Andrija Volkanovski

Research Associate
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering

Jožef Stefan
Institute
Jamova cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: +386 1 5885 307
Fax: +386 1 5885 377
E-mail: andrija.volkanovski@ijs.si

Research Interests

• Probabilisitc risk assessment (PRA/PSA)
• Nuclear safety & engineering
• Power engineerig
• Reliability/Vulnerability/Hazard/Safety analysis
• Optimization techniques and engineering applications

Education

• Dipl. Ing. in Electrical Engineering, Faculty for Electrical Engineering-Skopje, 1999
• M.Sc. in Power Engineering, Faculty for Electrical Engineering-Skopje,  2005
• Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 2008
• Post-doc at Laboratory for Safety Analysis, Institute for Energy Technology, ETH Zürich, 2010-2011

Professional Experience

• 2006 - current: Reactor Engineering Division, Jozef Stefan Institute
• 2010 - 2011: Laboratory for Safety Analysis, Institute for Energy Technology, ETH Zürich (Post-doc)
• 2000 - 2005: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts 

Professional Societies

• Nuclear Society of Slovenia
• Society for Risk Analysis

Selected Publications

The full list of publications is maintained by COBISS. Links to publications use the Digital Object Identifier System DOI.

Scopus Author ID: 23669762400;

 Articles in SCI Journals

Volkanovski, A.; Impact of component unavailability uncertainty on safety systems unavailability, Nuclear Engineering and Design, [in press] 2014, 9 str.

Volkanovski, A., Cizelj, L.; Nuclear power plant maintenance optimization with heuristic algorithm, Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, vol. 2014, str. 458016-1-458016-13.

Berg, P., Volkanovski, A.; Ageing PSA as a support for effective ageing management. Journal of Polish safety and reliability association, 2014, 5(2), str. 1-10.

Volkanovski, A.; On-site power system reliability of a nuclear power plant after the earthquake. Kerntechnik, 2013, 78(2), str. 99-112.

Volkanovski, A., Prošek, A.; Extension of station blackout coping capability and implications on nuclear safety, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2013, 255, pp. 16-27.

Volkanovski, A.; Method for assessment of ageing based on PSA results, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2012, 246, pp. 141-146.

Volkanovski, A., ÄŒepin, M.; Implication of PSA uncertainties on risk-informed decision making, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2011, 241 (4), pp. 1108-1113.

Volkanovski, A., ÄŒepin, M., Mavko, B.; Application of the fault tree analysis for assessment of power system reliability, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2009, 94 (6), pp. 1116-1127.

ÄŒepin, M., Volkanovski, A.; Consideration of ageing within probabilistic safety assessment models and results, Kerntechnik, 2009, 74 (3), pp. 140-149.

Volkanovski, A., Mavko, B., Boševski, T., ÄŒauševski, A., ÄŒepin, M.; Genetic algorithm optimisation of the maintenance scheduling of generating units in a power system, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2008, 93 (6), pp. 779-789.

Books, Chapters in Books

FREDLUND, L., VOLKANOVSKI, Andrija: Electric grid reliability and interface with nuclear power plants, (IAEA safety standards series, no. NG-T-3.8). Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency: = IAEA, 2011. ISBN 978-92-0-126110-6.

VOLKANOVSKI, Andrija: Reliability of power system. Skopje: Makavej, 2010. ISBN 608-205-059-2.