday Club, Varna
Conference Materials
Programme with download links for the available presentations, speeches, posters and supporting materials.
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Opening and plenary session
Opening of the Conference
Mr. Bogomil Manchev
Chairman of the Management Board
Bulgarian Atomic Forum Association (Bulatom)
Greeting address from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mrs. Iliana Yotova – reading
Greeting address from the Chairman of the 52nd National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ms. Mihaela Dotsova
Read by Ms. Rumyana Petrova – Chair of the Energy Committee of the 52nd National Assembly
Greeting Address Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Mr. Tsanko Bachiyski
Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA)
Greeting Address Ministry of Energy
Mrs. Lyubomira Gancheva
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria
Greeting Address BEH
Mrs. Ilza Chinkova
Chair of the Board of Directors of
Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
Greeting Address Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Ivan Andreev Exec. Director of
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Greeting Address Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
Mr. Petio Ivanov
Executive Director
Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
Greeting Address from ESO EAD
Mr. Anton Slavov
Chairman of the Management Board of ESO EAD
Greeting Address from the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC)
Mr. Plamen Madenovski
Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC)
Tsvetelina Penkova – Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy in the European Parliament
Shaping Europe’s Nuclear Future: the EU Perspective
Mrs. Charlotte Grevdors-Ernoult
Head of Unit Euratom Policy Coordination of the Directorate-General for Energy
Welcome words from the International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Frederik Reitsma
Head, Nuclear Power technology Development Section
IAEA
Video Greeting Address
Mr. Michael Huebel
Director General of the Euratom Supply Agency
Nuclear Energy in Europe
Mr. Emmanuel Brutin
Director General of
Nucleareurope
Greeting Address
Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BCCI
Nuclear Energy in the United States
Mrs. Jenny Bauer
Deputy Political and Economic Counselor in the U.S. Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria
Viet Nam’s Nuclear Energy Development: A Strategic Vision for Energy Security and International Partnership
H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet
Ambassador of Vietnam to the Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria and France: convergent visions of nuclear energy, shared challenges for future reactors
H.E. Mrs. Marie Dumoulin
Ambassador of France to the Republic of Bulgaria
The status of Nuclear Energy in Germany
Mr. Matthias Dehner
Economic Attache, Embassy of Germany
Greeting Address
Mr. Jan Jindrich
Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bulgaria
Development of the Nuclear Energy Sector in the Czech Republic
Mr. Roman Holý
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech
Republic, Department of New Nuclear Capacity Development
Introduction to Korea's Nuclear Power Policy and Vision for Cooperation on the Kozloduy NPP project
H.E. Mr. Dong-bae Kim
Ambassador of Republic of Korea to the Republic of Bulgaria
From Pioneer to Phase-Out to Back with a vengeance
H.E. Mr. Paul Lambert
Ambassador of Belgium in Republic of Bulgaria
Canada: Leading global supplier of nuclear infrastructure
Mr. John Ormond
Trade and Economic Counsellor
Embassy of Canada
Scope and Structure of the Conceptual Design for Units 7 and 8 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
Mr. Petar Bakardzhiev
Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate
Mr. Orlin Chorbov
Head of Construction Activities Department
in Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
The work of the section continues after the lunch provided for all conference participants
Status and plans for the implementation of the Unit 7 and 8 projects at the Kozloduy NPP site
International regulatory cooperation—an important tool for the development of new nuclear projects
Mr. Yuriy Grigorov
Director in
Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Kozloduy NPP – New Build: The Bridge Between Education and the New Generation of Professionals
Mr. Bogdan Dimitrov
Deputy Executive Director
in Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
Prof. Dimitar Popov
Head of the Turbine Equipment and Engineering
Evolving priorities for creating a Multilateral Investment Vehicle to scale nuclear
Mr. Milko Kovachev
International Bank for Nuclear Infrastructure, NGO
Ordinance No. 4 for an AP1000 Power Plant – Implementation of an Established Project into Bulgarian Legal Framework
Mrs. Nikol Borisova
Westinghouse
AP1000 Technology at Kozloduy: The Path to Success
