I. V. Kutsyna, V. S. Havrylenko, D. I. Кhvalin
Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants,
NAS of Ukraine, 12, Lysogirska st., Kyiv, 03028, Ukraine
DOI: doi.org/10.31717/2311-8253.22.1.7
Abstract
For the second year in a row, the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP NPP, NAS of Ukraine), as well as other scientific institutions in Ukraine and around the world, continues its work in the context of a pandemic. Additional difficulties are also caused by economic and political factors. However, despite the limitations and the need to significantly adjust the format of the tasks, the scientists of the Institute continued to make the necessary efforts to carry out planned research, implement their results and present them in publications and research activities. The main results of scientific and scientific- organizational activities of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants in 2021 are presented in the article. Despite the difficult economic situation due to the epidemic, the staff of the Institute obtained important results in studies of nuclear and radiation safety of the Shelter object, and in works aimed at improving the reliability and safety of existing Ukrainian and foreign nuclear power plants. The results of works in the field of the Shelter object transformation into an ecologically safe system, safe operation of nuclear facilities, decommissioning of nuclear facilities, spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management are presented in the article. These results are implemented and used in the legislative activity of Ukraine, in production, in the power industry and during the educational process.
Keywords: Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, NAS of Ukraine, scientific activity, implementation of research results, international cooperation, work with mass media, publishing activity.
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