On October 5, former Russian Prime Minister and Rosatom General Director Sergei Kiriyenko was appointed First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. Earlier about the appointment of Kiriyenko.

The post of first deputy head of the presidential administration is not the first surprise in the career of Sergei Kiriyenko. Just as unexpectedly, he was appointed both the Prime Minister of Russia and the head of the nuclear industry. How Kiriyenko's career developed - in the RBC photo gallery.

In April 1998, after the resignation of the cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin, President Boris Yeltsin (pictured right) submitted to the State Duma the candidacy of a little-known 35-year-old Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy for approval as head of the Russian government. The Duma twice refused to agree to Kiriyenko’s approval and only voted for his candidacy the third time.

Yeltsin on the appointment of Kiriyenko:

“I approached his candidacy by elimination. But now I see clearly: it was not for nothing that he seemed to me the most promising from the very beginning. In a conversation with Sergei, I was struck by his style of thinking - even, tough, absolutely consistent. A very tenacious and efficient mind. Attentive eyes behind round glasses. Extreme correctness, lack of emotions. Consistency in everything. There is something about him from an excellent graduate student. But this is not Gaidar, an armchair scientist and revolutionary democrat. This is a different generation, a different bone - a manager, director, young manager. A true technocratic prime minister! What the country needs now...” (From the book “Presidential Marathon”, 2000)

Kiriyenko led the government for the shortest term of all those who held this position. Four months after his appointment, Kiriyenko announced the state's inability to service its loan obligations. The consequence of the default was the collapse of the ruble exchange rate. From the moment the default was declared until the end of 1998, the ruble exchange rate against the dollar increased from 6 to 21 rubles. Simultaneously with the devaluation, there was an explosive rise in prices. Over four months (November to July 1998), prices for food products increased by 63%, for non-food products - by 85%.

As a result of the economic crisis of 1998, Russia's external debt grew to $220 billion. Taking into account the internal debt of various government bodies to public sector employees and enterprises for wages and government orders, total liabilities exceeded $300 billion, or 200% of GDP. Kiriyenko's government was dismissed.

Photo: Sergey Velichkin, Vladimir Rodionov/TASS

Another notable event that occurred during the short time of Kiriyenko’s premiership was the appointment of Vladimir Putin as director of the FSB. Putin previously held the position of first deputy of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, to which he has now appointed Kiriyenko. Introducing the new chief of the Federal Service, Kiriyenko called Putin a “real intelligence officer,” expressing the opinion that he will be able to organize the fight against economic crimes.

Photo: Dmitry Korobeinikov/RIA Novosti

In December 1998, Sergei Kiriyenko founded the New Force movement, which he positioned as an organization of a “liberal-conservative” orientation. In the summer of 1999, New Force co-founded the democratic coalition Union of Right Forces (SPS) to participate in the 1999 Duma elections. Other co-founders of the coalition were the movements of Boris Nemtsov (pictured right), Irina Khakamada (on the picture) and several other liberal organizations.

The SPS went to the elections under the slogan “Putin for president, Kiriyenko for the State Duma. We need young people!” The coalition received 8.52% of the votes in the elections and formed a faction in the State Duma. At the same time, Kiriyenko took part in the elections for the mayor of Moscow, relying on harsh criticism of the current head of the city, Yuri Luzhkov. Kiriyenko took second place out of eight candidates in these elections, gaining 11.3% of the vote. In the 2000 presidential elections, Kiriyenko supported Vladimir Putin, and the Union of Right Forces did not field its own candidate.

Sergei Kiriyenko about his political views

“I directly appeal to people: don’t be afraid to speak up! Otherwise, the system of clans, the system of voicelessness and monopoly on power may, after the presidential elections, spread to the whole of Russia - and Russia will turn into a state of fear. And it will be much more difficult to argue with him than it is today.” (From an interview with Moscow News, June 1999)

In May 2000, Kiriyenko resigned his parliamentary mandate, becoming the plenipotentiary representative of the president in the Volga Federal District. Five years later, he was appointed head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom), which in 2007 became the state corporation Rosatom. The appointment to the agency that manages the nuclear industry took place against the backdrop of a scandal surrounding ex-Minister of Energy Yevgeny Adamov. He had recently been arrested in Switzerland at the request of the United States. Adamov was accused of embezzling $9 million allocated by the American government to improve security systems at Russian nuclear facilities.

