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The Mining and Chemical Combine was established in 1950 to produce
The Mining and Chemical Combine was established in 1950 to produce plutonium
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibi ...
for weapons. It is in the closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight. Such places may be sensitive military establishments or secret research ins ...
Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Zheleznogorsk (russian: Железного́рск), is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a developed nuclear industry. The town has a population of
History
The town was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26 ().
It was established in ...
. The company is currently part of the 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 site had three underground nuclear reactors using cooling water from the Yenisei
The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat language, Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan language, Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas language, K ...
river: AD (1958), ADE-1 (1961) and ADE-2 (1965). ADE-2 was shutdown in 2010 in accord with the 1997 Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits ...
with the United States. It also provided heat and electricity for the area, which was its main function after 1993.
The complex has an interim storage facility. There is also a 60 t/year commercial mixed oxide (MOX
Mixed oxide fuel, commonly referred to as MOX fuel, is nuclear fuel that contains more than one oxide of fissile material, usually consisting of plutonium blended with natural uranium, reprocessed uranium, or depleted uranium. MOX fuel is an al ...
) fuel fabrication facility (MFFF). It employs 7000 people.
The MOX production line completed a 10 kg batch in September 2014.
The city has a Mining and Chemical Combine museum.
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* * Rosatom Nuclear weapons programme of Russia Nuclear technology companies of Russia Nuclear technology in the Soviet Union Nuclear weapons program of the Soviet Union Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia Companies based in Krasnoyarsk Krai Mining companies of the Soviet Union 1950 establishments in the Soviet Union {{nuclear-stub