Institute of Metal Science & Technology - Past, Present, Future

1. IMSET at BAS1967 Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technology “Acad. A. Balevski” with Hydroaerodynamic Centre INSTITUTE OF METAL SCIENCE, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY “ACAD. A. BALEVSKI” WITH HYDROAERODYNAMIC CENTRE (PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE) Professor Kiril Stoichev, PhD INFORMATION DAY ON EUROATOM 12 September, 2016, UNWE, Sofia, Bulgaria Established in 1967

2. Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technology “Acad. A. Balevski” with Hydroaerodynamic Centre IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

3. Founders Academician Angel Balevski IMSET at BAS1967 CorrespondingMember Ivan Dimov One of the greatest achievements in the field of metal science is the elaborated by Academician Angel Balevski and Corresponding Member Ivan Dimov "Gas counter pressure casting method", which is a scientific and technological novelty in the worldwide art for production of light alloy castings of high accuracy and high mechanical and technological characteristics. It also provides new conditions for treatment of the molten metals by gases and is a power tool for synthesis of new alloys. Established in 1967

4. Mission The Mission of the Institute • Fundamental research in the field of metal science and new materials; • Casting, heat treatment and characterization of metal, alloys and metal matrix composites; • Development of innovations in different industrial branches and medicine; • Research, development and training in welding; • Development of high technological devices and systems for defense and security of critical infrastructure; • Development of industrial technologies with low consumption of energy and natural resources; • Hydro- and aerodynamic optimization of ships and drilling rigs. Control of marine and river disasters and crises. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

5. Departments • Metal Science • Technologies and equipment for special steels and alloys • Technologies and equipment for casting of metals and alloys • Technologies and equipment for non-metal materials • Technologies and systems for protection • Deformation technologies for metals and alloys • Specialized sensor devices • Hydro- and aerodynamics center • National center for anti-terrorist advanced systems • Centre of welding • Centre for applicable developments • Materials testing and analyses IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

6. STRUCTURE OF THE PERSONNEL Total personnel - 446 Research staff – 129, including: • Аcademicians – 3 • Corresponding members of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – 1 • Professors – 8 • Associated professors – 41 • Scientists – 76 Research-supporting staff – 285, including: • Engineers – 166 • Technicians (workers) – 104 • Laboratory assistants – 15 Other staff – 32, including • Administration – 23 (including quality assurance, protection of labour, etc.); • Maintenance – 9 IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

7. Awards Various European and American awards • International Trophy for Technology – 1981 • Europe Award for most celebrated technology of the French Chamber of Commerce – 1983,1987 • Encouraging Award for European Science Development of the Koerber Foundation – 1985 • Prize of the World Intellectual Property Organization – 1986 • Diesel Golden Medal of the German Institute for Inventions – 1990 • America Award'91 - 1991 together with M&T 2001 Ltd. Canada • European Award “EUREKA”, Brussels, 2001 • Innovation Award of Automechanica, Frankfurt, Germany - 2004 IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

8. Awards from the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior and Foreign Partners IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

9. Partners RWTH Aachen University, Germany ONR, USA Hanover University, Germany MAGMA GmbH Aachen, Germany ANAST, Liege, Belgium Foundry Research Institute, Krakow, Poland IMSET at BAS1967 FHR, Antwerp, Belgium CTO, Gdansk, Poland Institute of Thermal Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia CEHIPAR, Madrid, Spain NSEAN, Roma, Italy Queen’s University of Belfast, Great Britain Maritime University, Odessa, Ukraine Lisbon University, Portugal UQAM Montreal , Canada DMI, Lingby, Denmark CSSRC, Wuxi, ENSIETA, Brest, France AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe Established in 1967

10. Cast parts produced by GCPC Aluminium based cast parts with simple and complex shape IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

11. Continuation of оur production range Aluminium based car wheels IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

