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Rosatom marks 65th anniversary of nuclear energy industry
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Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. On June
26, Rosatom, the global technological leader in high-performance 
clean energy
solutions, has today officially launched a series of events to mark the birth
65 years ago of Russia’s nuclear energy industry including the 65th anniversary
of the world’s first nuclear power plant in Obninsk.
Rosatom’s CEO Alexey Likhachev said: “Looking back on the last 65 years, the evolution of nuclear technology has made it safer, more reliable and more efficient than ever. Since 1954, our whole industry has learnt many lessons and has implemented so many safeguards, best practices and has adopted such high standards, that a world without nuclear power is now unthinkable. Now, in the year 2019, we are proud to be able to offer our state of the art generation 3+ VVER-1200 nuclear reactor where power output is bigger than ever and safety has been further enhanced.”
Celebrations will commence at the Rosatom corporate HQ in Moscow including an award ceremony. In parallel, local media are being invited to take part in a press tour of the Obninsk NPP which was opened on the 27th of June, 1954 and attend a roundtable to discuss the impact of nuclear power plants on the environment
The town of Obninsk will also play host concerts and award ceremonies as well as an international scientific and technical conference on nuclear energy supported by Rosatom and the IAEA including illustrious speakers from the industry.
source: Rosatom
