Winners of the I4N Europe Ukrainian National Stage Announced

On April 10, the national selection stage of the Innovation 4 Nuclear (I4N) Europe competition in Ukraine took place online.

The Ukrainian selection is part of the I4N competition, which has been held for several years by the Young Generation Network of the European Nuclear Society, with the aim of encouraging young professionals in the industry to develop innovative ideas and solutions using nuclear technologies to address current societal challenges.

Teams present their innovative ideas, developments, or research involving nuclear technologies that contribute to solving current issues in the nuclear sector and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The theme of I4N 2025 is: “Nuclear Technologies — an Opportunity for Economic Development.”

Three teams took part in the Ukrainian selection:

• Rivne NPP, project: “Nuclear Energy as a Driver for Hydrogen Production.”
• Atomproektengineering, project: “Blockchain for Transparency and Improved Traceability of the Supply Chain for Critical Components in Nuclear Power Plant Construction Projects.”
• I&C Engineer, project: “Integration of the Local Network of the Upper Block Level System into the Automated Process Control System of Power Units and Cybersecurity Requirements.”

The jury of the competition included experts from leading enterprises and research institutions in the industry: Valerii Zuiok (NTC “Nuclear Fuel Cycle”, NSC KIPT), Volodymyr Borysenko (Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, NAS of Ukraine), Oleksandr Mazurok (Energy Safety Group), Yevhen Malyi (Institute for Nuclear Research, NAS of Ukraine), and Danylo Lavrenov (SE NNEGC “Energoatom”).

Based on the evaluation results, the winner of the national selection is the Rivne NPP team: Eduard Omelchuk, Juliya Verba, Daria Papezhuk, Roman Basyuk.

The winning team will represent Ukraine at the European final of the competition during the European Nuclear Young Generation Forum (ENYGF) in June 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.

We sincerely thank all the teams for their active participation, thorough preparation, and engaging presentations — these ideas and developments are a testament to the high potential of Ukrainian youth in the field of nuclear technologies. We wish the winners every success in preparing for the final stage and in representing Ukraine with pride on the international stage!