12. Gas counter pressure casting methodall over the world IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

13. Research and development in nonmetallic materials • R&D activity in ceramic and glasses • Development of technologies for coatings and products made of them • Achievements • New classes of glasses (including foam glasses) and fireproof materials (refractory) • High wear and chemically resistive ceramic coatings • Synthesis of superconductive ceramics • Ballistic corundum ceramics and macrodisparced protection modules against high-energy kinetic influences IMSET at BAS1967 Ballistic corundum and boron carbide ceramics Large-sized piezoceramics Quartz glass-ceramic nozzles for production of glassy metal strips SiC elements

14. Hydroaerodynamics Center Propeller cavitation tests IMSET at BAS1967 Various model investigations of floating platforms, boats and ships Established in 1967

15. Hydroaerodynamics center Equipment for models manufacturing and tests HAAS NC 5 axes high precision milling center for propellers, nozzles, etc. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

16. Centre of welding • Research and development activities: • Examination and testing of the weldability of different materials (metallic and non-metallic) • Development and approval of welding technologies and procedures • Testing, welding materials and welded joints • Investigation and measurement of temporary and residual stresses in welded and other constructions. Reduction and redistribution of the residual welding stresses. • Development of technologies and equipment for special welding methods • Simulation and numerical modeling of welding processes • Training and qualification of welders – international certificates of the European Welding Federation and the International Institute for Welding. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

17. Materials testing and analyses • Complex structural, mechanical and chemical characterization of metallic materials: • Laboratory forMechanical tests • Laboratory forSpectral analysis • Laboratory for Non-metal inclusions and gases in metals • Laboratory forMetallography • Laboratory forScanning electron microscopy and microanalysis • Laboratory forTransmission electron microscopy • Laboratory forX-ray structure analysis • Laboratory forMetal corrosion • Laboratory forNon-destructive testing • All laboratories for material analyses and testing are certificated according to national and international standards. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

18. Technologies and systems for security and protection The IMSETHC is one of the leading organizations in Bulgaria in the field of national security and defense. The IMSETHC has 14 workshops (more than 650 acres building area) for developing and production of own devices and systems. The Institute has certification on the NATO quality assurance system AQAP-2110 and the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system. The IMSETHC is certified against NATO and EU requirements to access to classified information on level “Secret”. Team of scientists and specialists of the IMSETHC, working in various fields of the engineering sciences, has a long-years experience in creating, development and manufacturing of high-tech security and defense systems and products. As a result of close collaboration with the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense several families of highly effective products and systems were developed by the IMSETHC and were accepted for use with the Bulgarian Armed Forces. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

19. Technologies and systems for security and protection THE MAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTS IN THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION FIELD •  Products and systems against invasion by water; • Products and systems against invasion by land and air; • Products and systems against terrorist action. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

20. Technologies and systems for security and protection Sales of defense products and systems by countries Algeria Azerbaijan Canada Finland France Germany Greece Yemen Island Kazahstan Latvia Norway Portugal South Korea Spain Sweden UK UAE USA IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

21. National center for anti-terrorist advanced systems http://bulcip.com The main efforts of the Centre are focused on the design, construction, testing and deployment of intelligent sensors, sensor systems, networks and technologies with applications in the field of security and defense. MAIN GOALS: 1. Investigations and developments of technical and operative conceptions for promising projects and technologies against terrorism. Carrying out investigations, development and experimentation of new technologies. 2. Providing adequate participation in: • National programs and projects for defence against terrorism; • NATO Defence Against Terrorism program; • Implementation of the European Strategy requirements for defence against terrorism; • The initiatives of the international network of centres of excellence in the field of anti- terrorism. 3. Providing synergy of the expertise in result of participation of R. of Bulgaria in NATO projects from the Program for Defence against terrorism (POW DAT). 4. Training of operative and technical personnel on national level and specialists participating in NATO missions. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

