The Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research - Sosny offers customers services for the use of the Scientific Support System in the field of atomic energy use under an outsourcing agreement and/or subcontracting and is looking for partners interested in a distribution services agreement.

The System is designed to provide scientific support for the development of nuclear energy in the Republic of Belarus and conduct safety assessments in the field of nuclear energy use.

For the first time in Belarus, a scientific and technical support System for nuclear energy use has been established to address nuclear and radiation safety issues at VVER-1200 NPPs. This system includes the Expert Scientific and Technical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, which is part of the crisis center system of the Republic of Belarus. The list of issues addressed includes the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from the Belarusian NPP (including strategic planning and justification for decisions on their final disposal), scientific support for safe operation, environmental and population impact assessments, assessment of possible external natural and man-made impacts, emergency preparedness and planning, and nuclear safety.

The Expert Scientific and Technical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is designed to provide scientific support for decision-making in the event of nuclear and radiation emergencies at nuclear facilities. The quality management system for activities in the field of atomic energy and ionizing radiation sources complies with the requirements of STB ISO 9001-2015.

Providing scientific support for the development of nuclear energy in the Republic of Belarus and conducting safety assessments in the field of atomic energy use. The JIPNR-Sosny scientific institution carries out relevant research under contractual agreements with the Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian NPP state enterprise, the Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety state scientific and technical institution, and the Ecores municipal unitary enterprise for waste management.

The information is published in the Catalog "Brands of the NAS of Belarus 2021–2022: List of the Most Important Developments of the NAS of Belarus" (2023), pp. 71–72. (in Russian)

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Developing scientific, technical, and expert potential within the framework of state programs aimed at improving nuclear, radiation, and environmental safety, physical security, and the efficiency of nuclear power facilities.

The Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research - Sosny (Institute of Nuclear Energy of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR) was one of the largest nuclear energy research centers in the USSR.

The State Scientific Institution "Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research - Sosny" of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is the leading scientific organization in the Republic, focusing on the safe use of nuclear energy and the development of nuclear and radiation technologies.

From the first days of the Chernobyl disaster, the Institute was involved in addressing such critical issues as determining the levels of radioactive isotope contamination in the Republic and the radiation exposure levels of the population in the affected regions, as well as monitoring the radioactive contamination of food products produced in the Republic. This became an important factor in determining the strategy and tactics for protecting the population from radiation hazards.

The Institute's main areas of activity:
- Nuclear energy, scientific support for the development of nuclear energy in the Republic of Belarus;
- Nuclear and radiation technologies for various sectors of the Belarusian economy;
- Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management;
- Fundamental and applied research in nuclear physics, particle physics, and high-energy physics.

Promising areas of the Institute's activities:
- Development of methods for modeling neutronic and thermal-hydraulic processes and their application in the safety analysis of the Belarusian NPP;
- Computational, theoretical, and experimental justification of the thermal-hydraulic and neutronic characteristics of power and research nuclear reactors;
- Development of methods for probabilistic safety analysis of nuclear facilities;
- Fundamental and applied research in the physics and kinetics of subcritical systems based on the synthesis of fission and fission reactions (Accelerator Driven Systems) and long-lived waste incineration technologies (Accelerator Driven Transmutation Technologies);
- Development of technologies based on particle and radiation sources for the production of micro-, nano-, and optoelectronics, precision surface treatment of materials, radiation testing and modification of polymer products, production of pharmaceuticals and other products, sterilization of medical devices, etc. (NG-12-1, UELV-10-10, UGU-420, the Giatsint test bench), development of high technologies using ionizing radiation;
- Development of supercomputer and grid technologies and their application in nuclear physics and energy;
- Development of precision non-destructive testing methods and expert testing of radioactive materials;
- Development of a methodology for monitoring energy security and measures to reduce the likelihood of threats to energy security and ensure the operation of the republic's fuel and energy complex in emergency situations;
- Research and optimization of the efficient use of renewable energy sources (biomass, solar and wind energy);
- development of methods for assessing environmental and economic impacts and decision-making in emergency situations following radiation and nuclear accidents;
- development of a technology for the production of a new generation of radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of oncological diseases;
- development of technologies and measures to eliminate temporary radioactive waste disposal sites at former Soviet troop locations and to prevent the negative impacts of radioactive waste storage facilities outside Belarus.

The Institute is actively working to ensure Belarus's compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and the IAEA Safeguards Agreement on the Non-Diversion of Nuclear Materials from Peaceful to Military Use.

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