Technical University of Sofia Safety and Environmental Engineering

Technical University of Sofia Safety and Environmental Engineering Laboratory (SEEL) November 2003

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Population: Territory: GDP: 8, 150, 000 Inhabitants 111, 000 sq. km 23, 000, 000 BGL (1 BGL= 0, 5 EUR)

Who are we ? • Technical University of Sofia is the biggest Bulgarian technical higher school with more than 12000 full-time, about 2500 part-time, and a lot of Ph. D and post-graduate students. • The lecturing staff of the TUS is more than 950 professors, assistant professors and researchers. • The Research and Development Sector (RDS) organizes, administrates and services of the research activities of TUS. • TUS has very important national role for the distribution of power engineering knowledge, and for development of the Nuclear Energy Research Area in Bulgaria.

The Technical University of Sofia • provides Bach, MS and Ph. D degrees in the fields of electrical power engineering, thermal- and nuclear power engineering, electronics, computer science and technologies, automation, communications, machine building and metalworking, transportation and management engineering.

Levels of Nuclear Education Ø Bachelor degree 4 years ( 8 semesters) Ø Master degree 1, 5 years ( 3 semesters) Ø Ph. D - with individual curricula

Some partners of TUS • Kozloduy NPP plc with Training Center • BAS – Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy • Institute of Energy JSC, etc.

The Safety and Environmental Engineering Laboratory (SEEL) of the Electrical Faculty – Electrical Power Department is specialized in research- and educational surveys, investigation and consulting services in the field of: Ø Ø Risk Analysis and Industrial and Nuclear Safety Studies Environmental Impact Assessment of Power Plants, Industrial Enterprises. Labour and Environmental Monitoring and Protection Computer environmental and safety modelling, etc. The head of SEEL is registered in the PHARE and TACIS CCR of the European Commission (BUL -20771).

Some projects of S E E L • Bulgaria Joint Implementation Capacity Building Project UNDP Project No: GLO/98/G 55 • Environmental Impact Assessment of more than of 20 plants as TPP “Republica”-1998, TPP “Rousse”-1996, TPP “Maritza 3” 1996, Cement plant “Zlatna Panega” – 1995, Cement plant “Batanovtzi” – 1995, Machinery construction plants Drugba”, Chemical plant “Lakprom”, ZMK ‘Nikopol”, “Unipharm” – Sofia, etc. • 5 th EURATOM FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Project PHEBEN 2 - Validating Severe Accident Codes against Phebus FP for Plant Applications, FIKS-CT 1999 -00009 • 5 th EURATOM FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Project RMPS – Reliability Methods for Passive Safety Function, FIKS-CT-200000073 • Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Kozloduy NPP – from the SEEL whit a team of researches and experts from TUS, Institutes by Bulgarian Academy of Science, National Center of Radiology and Radiation Protection, Sofia University, privates consulting companies, 1999 -2000

Share of the aspects in the Program for decrease of the impact of Kozloduy NPP (number of the planned measures)

Why we interesting in the field of cost effective modernisation Ø From one side: • with understanding that there is necessary to gain and transfer good new knowledge and advanced EU for practical uses; Ø From another side: • with our experience regarding VVER and wish to support the process of the: – sustainable and safety long time operation of the NPP; – prevention of the accidents and improvement of the mitigation concept and management of accident sequences, etc.

TU - Sofia wish you success Thank you for your time and cooperation Contact person: Prof. Ivanov, Ph. D Head of SEEL - Safety and Environmental Engineering Laboratory Technical University of Sofia 1797 Sofia, 8 “Kl. Ohridski” Blvd. , Block 12, office 12440 Tel. (+359 2) 965 -2043, 957 -2952, Fax (+359 2) 686 -719 Mobile: +359 (0) 888 -771076 E-mail: ivec@tu-sofia. bg