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Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation (Rosatom) , is a State Corporation in Russia
, the regulatory body of the Russian nuclear
complex. It is headquartered in Moscow
.
in November 2007 and signed by the President Putin
in early December, the agency was transformed to a state corporation.
holding Atomenergoprom
, nuclear weapons companies, research institutes and nuclear and radiation safety agencies. It also represents Russia in the world in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy and protection of the nonproliferation regime. Rosatom manages the Russian fleet of nuclear icebreakers through Atomflot.
OKB Gidropress
, which develops the current Russian nuclear power station range VVER
, is a subsidiary of Rosatom.
until he was ousted by President Vladimir Putin
in 2001. He was replaced by Alexander Rumyantsev (2001–2005). The current head of Rosatom is Sergei Kiriyenko
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the regulatory body of the Russian nuclear
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
complex. It is headquartered in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
History
The Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation , or MinAtom , was established on January 29, 1992 as a successor of the Ministry of Nuclear Engineering and Industry of the USSR. It was reorganized as the Federal Agency on Atomic Energy on March 9, 2004. According to the law adopted by the Russian parliamentFederal Assembly of Russia
The Federal Assembly of Russia is the legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993...
in November 2007 and signed by the President Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
in early December, the agency was transformed to a state corporation.
Activities
Rosatom controls nuclear powerNuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
holding Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...
, nuclear weapons companies, research institutes and nuclear and radiation safety agencies. It also represents Russia in the world in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy and protection of the nonproliferation regime. Rosatom manages the Russian fleet of nuclear icebreakers through Atomflot.
OKB Gidropress
OKB Gidropress
OKB Gidropress is a Russian state construction office which works on the design, analysis, development, and production of nuclear power plant reactors, most notably the VVER range. OKB stands for experimental design bureau...
, which develops the current Russian nuclear power station range VVER
VVER
The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design...
, is a subsidiary of Rosatom.
Management
Rosatom was directed by Yevgeny AdamovYevgeny Adamov
Yevgeny Olegovich Adamov was the head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, MinAtom. He was appointed by President Boris Yeltsin in 1998 and ousted by President Vladimir Putin in 2001.Adamov, a nuclear physicist, then joined the Dollezhal Institute....
until he was ousted by President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
in 2001. He was replaced by Alexander Rumyantsev (2001–2005). The current head of Rosatom is Sergei Kiriyenko
Sergei Kiriyenko
Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko is a Russian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Russia from 23 March to 23 August 1998 under President Boris Yeltsin...
.
See also
- Ministry of Medium Machine Building of the USSR
- Nuclear power in RussiaNuclear power in RussiaIn 2010 total electricity generated in nuclear power plants in Russia was 170.1 TWh, 16% of all power generation. The installed capacity of Russian nuclear reactors stood at 21,244 MW....
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsInstitute for Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsThe Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics is located in Moscow, Russia as a MinAtom physical institute....
- Institute for High Energy PhysicsInstitute for High Energy PhysicsThe Institute for High Energy Physics was opened in 1965 in Protvino near Moscow, Russia. The institute is known for the particle accelerator U-70 synchrotron launched in 1967, which was the largest in the world for five years. The first director of the institute 1963—1974) was Anatoli Logunov.-...
- AtomenergopromAtomenergopromAtomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...
- TekhsnabexportTekhsnabexportTekhsnabexport is a state owned Russian company founded in 1963 which trades uranium fuel and fuel processing services abroad .It carries out export of goods and services, produced by enterprises of the Atomenergoprom, including nuclear materials, and technological, medical and other equipment...
- Energy policy of RussiaEnergy policy of RussiaThe Energy policy of Russia is contained in an Energy Strategy document, which sets out policy for the period up to 2020. In 2000 the Russian government approved the main provisions of the Russian energy strategy to 2020, and in 2003 the new Russian energy strategy was confirmed by the government...
External links
- Official website of the Federal Agency for Atomic Energy
- Old official website of Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation (link broken, observed November 15, 2009)