Borut MAVKO

Dr. Borut Mavko main research interests are closely related to nuclear installations, including safety: thermal-hydraulic conditions in one or two-phase system during transients and accidents, systems and components integrity predictions using fracture mechanics methods, probabilistic and deterministic safety analyses, and behaviour prediction of nuclear systems during transients, accidents, including severe accidents. His contributions include probabilistic models for the prediction of U-tubes integrity and fracture probability in steam generators. The models, validated with real plant data, were used to develop maintenance and operations strategies for various nuclear power plants. In the deterministic domain, a method was proposed that enabled qualitative and quantitative assessment of computed predictions. His models developed for dynamic behaviour formed bases for the graphically supported simulator of the nuclear power plant.

Graphical display of primary, reactor coolant system during normal operation.

1944 Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia

1967 Undergraduate degree, Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, Univerza v Ljubljani

1972 MSc in Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

1979 PhD, Univerza v Mariboru

1998 Scientific counselor, Institutu Jožef Stefan

1999 full member, Inženirska akademija Slovenije

2000 full professor, Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani

2003 Board of Directors, European Nuclear Engineering Education Network

2006 Chair, European Atomic Energy Society

2007 Editor, Elsevier, Journal Nuclear Engineering and Design

Important Works

B. Mavko (1996) Jedrski reaktor, Založba Modrijan.

A. Prošek, B. Mavko (1999) Evaluating code uncertainty - I, II, Nuclear Technology, 126.

A. Prošek, B. Mavko (2011) Animation model of Krško nuclear power plant for RELAP5 calculations, Nuclear Engineering and Design 241.

Selected Awards

2002 Full Member, World Innovation Foundation

2006 Golden Plaque, University of Ljubljana

2007 Scientific councilor, Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti

2013 Scientist Emeritus, Institut Jožef Stefan

2018 Founding Member Honor, European Nuclear Engineering Education