{"id":7299,"date":"2025-10-29T23:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/?post_type=eveniment&p=7299"},"modified":"2025-10-29T23:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:20:12","slug":"romatomandatkins8oct","status":"publish","type":"eveniment","link":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/eveniment\/romatomandatkins8oct\/","title":{"rendered":"ROMATOM & AtkinsR\u00e9alis \u2014 Suppliers\u2019 Day & Survey for Future Nuclear Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROMATOM & AtkinsR\u00e9alis \u2014 Suppliers\u2019 Day & Survey for Future Nuclear Projects<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

ROMATOM and Candu Energy, an AtkinsR\u00e9alis company, hosted the Romanian Suppliers\u2019 Day on October 8, 2025, bringing together over 35 companies to explore collaboration opportunities with the international consortia that won a $2.85 billion contract from Nuclearelectrica.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Development<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The event agenda featured opening remarks from Mr. Teodor Chirica, PhD, Knight of the National Order \u201cFor Merit\u201d and President-Emeritus of ROMATOM, as well as Mrs. Corina Truic\u0103, President of ROMATOM. A keynote address was delivered by AtkinsR\u00e9alis on supplier engagement and qualification pathways, presented by Mr. Adrian Davies, Vice President Supply Chain, and Mr. Sebastian Palazzo, Procurement Director, followed by a project update from Energonuclear, through Mr. Robert Lis, Head of Project Management. The event continued with a Q&A session and structured B2B interviews, supported by a supplier capability survey. In addition to dedicated B2B sessions, a broader networking session also took place.<\/span><\/p>\n

ROMATOM' s vision and the Partnership with Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

During the event, Mrs. Corina Truic\u0103, Chair of the Board of Directors \u2013 ROMATOM, emphasized the long-standing partnership with Canada in CANDU technology, highlighting how Cernavod\u0103\u2019s success reflects decades of shared engineering expertise, safety culture, and operational excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Importance of Suppliers Day<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWhy today matters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a working day. For Atkins, it provides a direct view of capable Romanian suppliers focused on safety, quality, and schedule. For companies, it offers clarity on expectations, standards, and prequalification\u2014so that potential turns into concrete opportunities at home and abroad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Invitation for New Members and Membership Benefits<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Companies that are not yet ROMATOM members received a special \u201cwelcome\u201d message: \u201cJoin us!\u201d, explaining the advantages of membership:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • A stronger collective voice in shaping policy and market design.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Access to key information \u2014 tenders, standards, qualification requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Targeted networking \u2014 purpose-built connections with prime contractors and complementary partners.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022\tCapability development \u2014 working groups, audits, and training sessions to enhance QA, documentation control, EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), and delivery discipline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cMembership makes you visible, prepared, and connected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Requirements and Opportunities for Suppliers<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Mr. Adrian Davies, Vice President Supply Chain, highlighted the importance of upcoming opportunities for the local industry and how to engage, providing details about the vendor qualification process and compliance requirements (quality, safety, documentation). He also outlined project delivery practices and EHS expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Project Updates: Cernavoda Units 3 and 4<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Mr. Robert Lis, Head of Project Management \u2013 EnergoNuclear, presented an update on Cernavod\u0103 Units 3 & 4, confirming the use of the CANDU 6 design (with Unit 2 as the reference plant), the need to incorporate a comprehensive set of safety-related design changes, and the plan to complete the two units with a combined capacity of approximately 1,440 MWe and an output exceeding 10.5 TWh per year.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The vision of the ROMATOM Executive Director<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Mr. Bogdan Termegan, Executive Director of ROMATOM, shared the following message about the event and ROMATOM\u2019s future plans:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cAt ROMATOM, we facilitate seamless collaboration between global technology vendors and our local industrial partners. In essence, we ensure that Romanian suppliers are fully integrated into large-scale international projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Beyond that, we also serve as a bridge between the Romanian government and academia. We support recruitment efforts and help facilitate technology transfer and R&D initiatives. We\u2019re here to make sure that innovation and local expertise go hand in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

    To add even more value, we actively promote Romanian companies on the international stage. For example, we organize the Romanian Pavilion at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris and plan to participate in two additional international fairs next year. This helps our suppliers gain visibility and build new partnerships globally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    #ROMATOM # Candu Energy # Atkins R\u00e9alis #SuppliersDay #Nuclear #Energy #Romania #SupplyChain #Partnership<\/span><\/p>\n

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    ROMATOM & Atkins R\u00e9alis \u2014 Suppliers\u2019 Day & Survey pentru viitoarele proiecte nucleare ROMATOM \u0219i Candu Energy, o companie Atkins R\u00e9alis, au organizat pe 8 octombrie 2025 \u201eZiua Furnizorilor Rom\u00e2ni\u201d, reunind peste 35 de companii pentru a explora oportunit\u0103\u021bi de colaborare cu consor\u021biile interna\u021bionale care au c\u00e2\u0219tigat un contract de 2,85 miliarde USD din partea Nuclearelectrica. Desf\u0103\u0219urarea Evenimentului Agenda evenimentului a inclus cuv\u00e2ntul de deschidere sus\u021binut de domnul Teodor Chirica, doctor, Cavaler al Ordinului Na\u021bional \u201ePentru Merit\u201d \u0219i Pre\u0219edinte Emerit ROMATOM, precum \u0219i de doamna Corina Truic\u0103 \u2013 Pre\u0219edinte ROMATOM. De asemenea, a fost sus\u021binut un discurs principal de c\u0103tre<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7294,"template":"","class_list":{"default":"brs-posts-container","sidebar":"brs-posts-container__no-sidebar","0":"post-7299","1":"eveniment","2":"type-eveniment","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eveniment\/7299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eveniment"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eveniment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/romatom.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}