The 4^th International Conference on Current Problems in Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy (NPAE-Kyiv2012), which will be held from September 3 to September 7, 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine. This conference is the continuation of the conferences held in Kyiv in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

The conference will consist of plenary, parallel and poster sessions. Plenary sessions are composed of invited talks, and parallel sessions consist of invited talks and oral presentations selected from the contributions. The working language of the Conference is English.

The NPAE-Kyiv2012 conference is organized by the National Academy of Sciences  of Ukraine (NASU, http://www.nas.gov.ua)  the Institute for Nuclear Research of NASU, Kyiv (KINR, http://www.kinr.kiev.ua) in collaboration with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (NTSU, http://www.univ.kiev.ua).

Conference site
The Conference will take place at the Institute of Postgraduate Education (IPE) of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, located about 5 km south of downtown (Vasylkivska str., 36, Kyiv), near Metro station Vasylkivska.

Conference proceedings
The Proceedings of the Conference will be published by Publishing Department of the KINR and will be available on the Conference site. Proceedings of the previous Conferences (NPAE-Kyiv2006, NPAE-Kyiv2008, NPAE-Kyiv2010) can be found on the sites
http://www.kinr.kiev.ua/NPAE_Kyiv2006/, http://www.kinr.kiev.ua/NPAE_Kyiv2008/, http://www.kinr.kiev.ua/NPAE-Kyiv2010/.

Call for Abstracts
Authors are invited to submit one page abstract (around 300-500 words) by June 1, 2012 via e‑mail to npae-kyiv2012@kinr.kiev.ua. The abstracts will be issued before the Conference. The rules for abstract preparation will be provided in the second circular.

Accommodation
Conference participants can lodge in the hotel complex of the IPE in the single- and double rooms of European standards. The Conference sessions will be held at the same building. Meals (breakfast and/or lunch) will be organized at the IPE upon request (charged extra). The participants can also get accommodation in the 3 stars hotel “MIR” (http://www.hotelmir.kiev.ua) as well in other hotels of Kyiv. A number of luxury hotels will also be available with assistance of the Organizing Committee upon request. Reservation of accommodation has to be done until 06 August, 2012.

More detailed information on the Conference you may find in the 1^st Circular and will be given in the 2^nd Circular at the beginning of February 2012.