Viktor Mikhaylov
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Viktor Nikitovich Mikhaylov ( 12 February 1934 in Moscow
- 25 June 2011) was a Russian academic and nuclear scientist. From 1969 to 1988 Mikhaylov directed the research institute on nuclear impulse technology. He personally oversaw more than 100 nuclear experiments during his directorship.
In 1992, after the fall of communism, Mikhaylov was selected to head the newly formed Ministry of Atomic Energy, or Rosatom. Under his tenure Russia maintained its nuclear infrastructure saw an increase in international cooperation on atomic energy
growth.
From 1999 Mikhaylov led the Institute of Strategic Stability, and from 1992 to 2007 was chairman of RosAtom's nuclear consulting division and manager of the Federal center for Nuclear Research. He died on 25 June 2011.
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...
- 25 June 2011) was a Russian academic and nuclear scientist. From 1969 to 1988 Mikhaylov directed the research institute on nuclear impulse technology. He personally oversaw more than 100 nuclear experiments during his directorship.
In 1992, after the fall of communism, Mikhaylov was selected to head the newly formed Ministry of Atomic Energy, or Rosatom. Under his tenure Russia maintained its nuclear infrastructure saw an increase in international cooperation on atomic energy
Atomic energy
Atomic energy is energy produced by atoms.*Nuclear energy, the energy resulting from potential differences in the nuclear force*Nuclear reaction, a process in which nuclei or nuclear particles interact, resulting in products different from the initial ones; see also nuclear fission and nuclear...
growth.
From 1999 Mikhaylov led the Institute of Strategic Stability, and from 1992 to 2007 was chairman of RosAtom's nuclear consulting division and manager of the Federal center for Nuclear Research. He died on 25 June 2011.