Boris Nemtsov on Kiriyenko's appointment to Rosatom

“In principle, this is a dangerous business for corruption. There are two problems there: the first is that this is a very closed place, for obvious reasons - they are engaged in plutonium, uranium production... It is clear that all this should be closed, but, on the other hand, there are billions of dollars in turnover there. And the task of any person who heads this department is to make its work transparent, so as not to repeat the fate of Adamov. He is a qualified person, but the system itself, where everything is closed, where billions of dollars flow, generates theft. This is a difficult task, but it seems to me that the experience that Kiriyenko has is sufficient to cope with this task.” (From an interview with the Nizhny Novgorod agency NTA, November 2005)

Having headed Rosatom, Kiriyenko initiated the process of optimizing the department’s work. Preparation of the reform took two years. In 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On the Peculiarities of Management and Disposal of Property and Shares of Organizations Operating in the Field of Nuclear Energy Use, and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.” The document made it possible to begin deep restructuring and corporatization in the nuclear industry. The main goal of the new law was to “separate” the military and civilian tasks of the nuclear industry. The peaceful atom had to further develop according to the laws of the market.

Kiriyenko is considered the main author of the idea of ​​uniting all the main companies in the industry into a single state concern. At the beginning of 2007, the state holding Atomenergoprom was formed, which included, among other things, the main producer of uranium fuel TVEL and the uranium exporter Techsnabexport (according to the plan, by the end of 2007 the holding was supposed to unite 55 corporatized federal state unitary enterprises of the “civilian” part of the nuclear industry). Kiriyenko believed that all companies of the holding should enter the State Corporation Rosatom, but the heads of industry enterprises did not always agree with him. As a result, the general director of the state company Techsnabexport, Vladimir Smirnov, and acting. Head of TVEL Anton Badenkov.

Director of the Energy Development Fund Sergei Pikin about changes in Rosatom

“Previously, Rosatom was the operating organization of nuclear power plants and carried out separate projects in China, Iran and Bulgaria. Kiriyenko took the company to another level. If you look at all Russian energy companies in a broad sense - not only energy, but also oil and gas, then it is Rosatom that over the past ten years has achieved great success in terms of revenue, order portfolio and entry into the international arena, having increased its order portfolio many times over. The company has long-term financial planning and has established production of its engineering products.”

In October 2007, Rosatom, under the leadership of Kiriyenko, won one of its first victories - Techsnabexport won a lawsuit in American court against the US Department of Commerce, challenging the legality of anti-dumping duties on the import of Russian-made low-enriched uranium into the US. In 2016, TVEL managed to enter the American fuel market by signing a contract with Global Nuclear Fuel Americas (an American company that operates nuclear power plants) for the pilot operation of Russian nuclear fuel TVS-Kvadrat for light water reactors (PWR).

Sergei Kiriyenko about the values ​​and strategy of Rosatom

“You must always be one step ahead of not only competitors, but also consumers. Try to understand what the consumer will need tomorrow, even if he doesn’t understand it himself now. In addition, they must be one step ahead of themselves, understand what they need to become tomorrow in order to be competitive. When we talk about efficiency, we mean not only money, but also time. There are no processes that cannot be optimized.”

One of the achievements of Kiriyenko and his team as head of the Atomic Energy Agency is the unfreezing of negotiations on the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. The completion of the station was in question, including for political reasons, but in 2011 the first power unit was launched in test mode and connected to the Iranian power grid. In 2016, concrete pouring began for the second power unit of the station.

Also, under Kiriyenko, units No. 1 and No. 2 of the Tianwan NPP (China, 2007) were launched, and the first unit of the Kudankulam NPP (India, 2013) was commissioned. For the last station, an agreement was signed for the construction of the third and fourth power units.

Nuclear safety specialist Dmitry Kovchegin about Kiriyenko’s methods

“When Kiriyenko came, the industry began to introduce a KPI system, which did not always contribute to nuclear safety. The priority was profit, and from time to time this negatively affected nuclear safety issues. Priorities were not always set properly. In such a sensitive industry, nuclear safety issues should always be a priority, and sacrificing them in the name of profit is dangerous... When Kiriyenko came to Rosatom, he began to bring his people, who, in turn, brought their own. This new guard of effective managers could not always find common ground with the old guard. Kiriyenko is a person who can understand the topic. During these 11 years, he mastered the problems of the nuclear industry. The question is that the people he brought don’t have that attitude.”

