AGENDA TRADITIONAL INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
BULGARIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY – NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND WORLD ENERGY SECURITY
June 7 – 9, 2023
Riviera Holiday Club, Varna
AGENDA
Note: There may be changes in the agenda
Day 1 Plenary Session
07/06/2023, Wednesday
Moderator: Mr. Stanislav Georgiev
Riviera Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
09:00
Opening Speech by Mr. Bogomil Manchev
Chairman of the Bulgarian Atomic Forum
09:10
Greeting Address from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria – Mr. Rumen Radev
9:20
Speech by Mr. Rosen Christov
Minister of Energy
09:45
Presentation by
H.E. Mrs. Natasha Bergel
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Bulgaria
10:00
Presentation by
H.E. Mr. Dong Xiaojun,
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Bulgaria
10:15
Presentation by
Mr. Oleh Napov
Counselor in
Ukraine embassy to the Republic of Bulgaria
10:30
Presentation by
Mr.Cătălin RĂDOI
Minister Counsellor Deputy Head of Mission
Rumanian Embassy
10:45
Presentation by
H.E. Mr. Joël Meyer
Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Republic of Bulgaria
11:00
Presentation by
H.E. Mrs. Aylin Sekizkok
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Bulgaria
11:15
Presentation by
H.E. Mr. Lucash Kauzki,
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Bulgaria
11:30
COFFEE BREAK
12:00
The Spanish nuclear sector
Mr. Roberto Ruiz
Commercial and Economic Counsellor of the Embassy of Spain
12:15
The importance of a strong supply chain to meet the energy challenges
Mr. Bernard Fontana
Framatome Chief Executive Officer
12:25
Address by
Mr. Pedro DIEGUEZ PORRAS
IAEA
12:45
The place of nuclear energy in the Bulgarian energy mix and green transformation.
Mr. Angelin Tsachev
ESO Executive Director
13:05
Presentation
Mr. Andrei Goicea
Policy Director
NuclearEurope
13:20
Attitudes towards nuclear energy development in Bulgaria
Mrs. Dimitra Voeva
Trend Research Center
13:35
The Euratom research and innovation priorities
Mr. Domenico ROSSETTI di VALDALBERO, PhD
Deputy Head of Unit European Commission
DG Research and Innovation
13:40 till 15:00
Lunch at the Riviera Restaurant – 2 floor
13:40
Lunch for VIP conference guests in the restaurant of Oasis hotel
20:00
Welcome Reception at the Oasis hotel
Day 2 Plenary Session
08/06/2023, Thursday
Section 1
Moderator: Dimitar Avramski Seminar Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
Prospects in nuclear development, operation and maintenance.
Completd Projects – Results and Conclusions.
Proposals for new technical solutions.
New approaches to supply chain organization. Experience in overcoming the Covid crisis.
Day 2 Plenary Session
08/06/2023, Thursday
09:00
Opportunities and advantages. Application to the PSA project for Units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Georgi Varbanov
ENPRO Consult Ltd.
09:20
Environmental monitoring at Kozloduy NPP – status and prospects
Mr. Rousiyan Tsibransky
Head of Environmental Monitoring Department
Kozloduy NPP
09:40
Risk-informed aging management for LTO of the existing plants
Mr. Davide Mercurio
Regional Director, Energy + Utilities, Europe & Middle East Jensen Hughes Corporation
10:00
Second Line of Defense Program – U.S. Department of Energy program for control of nuclear materials trafficking, combating nuclear and radiation terrorism and Bulgarian involvement
Mr. Yavor Andreev
Tita Consult
10:20
Operational Risk Assessment of Units 5 and 6 at NPP Kozloduy
Mr. Emil Marinov Stefanov
Head of Risk Management Sector
Mrs. Miglena Ivanova Valchkova
Technology Support Expert
Kozloduy NPP
10:40
Framatome’s experiences for plants with VVER
Mrs. Marion Horstman
Mr. Etienne Morel
Framatome
11:00
Legacy and negligence – historical radioactive contamination in Bulgaria, negligence of institutions
Mr. Tsvetan Andreev
Tita Consult
11:20
COFFEE BREAK
11:50
Supply of a 420/24 kV, 630 000 kVA, type TC 630000-400 unit emergency stand-by transformer, if required, or to carry out repair of the similar unit power transformers at Units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Ivaylo Evstatiev Kralchev,
Head of Electrical Equipment and I&C Systems Unit,
Kozloduy NPP
12:10
Implementation of the gas volumetric concentration measurement system in the containment of Units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Ivan Ivanov and Mr. Dimitar Avramski.
GCR Ltd.
12:30
Safety classification of unclassified structures and components.
Mr. Ilko Angelov Chukov
Head of Design Support Section
Kozloduy NPP
12:50
Management System Development
Mrs. Galya Koleva Nikolova
Head of Quality Management Division
Kozloduy NPP
13:10
SALTO Mission – Highlights and Challenges
Mr. Miroslav Mitkov Mihaylov
Head of Lifetime Management Department
Kozloduy NPP
13:30
Reactor containment operation in for the period of extended operation
Mr. Mladen Petrov
Head of Seismic Monitoring Section
Mrs. Anelia Martinova
Head of Group “Building Constructions”
Kozloduy NPP
13:30
DISCUSSION
The discussion is based on all papers presented so far
End of Section: 14:00
14:00 till 15:00
Lunch at the Riviera Restaurant – 2 floor
Poster Session Section 1
The reports will be available 30 min. before the official opening of the session in front of the hall where the session will take place
Results of the update of the probabilistic safety assessment (PSA), Level 1 for full power operating conditions, low power and shutdown modes of Units 5 and 6 and extension of its scope taking into account the internal and external hazards specific for the site of Kozloduy NPP and the dependencies between the units
Mr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Mrs. Bojana Marinova, Mrs. Kaliopa Mancheva
GCR Ltd.
