Why Join BULATOM?

The Bulgarian Atomic Forum (BULATOM), a member of the European Atomic Forum, is the leading non-governmental organization representing the position and interests of companies in Bulgaria’s nuclear sector. For over 24 years, it has been the largest professional association, providing expert support on all matters related to nuclear energy and successfully advocating for its development in Bulgaria and worldwide.

BULATOM’s membership includes over 60 companies, associations, foundations, universities, and research institutes directly connected to the Bulgarian nuclear industry.

Your benefits as a member:

Access to all reports, opinions, and materials prepared by the Association, as well as the opportunity to participate actively in their development.
Access to all reputable international organizations in which BULATOM holds membership.
The opportunity to participate in working groups, advisory groups, and task forces formed by Bulgarian and international organizations of which BULATOM is a member, such as the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Nucleareurope, and the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Preferential rates for your company’s representatives to attend BULATOM’s annual international conference, as well as all other Association events.
Inclusion of your company in the Almanac of the Bulgarian Nuclear Industry, which BULATOM publishes periodically.
Access to the investment programs of our members.
Visibility and business development opportunities through the company information published on BULATOM’s website.

How to Become a Member of BULATOM?

Membership in the Association is a voluntary act initiated by the respective legal entity.

Any legal entity that shares the Association’s objectives and the means for achieving them, complies with its Statutes, and regularly pays its membership fee and other property contributions may become a full member.

Admission of new full members is based on a written application addressed to the Chair of the Management Board and sent to: info@Bulatom-bg.org.

Applications are reviewed at the next meeting of the Management Board. Members are admitted by open vote and by a simple majority.

Within one month of the Management Board’s decision on the submitted application, the applicant is notified in writing of the outcome.

What Is the Membership Fee?

Members of the Bulgarian Atomic Forum pay a one-time annual membership fee, due by the end of June of the current year.

The fee amount is determined in accordance with a scale adopted by the Management Board and approved by a Resolution of BULATOM’s General Assembly. The minimum fee equals one statutory minimum monthly wage, as set by a Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. The maximum fee is paid only by Kozloduy NPP and is set by a resolution of the Association’s Management Board.

At the beginning of each calendar year, every legal-entity member must complete and submit a declaration, signed by the company’s authorized representative, stating the company’s turnover in the field of nuclear energy in Bulgaria (contracts with Kozloduy NPP, SERAW, New Build, etc.) for the previous year. Based on this declaration and in accordance with the fee scale, an invoice is issued, which must be paid by the end of June of the current year.

Current scale for calculating the membership fee (in Bulgarian) – link to the scale
Membership fee declaration template (in Bulgarian) – link to the declaration

How to Terminate Your Membership in BULATOM?

Any BULATOM member may, at any time and at its own discretion, send a written notice by email to info@Bulatom-bg.org addressed to the Chair of BULATOM’s Management Board, stating its intention to resign from membership in the Association. This notice is reviewed by BULATOM’s General Assembly in accordance with the Association’s Statutes.