Currently, the Rosatom state corporation has a foreign portfolio of 36 nuclear power unit projects, ranking first in the world in this indicator. The portfolio of foreign orders for a ten-year period at the end of 2015 amounted to $110.3 billion.

On the picture: Vice President for Nuclear Energy, President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi and Sergei Kiriyenko during the signing of a package of agreements on the construction of eight nuclear power units in Iran.

Another priority area of ​​Rosatom’s activities is the implementation of a joint project with Roscosmos to create a transport and energy module based on a megawatt-class nuclear power plant. The new development should expand the possibilities of space exploration, in particular, create devices for flights and the creation of bases on the Moon and planets of the solar system. In 2018, Rosatom promised to present a prototype nuclear reactor for a space propulsion system.

Sergei Kiriyenko about the flight to Mars

“A power plant with a nuclear engine makes it possible to reach Mars in one to one and a half months, providing the ability to maneuver and accelerate. Using a conventional engine, a flight to Mars would take about a year and a half without the possibility of returning.” (Quote from RIA Novosti, March 2016)

Kiriyenko calls martial arts his main hobby. According to him, he tried various types of martial arts from karate to judo, but in the end he chose aikido. He has 4th dan in this type of martial arts, and since 2005 he has been the president of the Aikido Federation “Aikikai of Russia”.

Sergei Kiriyenko about the philosophy of Aikido

“Peace is harmony, and if you are in harmony with yourself and in harmony with the world, then you are invincible. Any aggressor violates the harmony of the world, which means that it is enough to turn his aggression against himself for balance to be restored and goodness to triumph.” (From an interview with Arguments of the Week, October 2013)

On September 24, 2016, RBC sources in the Kremlin and the Russian government named Sergei Kiriyenko as the main contender for the post of first deputy head of the presidential administration, which became vacant after Vyacheslav Volodin left the State Duma.

Former colleagues about Kiriyenko's return to politics

Minister of Economy in Kiriyenko's government Yakov Urinson:

“He is a very highly qualified specialist, well educated, with a very broad outlook. I can’t even believe that such a person can be appointed to a high position in our time. He is absolutely independent as a manager, capable of making decisions independently and defending his opinions, which he very convincingly showed during his time in the government.”

Kiriyenko’s colleague in the Union of Right Forces, Irina Khakamada:

The “Union of Right Forces” was able to win in a short time in 1999 not because Nemtsov and Khakamada were famous; half of the victory was due to the organizational abilities of Kiriyenko himself. He is a manager of the highest class, he organizes anything. As for ideology, he is, of course, devoted to power. It is close to the concept of the “Russian world”, only taking into account modern phenomena. Kiriyenko is not a fundamentalist, but all these ideas are close to him. No one in the presidential administration can be independent - everything depends on Putin. There is another boss above Kiriyenko - Vaino (head of the presidential administration). But judging by Vaino’s published scientific works and the ideas Kiriyenko adheres to, they will quickly find a common language.”

Russian politician and entrepreneur. Notable for the fact that he became the youngest head of government in the entire history of Russia at the moment. This happened in 1998, when Sergei Kiriyenko was 35 years old. Was the general director of the state nuclear energy corporation "Rosatom"- a Russian state holding uniting more than 360 enterprises in the nuclear industry. In 2016, he became First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration. Sergei Kiriyenko is often confused with the writer Sergei Ivanovich Kiriyenko.

Childhood and studies

Sergei Kiriyenko was born July 26, 1962 in Sukhumi - the largest city in Abkhazia. It is curious that the parents of the future politician knew each other from a very early age: they lived in the same house, studied at the same school, and decided to get married when they were students. Father - Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel, professor, Doctor of Philosophy, was the head of several departments of the Volga State University of Water Transport. Mother - Larisa Vasilievna Kiriyenko, economist. Apparently, Sergei Kiriyenko bears his mother’s surname.