Assessment of the TDs contribution implemented after 2007 in Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Mrs. Bojana Marinova, Mrs. Kaliopa Mancheva
GCR Ltd.
Section 2
Moderator: Mr. Sergei Tzochev Conference Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
Technologies and Practical Approaches to the Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations. Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel treatment and storage – exchange of information on the implementation of similar projects
09:00
Stages in the modernization of RAW management facility
Mr. Georgi Gudjev
Head of Technical Support
SERAW, Specialized Division „RAW Kozloduy“
09:20
Progress and challenges in decommissioning of Units 1 to 4
Mr. Momchil Kazakov
Chief Technologist
SERAW, Specialized Division “Decommission of units 1÷4”
09:40
Operating experience of plasma melting facility
Mr. Georgi Patarov
Head of sector “Plasma melting“
SERAW, Specialized Division “Decommission of units 1÷4”
10:00
The transition from operation to decommissioning of Specialized Division “PRRAW-Novi han” – Challenges and Milestones
Mr. Valentin Anastasov
Chief Engineer
SERAW, Specialized Division “PRRAW-Novi han”
10:20
Arrangements for the commissioning of the National Disposal Facility
Mrs. Ira Stefanova
Chief Engineer
SERAW, Specialized Division “NDF”
10:40
Advanced Solutions of RPC Radiy for perspective NPP Projects
Mr. Serhii Reshetytskyi
Research and Production Corporation “Radiy”, Director on Project Management
11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:40
Management of category 1-2 disused sealed radioactive sources
Mr. Hristiyan Yanev
SERAW, Head of Division “Engineering and Production”, HQ
12:00
Automated information system for traceability and control of RAW
Mrs. Maya Pavlova
Head of Automated RAO Management Process Information System Sector
SERAW, Specialized Division „RAW Kozloduy“
12:20
Decontamination and dismantling of the primary circuit of units 1 to 4
Mr. Borislav Iliev
Head of Dismantling Department
SERAW, Specialized Division “Decommission of units 1÷4”
12:40
Radiological characterization of radioactive waste and materials for regulatory exemption generated by operating NPPs.
Mrs. Valentina Koleva Stancheva
Head of Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Department Kozloduy NPP
Mrs. Olesya Viktorovna Yordanova
RAO Senior Expert
Kozloduy NPP
13:00
Key Elements of the Strategic Development of Nuclear Energy in Bulgaria
Mr. Ivan Hinovski
Chairman of BEMF
13:20
DISCUSSION
The discussion will be based on all presented papers
End of Section: 13:30
13:40 till 15:00
Lunch at the Riviera Restaurant – 2 floor
Poster Session Section 2
The reports will be available 30 min. before the official opening of the session in front of the hall where the session will take place
Transport of solid RAW within the Kozloduy NPP
Mr. Anatoly Tsvetanov
Head of the RAW Storage Section
State Enterprise for RAW of Kozloduy
Hydraulic manipulator for the RAW retrieval from the RADON type historical repositories
Mr. Alexander Kitov
Process Engineer
Novi Khan Permanent Radioactive Waste Repository
15:00
A meeting between Mr. Pedro DIEGUEZ PORRAS and students from the technical universities of Sofia, Plovdiv, and Ruse
Moderator: Mr. Sabin Sabinov
Conference Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
Mr. Pedro DIEGUEZ PORRAS from IAEA
Presentation: Introducing IAEA and its role
Q&A Session
Day 3 Plenary Session
09/06/2023, Friday
Section 3
Moderator: Mr. Peter Manchev Conference Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
Subject: Future of nuclear energy in Bulgaria
09:00
New Nuclear Build and Human Resources Development
Mr. Pedro Dieguez Porras
IAEA
09:20
The status of the project for the construction of new nuclear power at the Kozloduy site.
Mr. Valentin Iliev
New Build EAD Director
09:40
Update on the EDF New Nuclear Projects
Mr. Antoine GUELFI
EDF – Director for Export Services
10:00
Risk-informed, Performance-based Design Process for Advanced Reactors
Mr. Paul Amico
Vice President, Energy & Utilities
Jensen Hughes Corporation
10:20
Successful Licensing Approaches for New Nuclear Build – Large and Small
Mr. Donald R. Hoffman
President and CEO
EXCEL Services Corporation
Past President, American Nuclear Society
10:40
The Decarbonization of Energy Intensive Industries and the Role of Nuclear Energy.
Mr. Ivailo Naidenov
Executive Director
Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:40
General Electric Nuclear Steam Turbine portfolio
Mr. Olivier Mandement
GE Steam Power Systems SA
12:00
Strategic Planning in Energy – before and now
Mr. Kaloyan Staykov
Chief Economist
Institute for Energy Management
12:20
Global Status of New Nuclear Build
Mr. Donald R. Hoffman –
President and CEO – EXCEL Services Corporation. Past President, American Nuclear Society
12:40
NUWARD project development for the SMR
Mr. Antoine GUELFI
EDF – Director for Export Services
13:00
Holtec’s SMR-160.
Mr. Daniel Gallego
Business development manager
Holtec Europ
13:20
Aspects of licensing innovative reactor installations with small modular or other next-generation reactors
Mr. Sabin Sabinov
13:40
DISCUSSION
The discussion will be based on all papers presented so far
13:50
CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
Conference Hall, Riviera Beach Hotel
14:00 till 15:00
Lunch at the Riviera Restaurant – 2 floor