Mr. Geno Bikov
Westinghouse
Construction Preparation Status & Video for the Temporary Facilities at the Construction Site Unit 7&8
Mr. YoungSuk Oh
Deputy Director
HDEC
The Importance of Nuclear Power Capacity for the Security of the Country’s Power System
Mr. Ventsislav Zahov
ESO EAD,
Head of the Electrical Operating Modes Department,
Central Dispatch Center
Arabelle Solutions response on Growing demand in civil nuclear segments
Mrs. Catherine Cornand
Arabelle Solutions, Chief Executive Officer
Integrated strategic partnership for nuclear projects (End-to-end solutions for nuclear energy infrastructure)
Mr. Konstantin Tulea
Elcomex I.E.A. S.A., Operations Manager
Framatome positioning in services and support to New Build
Mr. Ludovic Devos
FRAMATOME, Head of Installed Base International
On-premise AI-Driven Translation and Processing of AP1000 Technical Documentation:
Innovation, Development and Future Implementation
Mr. Teodor Panayotov
Manager of Ethermind
Socio-economic effects from nuclear newbuild at Kozloduy NPP site
Mrs. Nina Ivanova
Head of Financial Resources Department
Mr. Stoyan Yanchev
Director of the Finance and Accounting Directorate
in Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
Owner's Engineer Services for Kozloduy NPP Units 7&8
Mr. Andrea Fusar Poli (Laurentis Energy Partners) and
Mr. Philip Greyling (BWXT)
Kozloduy Energy Alliance
Siemens Energy – Bulgaria's partner in Nuclear Power’s Conventional Island
Mr. Felix Aschendorf
Sales Director
Siemens Energy Germany
Discussions
Completion of Plenary session activities
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Perspectives in nuclear development, operation and maintenance; Completed projects: results, conclusions. Proposals for new technical solutions. New approaches to supply chain organization.
Concept Design for Soil Improvement beneath the site of KNPP Units 7 and 8
Mr. Stoyan Andreev
Mott MacDonald (Bulgaria) EOOD
A Nuclear Renaissance, But With Challenges – Video Presentation
Mr. Yanko Yanev – Director of the Vienna Center for Nuclear Competence
Worley capabilities in the nuclear space and overview on main SMR projects
Mr. Lorenzo Santini
Senior Project Manager
Worley Nuclear Services JSC
Kozloduy NPP Investment Programme
Mr. Julian Toshev
Head of Investment Supplies Section
Kozloduy NPP EAD
NPP Dukovany II – project status and experience
Mr. Tomáš Kouba
Elektrárna Dukovany II, PI/OE Manager
Assessment of the Thermal Impact on the Danube River from the Operation of Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Georgi Kolev
Head of Environmental Management Department
Mrs. Borislava Gladkova
Environmental Management Chief Expert
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Advancing Nuclear Solutions
Mr. Giovanbattista Patalano,
Vice President Europe
Laurentis Energy Partners
Obsolescence Management at Kozloduy NPP EAD
Mr. Stoia Anachkov
Head of Aging management Section
Kozloduy NPP EAD
New Build NPP challenges
Mr. Bratan Bratanov
Senior Project Manager
Worley Nuclear Services JSC
Nuclear Fuel for VVER and Engineering Services
Mr. Bruno Miglierini,
VVER Fuel Technology Implementation Head,
Framatome GmbH
Experience from the Implementation and Operation of the BEACON In-core Monitoring System and the APA-H Software Package at Kozloduy NPP Units 5 and 6
Mr. Srebrin Kolev
Reactor Physics Analyses Chief Expert
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Cybersecure I&C Systems for Modernization and New Builds
Mrs. Alina Begun
RPC Radiy, General Director
Research and Development Activities for Ensuring the Long-term Operation of Kozloduy NPP Units 5 and 6 for a Period of 60 Years
Mr. Lyudmil Nedelchev
Fuel Cycle Chief Expert in Kozloduy NPP
Contribution of 14C and 3H to the Dose Rates from Gas and Aerosol Discharges Resulting from the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants. Sampling and Analytical Methods for Determination. Effective Doses for the Population in the 30 km Urgent Protective Action Zone
Mr. Rusiyan Tsibranski
Head of Environmental Radiation Monitoring Department
Mr. Mitko Milyovski
Chemical Engineer
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Service proposal for lifetime extension on STG
Mr. Endre Ascsillán
Arabelle Solutions
HTO – Human, Technology and Organization in Emerging Nuclear Operations.
Mr. Edvin Edvardsen – Senior Business Development Specialist
Institute for Energy Technology
DISCUSSION
The discussion is based on all papers presented so far
Completion of Section 1 activities
Business Processes Management at Kozloduy NPP EAD Using the ARIS Software
Mrs. Veneta Valcheva
Quality Chief Expert
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Kozloduy NPP and WANO Action for Excellence
Mr. Stanimir Kalburov
Head of Performance Assessment and Improvement Department
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Enhanced Dynamic Modelling of the Hydroaccumulator System for Kozloduy NPP Unit 6 Full-Scope Simulator.
