CESTA-SYNERGOATOM Platform Founded in Prague — 10 Organizations Sign Historic Agreement

On May 29, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic, representatives of 10 Ukrainian and Czech organizations signed the founding agreement establishing the CESTA-SYNERGOATOM Platform — a Center for Energy, Science, Technology, and Atomics.

Founding Signatories

Ukrainian Organizations

• Institute for Safety Problems of NPP, NAS of Ukraine (ISPNPP) — A. Nosovskyi, Director
• National Scientific Center Kharkiv Physical and Technical Institute (NSC KIPT) — V. Chizhov, Deputy General Director
• Sumy Machine-Building Cluster of Energy Equipment (SMBCEEQ) — V. Kondus, Executive Director
• Union of Nuclear Energy and Industry Veterans of Ukraine — M. Kremen, Head

Czech Organizations

• SYNERGOATOM — B. Kulikov, Main Shareholder
• CZECHATOM a.s. — Martin Groch, Chairman of the Board
• European Association for Energy Security (EAES) — V. Hrabar, Chairman of Supervisory Board
• MIFRE ENERGY s.r.o. — F. Vagner, Director
• EKOPARK S.A. — Robert Olejnik, President
• Jaderní Veteráni, Spolek (Nuclear Veterans CZ) — D. Matějů, ANV President

Purpose

Creation of a joint Center for cooperation in:

• Fundamental and scientific-technological experimental research
• Physical and technical modelling of innovative energy technologies
• Strategic planning of scientific-technical development in power engineering
• Technical and economic planning
• Innovations and technological developments

Priority Areas

• Energy and nuclear energy infrastructure
• Power engineering and critical infrastructure security
• Nuclear power plant life cycle management
• Small modular reactor (SMR) systems
• Generation IV reactors
• Information and technological security

The signing of this agreement in Prague marked a historic milestone in Czech-Ukrainian scientific and industrial cooperation, laying the institutional foundation for what would evolve into the broader TRIUMPH Alliance ecosystem.