XXIII amateur open tennis tournament

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On the last weekend of June was held the XXIII traditional amateur open tennis tournament for the Kozloduy NPP Cup with the partnership of Arena Tennis. EnergoService supported the competition for consecutive year, which included more than 60 participants in the following categories: men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, as the men’s teams were divided according to the age of the players – under and over 50 years. Despite the heavy rain on Saturday night, the tournament was successfully completed on artificial courts with minimal change in format due to the limited number of courts. After the matches played in the group and final stages, the winners in the different categories were:
MEN’S DOUBLES: Champions – Hristo Kazakov / Momchil Kosev
Finalists – Martin Nikolov / Hristo Hristov
III place – Hristo Trifonov / Preslav Marinov & Georgi Pleshkov / Max Hristov
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MEN’S DOUBLES (50+):
Champions – Emil Ochev / Andrey Kotsev
Finalists – Vlaiko Peychev / Lyudmil Makaveev
III place – Petyo Ivanov / Yavor Markov & Ivan Ivanov / Vladimir Penchev  
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES:
Champions – Elena Andonova / Iveta Stoyanova
Finalist – Antoaneta Markova / Silvia Nikova
III place – Emi Abadjieva / Bilyana Ruseva  
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MIXED DOUBLES:
Champions – Elena Andonova / Georgi Pleshkov
Finalists – Stefka Boncheva/ Momchil Kosev
III place – Emi Abadjieva / Martin Nikolov & Antoaneta Markova / Hristo Trifonov
The chief referee of the tournament was Ventsislav Dimitrov, known from the amateur chain, Arena Tennis.
Photo credit: tour.arenatennis.com 

HAPPY ENERGY DAY

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The team of “EnergoService” AD congratulates its employees, partners and all professionals in the field of energy sector on the occasion of their professional holiday.

Wishing you health and inexhaustible energy to overcome crises.

Let us continue the development of our engineering activities in support of the clean nuclear energy.

HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Westinghouse Signs Key Contract for AP1000® Reactor with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild to Support Bulgaria’s Energy Future

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*Westinghouse Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations Elias Gedeon, right, and Valentin Iliev, CEO of Kozloduy NPP – Newbuild.

Source: https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westinghouse-signs-kozloduy-contract-in-bulgaria

Contract Confirms the AP1000® Reactor as the Most Advanced and Proven Technology Available to Serve the Need for Competitive, Clean and Secure Energy

Cranberry Township, PA, June 14, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for a new AP1000® reactor to be located at the Kozloduy site. Work is commencing per the agreement to assess Bulgarian industry and the existing infrastructure at the Kozloduy site for its potential to support the construction of an AP1000 reactor.

“We are pleased to begin work to deliver the world’s most advanced, Generation III+ reactor technology to provide clean and reliable baseload energy for our customer and the people of Bulgaria,” said David Durham, Energy Systems President for Westinghouse. “We thank Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild and the Bulgarian Parliament for their confidence in our industry-leading, Nth of a kind technology. We commend Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for their thoughtful approach to best-in-class project delivery that will ensure high localization of the work.”

Earlier this year, both entities signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a joint working group to plan deployment of the AP1000 reactor in Bulgaria. The working group is evaluating regulatory, licensing and design requirements and developing a streamlined execution path in support of Bulgaria’s energy strategy. The FEED contract is the first step in delivering the AP1000 reactor project.

There are currently two Russian-designed VVER-1000 reactors in operation at the Kozloduy site. Westinghouse signed a 10-year agreement in December 2022 to supply nuclear fuel to one of the units starting in 2024. The fuel will be supplied out of Westinghouse’s fabrication site in Västerås, Sweden and is the only fully Western option to Russian supply.

The AP1000 advanced reactor is the only operating Generation III+ reactor with fully passive safety systems, modular construction design and has the smallest footprint per MWe on the market. In addition to one AP1000 reactor operating and another nearing completion at the Vogtle site in Georgia, four AP1000 units are currently setting operational performance records in China with six additional reactors under construction. Poland recently selected the AP1000 technology for its nuclear energy program and nine units have been announced for Ukraine. The technology is under consideration at multiple other sites in Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, and in the United States.

