Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy

Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the leading center for research and application of the nuclear physics in Bulgaria.

The research areas include:

Theory of the elementary particles, string theory, theory of atomic nuclei, soliton interactions and quantum phenomena
Experimental physics of the elementary particles
Gamma-astrophysics at very high energies
Nuclear reactions, structure of atomic nuclei
Neutron interactions and cross sections, physics of the fission
Reactor physics, nuclear energy and nuclear safety and security
Dosimetry and radiation safety
Monitoring and management of the environment, radioecology
Radiochemistry, high precision analyses of substances, development and production of radioactive sources
Nuclear and neutron methods for investigations of substances
Nuclear instrument design and production

The institute's staff of about 320 (150 of them are scientific researchers) works in 16 laboratories, 2 scientific experimental facilities and 9 departments providing general support activities.