22. Technologies and systems for security and protection The IMSETHC was involved in several international R&D defense projects: • NATO Program for protection of helicopters against RPGs – IMSETHC was leading organization; • NATO Program for harbor protection against terrorist actions; • NATO Program for development of anti-personnel mines alternative; • EU Project “Decision making on multivariate terrorist attack”, European Commission Programme „Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security Related Risks”, HOME/2010/CIPS/AG/019; • EDA Project “Improvement of the Urban Security and Defence Through the Implementation of Advance Detection Sensors' System” - IMSETHC won the project in competition with other 72 projects from Member States. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

23. HOME/2010/CIPS/AG/019 Leading organization: Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies with Hydroaerodynamics Centre – BAS. Main Goal – Increase the capacity of key energy and transport infrastructure sites for the economy and the country's development, energy and transport infrastructure. First Module - “Business Impact Analyze of the “KOZLODUY” NPP’ System for removing the heat, its transforming into kinetic power of the Steam Turbine Rotation and Increasing the System Protection Against Terrorist Threats” Results: - Model for business continuity of the System for removing the heat and its transforming into kinetic power of the steam turbine rotation, which will form the basis of operation of nuclear power plants in the EU equipped with generators of type WWER-PWR - Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Finland; - Model for increasing the protection capacity of the System for removing the heat and its transforming into kinetic power of the steam turbine against anti-terrorist threats. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

24. Involvements and experience in the field of nuclear safety and security The IMSETHC was involved in several scientific projects in the field of Nuclear Safety and Security: - Stand and laboratory tests, author's control and supplies in full shift system for pre stressing of VVER-1000 reactors; - Laboratory commissioning for control of radioactive materials; - Providing scientific and technical assistance about program design for management of VVER reactors; - Testing and research of sample witnesses from the housing of VVER-1000 reactors; - Estimation analysis of the hosing resource of VVER -1000 reactors; - University of National and World Economy, Department: National and Regional Security, Specialty: Economics of Defense and Security with specialization „NUCLEAR SECURITY”, taught in English, Course: Physical Protection Technologies, Systems and Equipment. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

25. Periodicals Engineering Sciencesis the most significant Bulgarian academic journal in the field of engineering sciences. It is issued since 1964 in Bulgarian and English, 4 numbers per year. IMSET at BAS1967 Journal of Materials Science and Technology is the most significant periodical in metal science in Bulgaria. It is issued since 1993 in English, 4 numbers per year. Scientists and university lecturers from about 40 countries publish in the journal their achievements and ideas. The relative share of the foreign authors exceeds 50 percent. Established in 1967

26. Possible cooperation in the field of nuclear safety and security Prevention, detection, response and mitigation of the physical threats to the nuclear facilities and nuclear materials – main direction: • State-of-the-art analysis of physical detection technologies and risk scenarios, in the context of a specific critical infrastructure – nuclear facilities and nuclear materials; • Innovative (novel or improved), integrated and incremental solutions to prevent, detect, respond and mitigate physical threats to a specific critical infrastructure - nuclear facilities and nuclear materials; • Tools, concepts and technologies for combatting physical threats to a specific critical infrastructure - nuclear facilities and nuclear materials; • In situ demonstrations of efficient and cost-effective solutions; • Security risk management plans integrating systemic and protective physical aspects; • Establishment and dissemination throughout the relevant user communities of specific models for information sharing on incidents, threats and vulnerabilities with respect to physical threats; • Convergence of safety and security standards and the pre-establishment of certification mechanisms. IMSET at BAS1967 Established in 1967

27. Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technology “Acad. A. Balevski” with Hydroaerodynamic Centre IMSET at BAS1967 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION INSTITUTE OF METAL SCIENCE, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES WITH HYDROAERODYNAMICS CENTRE BULGARIA, SOFIA, 1574, 67, SHIPCHENSKI PROHOD blvd., TEL.: + 359 2 46 26 200, FAX: + 359 2 46 26 300 Established in 1967