 

70th Anniversary of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”

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Representatives of EnergyService participated in the celebratory events marking the 70th anniversary of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”. At the campus of the University, a church ritual was performed for the consecration of the Orthodox temple “St. Ivan Rilski”, built with the support of leading companies in the industry.

Congratulations on the anniversary, esteemed colleagues!

Easter Charity Campaign

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A wonderful holiday for the children accommodated at the Social Services Complex in Veliko Tarnovo, organized by the National Fund “St. Nicholas” and the personal involvement of Mrs. Nedka Mladenova, who unites all donors.

“Blessed Easter, dear friends and donors! Be healthy, harmonious, and always compassionate towards the needs of children deprived of parental care! Light and hope shines from the eyes of these children on this holy day, because they have a full meal, attention and many pleasant surprises they deserve, because no child should feel lonely on Easter. We teach them to respect all traditions and to believe in goodness, so hope never fades. Best wishes to all of you from me and the children accommodated at the Complex for Social Services for Children without Disabilities in Veliko Tarnovo” – shared Mrs. Mladenova, Executive Director of the fund.

High School Competition on the Topic “Emergency Preparedness – Ensuring Peace of Mind”

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High School Competition on the Topic “Emergency Preparedness – Ensuring Peace of Mind”, held under the motto “Nuclear Energy – Secure Future”, took place at the Energy House in Kozloduy on May 4, 2023.

Students competed in three rounds. Six teams participated, each consisting of five members, from the following schools:

  • Vocational High School “Vasil Levski” – Mizia
  • Vocational High School of Electronics “Petar Bogdan” – Montana
  • Secondary School “Hristo Botev” – Kozloduy
  • Secondary School “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” – Kozloduy
  • Vocational High School of Atomic Energy “Igor Kurchatov” – Kozloduy
  • Vocational High School of Atomic Energy “Marie Sklodowska-Curie” – Belene

The traditional event was organized by the Women in Nuclear Energy – WiN Bulgaria, Kozloduy section.

EnergoService has completed a stage of the project “Replacement of portal monitors at Checkpoints-1 and Checkpoints-4” at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant

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The GEM™-5 portal monitors from Mirion Technologies have been successfully installed at the Checkpoint-4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. These monitors are designed to detect potential radioactive contamination of personnel passing through the checkpoint. They offer the latest gamma contamination detection capabilities to ensure reliable and accurate monitoring.

Advanced algorithms for “rapid tracking” of background trends provide optimal performance in any radiation environment. The GEM™-5 monitors are fully compliant with the requirements of the IEC61098 standard and have the capability to use an algorithm based on Gaussian/Bayesian statistics, which is in accordance with the ISO 11929:2019 standard.

If contamination is detected, a visual and audible alarm is triggered, and the display shows the quantity and location of the contamination. The system records a database with date and time stamps, indicating the number of measurements performed, the parameters used, error messages, etc. The GEM™-5 monitors are robust, reliable, and extremely easy to operate.

EnergoService extends its gratitude to the personnel of the Kozloduy NPP for their trust, commitment to the implementation, metrological assurance, and commissioning of the GEM™-5 monitors. We appreciate the excellent cooperation during the execution of this initial stage of the contract.

The management of EnergoService also expresses gratitude to colleagues from “EQE Bulgaria” AD and “Atomenergoremont” AD, who provided invaluable assistance during the installation of the monitors and related project activities.

Happy 18th Birthday, EnergoService

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Exactly 18 years ago, on April 6, 2005, EnergoService was registered in the commercial register of the Republic of Bulgaria, initially as a limited liability company.

During the first years, the company entered into contracts for post-warranty servicing of critical control and management systems at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, which it successfully executed up to the present moment. EnergoService became a preferred partner in Bulgaria for Westinghouse Electric Company for the implementation of know-how and the import of spare parts to support the systems.

