Phone: (044) 265 2349; fax: (044) 265 4463;
e-mail interdep@kinr.kiev.ua

Main research areas:

– nuclear physics (fundamental and applied studies in nuclear science and technology);

– atomic energy (physics of nuclear reactors, nuclear and radiation safety of NPPs);

– solid state physics (solid state radiation physics, radiation materials science);

– plasma physics (fundamental and applied research into plasma physics and chemistry);

– radiobiology and radioecology (radiation monitoring in the NPP impact areas, investigation of the biological effects of ionizing radiation).

Main nuclear facilities:

– WWR-M nuclear research reactor;

– U-240 isochronous cyclotron;

– U-120 cyclotron;

– EGP-10K tandem-generator;

– a complex of heavy protecting boxes (‘hot’ cells) for handling highly radioactive materials.

Scientific schools:

– neutron physics (NAS acad. Leypunsky O. I., NAS acad. Pasichnyk M. V.);

– nuclear reactions with charged particles (NAS acad. Nimets O. F.);

– microscopic theory of complex nuclei ( NAS corr. memb. Strutinsky V. M. );

– nuclear spectroscopy (NAS corr. memb. Latyshev G. D.);

– plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion (prof. Pasichnyk L. L., prof. Orayevsky V. M.);

– solid state radiation physics (prof. Konozenko I. D., prof. Karasev V. S.).

Main scientific achievements:

– experimental investigations in the field of neutron physics, creation of the neutron data bank for construction materials of nuclear reactors;

– non-monotonic dependence of the deuteron break-up cross-sections on the target-nucleus mass (Nimets effect) was established in the kinematically full experiments;

Designs proposed for implementation:

– plasma-chemical reactors for the bulk and individual treatment of advanced microelectronics materials having sub-micron elements;

– radiation technologies for treatment of food-stuffs;

– metal-tritium (deuterium) targets, beta-radiation sources on the basis of tritium, portable and borehole neutron generators, radioisotope neutralizers of static electricity.