Mr. Radko Radnev
Expert GCR
Technologies and practical approaches to the decommissioning of nuclear installations. Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel processing and storage: exchange of information on the implementation of similar projects.
Introduction on Orano reprocessing services of SNF, and perspectives of implementation in European countries
Mr. Gaetan Grimberger
Orano Recycling – Contract Manager
Borislav Iliev, Decommissioning of Kozloduy NPP Units 1 to 4: Progress & Challenges
Mr. Borislav Iliev – Program Director IE
SERAW
Decommissioning of pressurizer during the decommissioning of Units 1 through 4
Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetkov – Manager of sector decontamination
SERAW
Decontamination of Radioactive Metals by Nano-Cavitation Chemical Technology (NCD)
Mr. Momchil Kazakov – Chief Mechanic, SP IE Units 1–4
SERAW
CNRD – Operational Experience, Lessons Learned, and Achievements
Mr. Petko Petkov – Head of the Planning and Analysis Department
SERAW
SPI – Operational experience, lessons learned, and results achieved.
Mr. Iliyan Dimitrov – Head of the Plasma Combustion Sector
SERAW
Challenges in Decommissioning Facilities at the Novi Han Low-Level Radioactive Waste Repository
Mr. Viktor Arsov – Chief Engineer, SP PHRAO – Novi Han
SERAW
Commissioning of the National Radioactive Waste Repository
Mrs. Ira Stefanova
SERAW
Changes to the Radioactive Waste Transport Schemes
Mr. Anatoli Tsvetanov
SERAW
DISCUSSION
The discussion is based on all papers presented so far
Completion of Section 2 activities
Bulgarian suppliers seminar by Arabelle Solutions
Introduction speech by Marcin Tulinski – Business Supply Chain Leader, Arabelle Solutions
Presentation by Marcin Tulinski on Arabelle Solutions’ projects and opportunities for suppliers from Bulgaria with an emphasis on the qualification processes
Panel discussion on “From local capability to global nuclear supply chain” – Marcin Tulinski, Thierry Salmon, Petar Manchev
Q&A
Followed by B2B meetings & networking
Section 2 Poster Session
Section 2 Poster Session
Poster session
Poster session
Friday, 12 June 2026
Presentation of companies interested in participating in the construction of Units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy site. Meeting between students and representatives of Westinghouse and Hyundai.
Less Risk. More Reliable Human Performance. Building High Reliability Organizations.
Knowledge Dynamics — Official Representative of KnowledgeVine in Bulgaria
Mrs. Ralitsa Radneva
Knowledge Dynamics Ltd.
Andritz RCP’s “A success story from KONVOI TO GENERATION III+”
Mr. Matthias Schneeberger
Senior Sales Manager
Mr. Rudolf Katzbauer
Sales Director
ANDRITZ AG
Presenting Company capabilities
Mr. Martin Dittrich
Business Development & Sales Director CEE
Business Unit Nuclear
Bilfinger Nuclear
Planning Staffing Needs at Kozloduy NPP EAD
Mrs. Margarita Mihaylova
Head of Personnel Planning and Recruitment Department
Mrs. Nevena Velichkova
Head of Personnel Planning Department in Kozloduy NPP
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Public Support and Innovations: Key Factors for the Successful Implementation of Nuclear Projects
Mrs. Vyara Ilieva
Head of Project Implementation Control Department
Mrs. Albena Belyanova
Innovations in Nuclear Energy Chief Expert
Mrs. Iliana Vladimirova
Innovations in Nuclear Energy Chief Expert
Kozloduy NPP EAD
Securing the workforce and developing the skills ecosystem –
National and European perspectives in the nuclear sector
Mr. Dimiter Stoyanov
Association ”Center for nuclear Competence – Kozloduy”
A discussion between the conference participants—students from universities in Bulgaria—and representatives from Westinghouse, Hyundai and Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD
HDEC Corporate Overview & Video (10 mins) – Q/A
Mr. DongJin Seo
Chief Manager of Project Support Team
HDEC
Westinghouse Staff Recruitment: Lessons learned and future opportunities
Mr. Tsvetan Yovov
Westinghouse
Questions and answers
CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
Riviera Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