In 2008, EnergoService transformed into a Joint Stock Company with 100% fully paid-up capital. Since its establishment, the company has developed and certified a Quality Management System covering the EN ISO 9001 standard.

A team of highly qualified specialists works tirelessly to expand the portfolio of engineering solutions, services, and products offered by the company. In this regard, it is important to note that since 2012, EnergoService has been granted rights as an official distributor for Bulgaria for certain product lines offered by the world-renowned Mirion Technologies (Canberra) corporation, and since 2014, it has had a contract with HACH for the supply of products in the nuclear field.

For 18 years now, the company has been successfully pursuing its mission and goals, the most important of which are:

  • To deliver engineering services and products that meet customer requirements and the highest safety standards for nuclear and conventional power plants;
  • To be a predictable, transparent, and consistent partner;
  • To meet the needs and interests of employees by following an active social policy, providing opportunities for appropriate training and development.

Once again, Happy 18th Birthday, EnergoService!

Westinghouse Manager for Bulgaria Says 2032 Realistic for Westinghouse Reactor to Become Operational at Kozloduy NPP

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*The article is published by Yoanna Vodenova (BTA)

Westinghouse Country Manager for Bulgaria Ivan Pironkov said on Tuesday during a conference on the development of nuclear energy, held in Sofia, that 2032 is a realistic deadline for a Westinghouse reactor to be operational at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant site, and Bulgaria could be the first country in Europe to commission the AP1000 reactor. He said that there are currently four such reactors operating in China and two more units are about to be commissioned in the US.

Pironkov pointed out that six reactors in Ukraine, of a similar type to those at Kozloduy NPP, have already switched to using nuclear fuel from Westinghouse. Four of them are at the Zaporizhzhya NPP and two at the South Ukraine NPP.

“This shows that the fuel we are proposing for Kozloduy NPP is not a pilot project, but a technology that has already been tested and is working successfully and safely. Westinghouse has been developing fuel for VVER-1000 reactors since 1998, and the first plant for which such fuel was developed was the Czech Temelin NPP. For Kozloduy NPP we offer RWFA nuclear fuel, which has already proven its reliability in Ukraine. We also offer repairs of cartridges in cases of unsealing, because otherwise replacement costs a lot of money,” Pironkov explained.

He expressed hope that the Bulgarian authorities will allow the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Kozloduy so that Bulgaria remains a country with a nuclear power plant.

Westinghouse has been developing engineering activities in Bulgaria for more than 10 years, and a major programme to upgrade systems at Kozloduy NPP is currently underway. The company is also working on projects in Spain, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Africa, etc., and it is the only one that has projects for refueling all types of nuclear reactors, Pironkov noted.

Bulatom President Bogomil Manchev said that developing the energy sector simultaneously develops the economy. According to him, if the Westinghouse unit becomes operational by 2038, Bulgaria will be able to start closing the coal plants in the Maritsa basin, but he expressed concern over economic stability in that period of time, because of the high emission prices. Manchev fully supported the government’s energy strategy because it includes a forecasting period of nearly 30 years ahead, while nuclear power requires at least 20-30 years of planning. According to him, the State should train about 10,000 engineers to provide the necessary personnel to work on the construction and operation of the new nuclear facilities, both the American and French ones. He noted that out of these 10,000 engineers, only a third will remain, but that is the ‘cost norm’ of highly qualified personnel worldwide.

Participation in a Conference “Development of Nuclear Energy in Bulgaria – Scenarios, Risks, and Prospects”

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Representatives of “EnergoService” AD participated in the conference organized by the National Committee of Bulgaria in the World Energy Council on the topic: “Development of nuclear energy in Bulgaria – scenarios, risks, and prospects.”

The event was held with great interest from energy experts. Topics related to the present and future of nuclear energy in Bulgaria were discussed, such as diversification of nuclear fuel, extending the lifespan of Units V and VI of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, licensing procedures for new nuclear capacities, and the treatment of nuclear waste.

More about Bulgaria’s position can be found in the article:

https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bulgaria-close-to-signing-Westinghouse-and-EDF-dea