The anniversary gala, which took place on 24 September, was the official culmination of the celebrations marking 70 years of nuclear research in Poland. We would like to express our sincere thanks for the words of appreciation we received from representatives of institutions representing the government, the scientific community and industry.

As part of the celebrations, as well as during the ceremony itself, we received dozens of congratulatory letters containing many warm words of appreciation for the work of the National Centre for Nuclear Research and the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology in promoting the development of Polish science and economy in the field of nuclear research.

During the event, the National Centre for Nuclear Research was honoured with commemorative awards and statuettes:

• The Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, presented by Senators Joanna Sekuła and Waldemar Witkowski
• The Pro Masovia Medal, presented by Aleksandra Szwed, representative of the Marshal's Office of the Mazowieckie Voivodship
• A commemorative painting of the interior of the MARIA reactor, presented by Jarosław Margielski, Mayor of Otwock
• A statuette from the Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute, presented by Director Mariusz Mazur
• A statuette from the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks for the congratulations and words of appreciation conveyed by:

• Ministry of Energy – Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka, Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Wojciech Wrochna, Director of the Nuclear Energy Department Paweł Gajda
• National Atomic Energy Agency – President Andrzej Głowacki, Vice-President Paweł Pytlarczyk
• Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Adam Struzik
• Polish Committee for Standardisation – President Ewa Zielińska
• Office of Technical Inspection – President Paweł Urbańczyk, Director of the Department of Innovation and Development Paweł Smoliński
• National Centre for Research and Development – Director Jerzy Małachowski
• University of Warsaw – Rector Alojzy Nowak
• Jagiellonian University – Rector Piotr Jedynak, Vice-Rector for Science Wojciech Macyk
• Military University of Technology in Warsaw – Rector Przemysław Wachulak
• Silesian University of Technology – Rector Marek Pytlarczyk, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education Anna Chrobok
• Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o. – President of the Management Board Marek Woszczyk
• ORLEN Synthos Green Energy – Vice-President Bartosz Fijałkowski
• ENERGOPROJEKT-KATOWICE S.A. – President of the Management Board Łukasz Grela, Vice-President Olgierd Sikora, Project Implementation Director Rafał Browarski
• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences – Director Leszek Sirko
• Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences – Director Tadeusz Lesiak
• Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences – Director Paweł Rowiński
• University of Warsaw Environmental Heavy Ion Laboratory – Director Paweł Napiorkowski
• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion – Director Monika Kubkowska
• Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute – Director Mariusz Mazur
• Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry – Director Bogusław Kot
• Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Deputy Director Agata Różańska
• Committee on Energy Issues of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Chairman Janusz Lewandowski
• AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków – Rector Jerzy Lis
• Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology – Dean Monika Motak
• Wrocław University of Technology – Rector Arkadiusz Wójs
• Faculty of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology – Dean Piotr Szulc
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Aviation, Warsaw University of Technology – Dean Artur Rusowicz
• Department of Organic, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology – Head of Department Krzysztof Walczak
• Association of Polish Electrical Engineers – President Sławomir Cieślik
• Chamber of Commerce for Energy and Environmental Protection IGEOS Nuclear – Director Bogdan Pilch
• Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland – Chairwoman Bogumiła Kaniewska
• Main Council of Research Institutes – Chairman Henryk Skarżyński
• Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection – Director Paweł Krajewski
• Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations NOT – President Ewa Mańkiewicz-Cudny

We would like to express our sincere thanks to our friends who celebrated this anniversary with us. We hope that you will accompany us during many more to come!

A gallery of congratulatory letters and commemorative awards is available --> HERE <--