CNCP continues to support the process of commercialisation in its partner institutes. One
of the most effective forms of assistance is organising thematic seminars, which serve as
training schools, platforms for presentations, and arenas for discussion focused on
opportunities for the partner nuclear institutes in particular areas of technology
commercialisation.
Following established practice, the first day of the seminar explored the experience of
British companies in the commercialisation of technical services. CNCP expert Mike Birks spoke
about the provision of consultancy services in the sphere of energy efficiency, including
services provided through collaborative CNCP projects. Alison Crossley from Oxford University
gave a presentation on the commercialisation of technical services in materials science. Chris
Perks, representing a company called Landauer, spoke on commercial services relating to
radiation protection. CNCP expert Steve Sugden talked about commercial irradiation. Lessons
drawn by the companies from their experience in these fields, included how best to position
the services being offered in relation to market demand and issues relating to the regulatory
environment.
The programme for the second day of the seminar concerned activities covered by CNCP projects.
Reports covered such areas as plasma treatment, services provided by nuclear spectrometry and
dosimetry laboratories, neutron activation analysis, accreditation of specialists, the provision of
complex analytical services for metal extraction companies, energy efficiency and energy saving
technologies.
CNCP’s coordinator in Almaty, Yevgenny Yermakov, in his presentation, described new types of
technical services with commercial prospects for the Institute: the certification of specialists -
especially for European minerals extraction companies working in Kazakhstan, the organisation
of commercial training, and also materials certification. In Kurchatov (Kazakhstan), services
provided by the centre for individual dosimetry are being commercialised and a centre for radiation
safety training is being created with support from CNCP. In Samarkand (Uzbekistan), the nuclear
physics laboratory is carrying out similar work in the field of radiation control.
One of the sessions was dedicated to successful examples of technical services provided by the
Snezhinsk company Diagnostics and Energy Efficiency, which had been set up through a CNCP project.
In the words of the Director of the Company, Alexei Kholodov, half the success of the company was
due to effective business management, but in the first six months start-up funding and an aggressive
marketing strategy were essential.
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