Czechatom has been founded in 2019 as a continuation of a process that started in 2007 – recurring fact-finding and decision making whether there is enough scientific, engineering, manufacturing, and capital capacity to make a Czech SMR. In 2018 we concluded that we have a worthwhile chance and started building team around relevant ideas we have developed over the years.
Czechatom has inhouse team of experienced nuclear specialists with the combined experience of 90 years who design the Nuclear Island and network of cooperating partners who with us work on the Plant Design and all associated tasks.
Czechatom is currently finishing conceptual design of DAVID SMR with the aim to start working on Basic Design in Summer 2023.
Martin Groch, CEO
Daniel Seifert, CTO
Stefan Paluba, CFO
DAVID is a Czech pressurized water small modular reactor (SMR) with a thermal output of 175MW (50 MWe). The development of SMR technology promises an opportunity to increase energetic security of the Czech Republic. A rapid change in the energy mix is accompanied by a need to rapidly find a specific technical solution for new energy sources. Therefore DAVID SMR based on the proven PWR technology, utilizing concepts well known by Czech nuclear experts.
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FNSPE CTU
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering
IT CAS
Institute of Thermomechanics under Czech Academy of Sciences
CRCD
Center for Reactor Core Design Ltd, department of Kharkiv State University / CRCD Czech branch (CRCD EU s.r.o.)
Martin Groch
Chairman of STC Czechatom
David Chrobok
Vice-chairman of STC Czechatom
Vasyl Mykola Hrabar
Vice-chairman of STC Czechatom
Ing. Akif Abdullayev, Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Lead Engineer of Fuel Systems, CRCD - Center for Reactor Core Design of Kharkov National Institute
Ing. Vladimir Bail, Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Member of the Board of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
Ing. Gabriel Dušan, Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Head of Department D 4 - Shocks and Waves in Bodies
Ing. František Fiedler
Member of STC Czechatom
Chief nuclear engineer of the DAVID SMR project of the general designer AFRY CZ, s.r.o.
Ing. Pavel Kukla
Member of STC Czechatom
Senior technical expert, AFRY CZ
Ing. Oskar Kwarteng-Acheampong
Member of STC Czechatom
Vice-chairman of the Board of VÍTKOVICE HAMMERING a.s.
Ing. Jiří Plešek, CSc
Member of STC Czechatom
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Chairman of the Energy Commission of the CAS
Ing. Ilona Pospíškova
Member of STC Czechatom
Project Manager, Senior Expert at AFRY CZ, s.r.o.
Ing. Jan Rataj, Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Head of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
Ing. Ihor Shevchenko
Member of STC Czechatom
Director of the State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine (SSTC NRS)
Ing. Ľubomír Sklenka, Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
Slisenko V. I., Ph.D.
Member of STC Czechatom
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Director of the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
