Center of Advanced Nuclear Technology II Project ID: TN02000012 Provider: Technological Agency of the Czech Republic Period: Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2028 Recipient -- coordinator: -- prof. Ing. Zdeněk Peroutka Ph.D. Co-recepient(s) / PI(s): Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague -- Ing. Jan Rataj Ph.D. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology -- doc. Ing. Karel Katovský Ph.D. -- Prof., Ing. Ján Džugan Ph.D. Research Centre Rez -- Ing. Daneš Burket Ph.D. -- Ing. Lukáš Zavadil Ph.D. -- Ing. Marek Ruščák Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague -- Ing. Ivan Ďuran, Ph.D. Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS, v. v. i. -- Ing. Dušan Gabriel Ph.D. Co-investigators from IPP A. Žák, J. Havlíček, M. Peterka, O. Bogár, O. Ficker, J. Čeřovský, P. Sládek, J. Matějíček, M. Ďurovec, J. Čaloud, P. Vondráček, P. Holejšovská, M. Vilémová, A. Havránek, L. Kripner Aims of the project: Aims of the project are following. 1) Support in operation of existing nuclear technologies (NT) (shorter downtime; cutting production and operating costs; operation automation; fuel types; higher efficiency; LTO). 2) Involvement in R&D and building of new NT (new reactors; new technologies in entire fuel cycle; new fuels; increasing efficiency). 3) New business challenges (new markets, new export opportunities). 4) Increasing nuclear and radiation safety in CR (safety technologies and procedures; lowering radiation burden on personnel). 5) Concentration of unique resources of leading Czech R&D centers founded mainly with support of ERDF (OP RDI). 6) Creation of new human resources in NT (support of talented researchers, new study programs). 7) Support of government and SUJB (knowledge transfer,qualified human resources).