Angarsk Electrochemical Combine (russian: Ангарский электролизный химический комбинат) is a company based in
Angarsk
Angarsk ( rus, Ангарск, p=ɐnˈgarsk) is a city and the administrative center of Angarsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kitoy River, from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was ...
, Russia. It is a subsidiary of
TVEL :''TVEL ( rus, ТВЭЛ, r=tvel) is also a Russian abbreviation of the "heat-releasing element", fuel rod.''
The TVEL Fuel Company (TVEL) is a Russian nuclear fuel cycle company headquartered in Moscow. It has operated since 1996.
History and op ...
(
Rosatom
Rosatom, ( rus, Росатом, p=rɐsˈatəm}) also known as Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom or Rosatom State Corporation, is a Russian state corporation headquartered in Moscow that speciali ...
group).
The Angarsk Electrochemical Combine manufactures
uranium hexafluoride
Uranium hexafluoride (), (sometimes called "hex") is an inorganic compound with the formula UF6. Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile white solid that reacts with water, releasing corrosive hydrofluoric acid. The compound reacts mildly with alumin ...
,
triflic acid
Triflic acid, the short name for trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, TFMS, TFSA, HOTf or TfOH, is a sulfonic acid with the chemical formula CF3SO3H. It is one of the strongest known acids. Triflic acid is mainly used in research as a catalyst for este ...
,
niobium oxide Niobium oxide, sometimes called columbium oxide, may refer to:
* Niobium monoxide (niobium(II) oxide), NbO
* Niobium dioxide (niobium(IV) oxide), NbO2
* Niobium pentoxide
Niobium pentoxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Nb2 O5. A col ...
,
tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as ''tantalium'', it is named after Tantalus, a villain in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a very hard, ductile, lustrous, blue-gray transition metal that is ...
oxide,
radiation detectors, automated personnel monitoring systems for use in
nuclear power plants
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces elec ...
, and a variety of chemicals.
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References
External links
Official website
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Chemical companies of Russia
Companies based in Irkutsk Oblast
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Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union