Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation and Federal Agency on Atomic Energy (or Rosatom), were a
Russian federal executive body in 1992–2008 (as Federal Ministry in 1992–2004 and as Federal Agency in 2004–2008).
The Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство по атомной энергии Российской Федерации), or MinAtom (), was established on January 29, 1992 as a successor of the
Ministry of Nuclear Engineering and Industry of the USSR.
On March 9, 2004, it was reorganized as the ''Federal Agency on Atomic Energy''.
According to the law adopted by the
Russian parliament
The Federal Assembly ( rus, Федера́льное Собра́ние, r=Federalnoye Sobraniye, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian F ...
in November 2007, and signed by the
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in early December, the agency was transformed to a
Russian state corporation (non-profit organisation), the
Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation
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 special ...
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Viktor Mikhaylov (1992-1998)
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Yevgeny Adamov
Yevgeny Olegovich Adamov (russian: Евге́ний Оле́гович Ада́мов, born April 28, 1939) was the head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, MinAtom. He was appointed by President Boris Yeltsin in 1998 and ousted by President Vl ...
(1998-2001)
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Alexander Rumyantsev (minister)
Alexander Yuryevich Rumyantsev (russian: Александр Юрьевич Румянцев), born July 26, 1945 in Kushka, Turkmen SSR is a Russian scientist, academician, minister, and ambassador.
Career
Since graduating MEPhI 1969, worke ...
(2001-2005)
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Sergey Kiriyenko (2005-2007)
See also
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Ministry of Medium Machine Building of the USSR
The Ministry of Medium Machine-Building Industry of the USSR (russian: Министерство среднего машиностроения СССР - Минсредмаш СССР, МСМ СССР) was the government ministry of the Soviet Unio ...
, Soviet ministry in charge of civil nuclear activities in the USSR
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Nuclear power in Russia
Russia is one of the world's largest producers of nuclear energy.
In 2020 total electricity generated in nuclear power plants in Russia was 215.746 TWh, 20.28% of all power generation.
The installed gross capacity of Russian nuclear reactors ...
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Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
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Institute for High Energy Physics
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The institute is known for the particle accelerator U-70 synchrotron ...
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Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom (Atomic Energy Power Corporation, AEP, russian: AO Атомэнергопром) is a 100% state-owned holding company that unifies the Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.
History
Atomenerg ...
, civil nuclear activities including
Tekhsnabexport
Techsnabexport (russian: АО "Техснабэкспорт"), internationally known as TENEX, is an overseas trading company that is owned by Russian state-owned company Rosatom. Techsnabexport is an exporter of enriched uranium and a supplier o ...
(fuel/uranium exporter),
Energoatom
State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generating Company "Energoatom" (SE NNEGC "Energoatom") is a state enterprise operating all four nuclear power plants in Ukraine ( Zaporizhzhia NPP, Rivne NPP, South Ukraine NPP, and Khmelnytskyi NPP). ...
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Energy policy of Russia
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References
External links
Official website of the Federal Agency for Atomic Energy
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1992 establishments in Russia
2004 establishments in Russia
Defunct government agencies of Russia