Students and staff of the Department of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics of the Faculty of Physics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv took part in the scientific and technical conference of the 9th Summer Nuclear School “Youth and the Future of Nuclear Energy” (SNS 2025), held at the branch of JSC “NAEK Energoatom” “Rivne NPP” (Varash and Rudka, Ukraine) with the support of JSC “NAEK Energoatom” from July 1 to 11, 2025.

The participants of the Summer Nuclear School included students and lecturers from 10 higher education institutions: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Odesa Polytechnic, Lviv Polytechnic, Vinnytsia National Technical University (VNTU), Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

Over ten days, participants enjoyed a rich program: tours of RNPP facilities, meetings with enterprise specialists, sports and wellness activities, and cultural events.

As part of the Summer Nuclear School, a competition program was also held. Thirty-four students presented their reports on trends in the development of the nuclear industry.

Based on the evaluations, the winners were determined.

Video: “Graduation of the IX Summer Nuclear School: Certificate Awarding Ceremony.”

Participants from the Department of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics:

1. Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Horbachenko — Researcher at the Research Laboratory of Nuclear Spectroscopy and Assistant at the Department; presentation

2. Nazar Valentynovych Nemoshchenkov — 1st-year Master’s student

3. Nazarii Oleh Romanovskyi — 1st-year Master’s student

4. Danylo Serhiiovych Kulakov — 1st-year Master’s student

5. Ilarion Mykolaiovych Ulych — 1st-year Master’s student

6. Ivan Ivanovych Voronetskyi — 4th-year Bachelor’s student

7. Olena Petrivna Orfanova — 4th-year Bachelor’s student

8. Yurii Yuriiovych Perets — 4th-year Bachelor’s student

Reports presented by the Department of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics:

1. Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Horbachenko — “Transmutation of Long-Lived Radionuclides in Spent Nuclear Fuel Using Accelerators and Subcritical Assemblies”

2. Nazar Valentynovych Nemoshchenkov — “Improvement of the Direct Charge Detector Model”

3. Nazarii Oleh Romanovskyi — “Analysis of Systematics of Pygmy Dipole Resonance Energies in Atomic Nuclei”

4. Danylo Serhiiovych Kulakov — “Modeling of Neutron Detectors in GEANT4”

5. Ilarion Mykolaiovych Ulych — “Comparison of Different Monte Carlo Codes in Analyzing the Applicability of the Homogenization Approximation for Fast Reactor Cores with Gaseous Coolant”

6. Ivan Ivanovych Voronetskyi — “Nuclear Power Reactors as a Source of Knowledge for New Physics. Part 1”

7. Olena Petrivna Orfanova — “Nuclear Power Reactors as a Source of Knowledge for New Physics. Part 2”

8. Yurii Yuriiovych Perets — “Study of Density Fluctuations in Laser Plasma Accelerators and Their Impact on the Properties of Accelerated Electrons”