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World's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens
:: 28 June, 2007
1954: The world's first nuclear power plant becomes operational in Obninsk, outside of Moscow.
The nuclear reactor, used to generate electricity, heralded Obninsk's new role as a major Soviet scientific city, a status it retains in the Russian Federation where it carries the sobriquet of First Russian Science City.
Obninsk, population 108,000, currently houses no fewer than 12 scientific research institutions and a technical university. Research is focused on nuclear-power engineering, nuclear physics, radiation technology, the technology of non-metallic materials, medical radiology, meteorology and environmental protection.
Since the plant opened in 1954, most of the industrialized west, along with countries like India and China, have embraced nuclear power. But the backlash against this energy source continues in the wake of accidents such as those that occurred at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. Italy, for example, has decommissioned its nuclear plants and two other European countries, Germany and Sweden, are considering doing the same thing.
Obninsk claims Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as a sister city -- another town that has more than a passing relationship with nuclear power.
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About Obninsk-
Obninsk is one of Russia’s leading scientific centres, boasting 12 scientific research institutes, including 3 highly acclaimed State Scientific centres of Russian Federation. The city carries out R&D and innovation activities in the following main areas:
Nuclear power engineering;
Nuclear methods and radiation technology;
Technology of non-metallic materials;
Medical radiology;
Meteorology;
Ecology and environmental protection.
Research
The city scientific research institutes have significant experience and facilities for research in nuclear physics; technological and production facilities for radiation materials science, ceramic and composite materials; modern scientific and technical facilities for fundamental and applied studies in nuclear physics, solid state physics, radiation material science, chemistry and etc.
State Scientific Centre of Russian Federation Institute for Physics and Power Engineering
State Scientific Centre of Russian Federation Obninsk Scientific Production Enterprise «Technologiya»
Medical Radiological Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Obninsk Branch of the State Scientific Centre of the Russian Federation «Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry»
Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre
Central Pilot Expedition of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology
Central Design Bureau of Hydrometeorological Instrumentation
Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Meteorology
Scientific Production Association TYPHOON
Obninsk Council for Science and Technology
Obninsk Council for Science and Technology was founded in December 1996 to support the City Administration in the matter of Obninsk steady scientific and economic development.
The main activities of the Council area
Elaborating the strategy of city scientific development
Working out the scientific innovation infrastructure
Backing up the young researchers and scientists
Disseminating the information about city scientific and economic development among the citizens
Council Members
Members of the Council are the scientists and specialists of the city research institutes, higher educational institutions, public scientific associations and the City Administration representatives.
Universities
City offers good opportunities for education as well as for staff training and retraining. Obninsk boasts over 10 higher educational institutions and affiliates, technical school and colleges.
Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering
French-Russian Institute of Business Administration
Obninsk Branch of the State University of Management
International Academy of Modern Knowledge
Obninsk Art College
Obninsk Humanitarian Institute
Obninsk Branch of the Moscow Institute of National and Regional Relations
Obninsk Branch of the Moscow State Social University
Obninsk Branch of the Modern Humanitarian Institute
Obninsk Branch of the Moscow State University of Service
Institutions for Professional Skill Raising
Central Institute for Professional Skill Raising
Obninsk Branch of Russian Institute of Professional Skill
Raising for Specialists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Location
Obninsk is located 102 km (64 miles) SW of Moscow, economic, political and cultural center of Russia. Obninsk has a number of competitive advantages that make it one of the premier locations for Russian and foreign investors:
Strategic location
Close proximity to Moscow - the economic and political center of Russia (102 km or 64 miles SW of Moscow).
Excellent transportation infrastructure
Two federal highways Moscow-Kiev and Moscow-Brest-Warsaw and major railroad Moscow-Kiev pass by the city, other major federal highways including Moscow-Minsk, Moscow-Simferopol, Moscow-Rostov are close. Moscow International Vnukovo airport is 70 km (44 miles) away, Moscow International Sheremetyevo airport is 130 km (82 miles) away and Moscow International Domodedovo airport is 100 km (63 miles) away from Obninsk. Cargo airport Ermolino is only 16 km (10 miles) from Obninsk.
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