Staff professional development is one of the strategic areas of SE “USIE IZOTOP”

🤝 With the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, the company’s technical specialists successfully completed a specialized training course on the installation, adjustment and operation of auxiliary systems of a “hot cell”, which took place on 9-11 December 2025 at the production site of the Czech company VF a.s.

⚙️ During the theoretical and practical sessions, the participants worked on the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of radiation monitoring and video surveillance systems used in hot cells during the handling of radioactive materials.

🏭 In addition, specialists of SE “USIE IZOTOP” visited VF a.s. facilities, where they became familiar with the production processes and capabilities of specialized equipment manufactured at the VF a.s. plant.

🇨🇿🇺🇦 We sincerely thank our Czech partners for the high-quality training, the development of Ukrainian specialists’ capacity, and the continuation of productive cooperation.

Improving practices for managing IRS and RAW through expert dialogue.

On November 24–25, 2025, SE “USIE IZOTOP”, represented by Deputy Director Oksana Korol, participated in the international workshop “Bridging Regulation and Reality: Waste and DSRS Management in Conflict Conditions,” which took place in Prague under the Norwegian-Ukrainian Regulatory Cooperation Program.

🕵️‍♀️ On the Ukrainian side, the event was attended by experts from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), representatives of SSTC NRS, SE “USIE IZOTOPE”, SSE “CERWM”, SSE “Radon Association” and other operators of the national system for the management of radioactive waste and disused sealed sources of ionizing radiation.

🤝International partners were represented by specialists from regulatory authorities of Sweden (SSM), Finland (STUK), Norway (DSA), as well as experts from the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and independent international consultants.

📌During the workshop, Ukrainian participants shared their practical experience in safely managing disused sealed sources in a condition of martial law, including:
🔸transportation and temporary storage,
🔸 arrangement of logistics,
🔸interaction with the regulator, local authorities, law enforcement agencies, and security forces.

❗️Based on results of the workshop, the parties noted:
🔹the importance of joint expert approaches to improving regulation in the field of RAW and IRS,
🔹the further development of the Ukrainian-Norwegian cooperation,
🔹effective regulation of radiation safety through the exchange of practical experience and support for Ukraine in improving nuclear safety, especially in the context of war and post-war recovery.

☝️Thus, the international workshop became a platform for strengthening cooperation and sharing experience in the field of safe management of radioactive materials, that is key to ensuring nuclear and radiation safety in Ukraine!

The future of nuclear energy and related institutions that use nuclear physics technologies is in professional young personnel!

👨‍💼 Director of SE “USIE IZOTOP” Volodymyr Kalachyk took part in the career event “Your career is in the nuclear industry”, organized with the assistance of the National Contact Point of EUROATOM in Ukraine “NURECAB”, NGO “Ukrainian Nuclear Society”, and JSC “NNEGC“ Energoatom“. The event took place at the Energoatom office on 27th November 2025.

🎓 More than 60 students participated in this event, 30 of whom attended in person, the rest joined the online video conference.
The format of the event included speeches from representatives of leading enterprises in the nuclear and related industries with short presentations about their companies. Among them were the managers and representatives of: JSC “NNEGC “Energoatom”; “Energy Safety Group”; SE “USIE IZOTOP”; SRPA “Impulse”; LLC “Westron”; LLC “IPP Center”; SE “SSTC NRS”; Institute for Nuclear Research of the NAS of Ukraine / George Kuzmich Training Center of the NAS INR.

🤝 It is pleasant when such comprehensive processes of attracting, selecting, and future hiring qualified candidates for vacant positions in nuclear industry organizations are organized, including forecasting needs in staff, forming an employer brand, and creating long-term relationships with potential candidates to provide companies with the best specialists from the faculties of nuclear physics, atomic energy, and other specialized disciplines.

On 26th November 2025, SE “USIE IZOTOP” organized a friendly reception for representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA).

🌍 International activity needs to be expanded using professional diplomatic communication capabilities.

🤝 On 26th November 2025, SE “USIE IZOTOP” organized a friendly reception for representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA).

📈 During the meeting, the key areas of the enterprise’s activities and the results of cooperation with international partners were presented. Particular attention was given to discussing the further cooperation within the framework of the G7 Initiative “Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction”, as well as the continued active involvement of SE “USIE IZOTOP” in the ISI meetings (Information Sharing Initiative on technical assistance to Ukraine in the nuclear and radiation safety and security), and also to enhancing the opportunities and cooperation with the MFA.

🏭 As part of the meeting, a visit was organized to the Production Complex of SE “USIE IZOTOP,” where representatives of the MFA got acquainted with the infrastructure, material and technical base for ensuring the safe management of ionizing radiation sources.

🙏 We are sincerely grateful to our colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for a productive meeting, constructive and meaningful dialogue, and initiatives to promote the scaling up of international activities and the expansion of geography of international relations.

🔒 Our enterprise operates in compliance with the highest standards for radioactive material management. We are convinced, that further cooperation with the MFA will contribute to strengthening nuclear and radiation safety and security in Ukraine.

SE «USIE IZOTOP» Director Volodymyr Kalachyk and Head of International Cooperation Department Andrii Kravets participated in the UNFA meeting.

📅 On 20th November 2025, the Ukrainian Nuclear Forum Association (UNFA) held a round table discussion “The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone: Radioactive Waste (RAW) Management. Status, Main Problems, and Future Vision”. The round table brought together representatives of international organizations, Ministry of Energy, SAUEZM, NNEGC “Energoatom”, specialized enterprises and Ukrainian companies that are members of the UNFA and NGO «Ukrainian Nuclear Society», to discuss the state of the Ukrainian radioactive waste management system, issues of infrastructure development in the Exclusion Zone, and the harmonization of national policy with the Euratom directives.

💬 A professional discussion was held on the state of activities in the field of RAW management. The purpose of this discussion was to coordinate the positions of all stakeholders, identify common problems, find ways for their solution, seek sources of funding, and establish effective partnerships. The results of the discussion should be summarized in a Position Document, which will be submitted to the relevant Ukrainian authorities and, if possible, to international financial institutions.

🤝 The round table was held with the partnership support and participation of the Joint Support Office (JSO) for the Implementation of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation in Ukraine (INSC), the Ukrainian Nuclear Forum Association, and the Ukrainian Nuclear Society.

SE “USIE IZOTOP” took part in a diplomatic event on the occasion of the 107th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia

🤝 On 18 November, the management of SE “USIE IZOTOP” attended an official diplomatic event organized by H.E. Mr. Andrejs Pildegovics, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine, and Defence Attaché Captain Andrejs Zaburdajevs.

🎖️ The event was dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia and the Day of the National Armed Forces of Latvia (Lāčplēsis Day) and took place at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv Hotel.

🌍 Thanks to the support of the Embassy of Latvia in Ukraine, SE “USIE IZOTOP” deepened working contacts with the Latvian partners. In particular, relations with NUCLEO Medicīnas Centrs and ARBOR Medical Korporācija was established and strengthened, opening new opportunities for cooperation in the field of nuclear medicine and medical technologies.

🤝 Participation in the event was an important opportunity to enhance international dialogue, develop partnership relations between Ukraine and Latvia, and discuss prospects for further joint projects.