Sergei was still a child when his parents decided to separate. My father remained in the city of Gorky (now called Nizhny Novgorod), where he taught. Mother and son moved to the city of Sochi. There the boy began studying at secondary school No. 7, which was considered prestigious among local residents. He was a very diligent student, and his grades were consistently high. After graduating from school, Sergei Kiriyenko returned to Gorky, where he spent his early childhood and where his father continued to teach at the Institute of Water Transport Engineers. The young graduate entered this higher educational institution.

According to the recollections of classmates and teachers, Sergei already showed himself as a talented organizer and leader during his student years. He was distinguished by his extraordinary attentiveness during lectures, so it was easy for him to study, and, as in school, his usual grade was an A. During the seminars, Kiriyenko was always one of the most active students. In addition to all these qualities, the undoubted advantages of the young guy were sociability combined with intelligence, which made him very attractive and conducive to communication.

Having successfully graduated from the institute, at the age of twenty-two Sergei became a shipbuilding engineer with a corresponding diploma. His teachers, as well as the leadership of the institute, seeing the promise and intelligence of their student, persistently suggested that he continue his studies in graduate school. However, the young man preferred real life to dry science, and immediately after receiving his diploma he went to work at a factory.

Having reached conscription age, in 1984 Sergei Kiriyenko joined the army. For two years he served in the air force located near the city of Nikolaev in Ukraine. He was a platoon commander, and in this difficult and responsible position he showed himself to be brave and courageous. While serving in the army, another significant event for those years occurred in the life of a young man - he joined the Communist Party Soviet Union (CPSU). It is noteworthy that once his paternal grandfather, Yakov, was among the most eminent communist activists. Sergei continued his work, becoming just as devoted to the cause of the party. It is known that even when the CPSU was liquidated in 1991, he, despite the situation in the country, did not hand over his party card or dispose of it in any way, but kept it with himself. In 1986, Kiriyenko was demobilized and returned to civilian activities.

Sergei Kiriyenko and State Duma Speaker

Work in politics

After returning from the army, Sergei Kiriyenko got a job as a simple foreman at a shipbuilding plant "Krasnoe Sormovo"- one of the oldest enterprises in this industry, located in the Sormovsky district of Nizhny Novgorod. Even in such an unremarkable position, the young master’s excellent organizational skills were quickly noticed. It was thanks to him that the welding team became the leader in production. In addition to purely work, Kiriyenko actively showed himself in public life - he was the secretary of the Komsomol committee at the plant. All these qualities could not go unnoticed by his work comrades and the party, and soon Sergei was appointed to the position of secretary in the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol.

As it soon became clear, this was only the first step in the long career ladder of the young politician. Being a born leader by nature, Sergei Kiriyenko felt the need to be first everywhere and never stop there. Therefore, no one was surprised by the fact that at only 28 years old he became a deputy of the Gorky Regional Council. He felt a lack of certain knowledge and entered the Academy of National Economy under the President of the Russian Federation in 1991 year, choosing the specialty “finance and banking”. After graduating two years later, he became a highly qualified certified manager.

The next stages in Sergei Kiriyenko’s career were the positions of general director of the joint-stock company - the AMK youth concern, head of the board of the Garantiya bank, president of an oil company "NorsiOil". After this, Kiriyenko’s successful activities began in the capital of the Russian Federation. He is appointed first deputy minister of fuel and energy. Just six months later, in 1997, the then president of the country appointed 35-year-old Kiriyenko as minister of fuel and energy. The head of state was impressed by the performance and energy of the young politician.

Rosatom

One of the most important events in the life of Sergei Kiriyenko was his appointment to the position of General Director of the state corporation "Rosatom"- Federal Atomic Energy Agency. This huge holding united under its leadership more than three hundred enterprises in this industry, including scientific centers and institutes, nuclear power plants. He was also responsible for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants in other countries and the export of nuclear fuel.

Sergei Kiriyenko worked as the head of this organization for eleven years. As is his custom, he initially set clear tasks for himself and successfully achieved their implementation. In particular, under him, the cost of electrical energy generated in Russia fell, the capacity utilization factor at nuclear power plants increased, and the number of employees of the Rosatom Corporation became such that it could easily ensure the efficient operation of the enterprise.

There were also negative reviews about Kiriyenko’s work as a leader "Rosatom". In particular, some criticized Kiriyenko’s decision to continue to operate old power units, because this went against safety standards. There were also allegations that enormous amounts of money were spent completely ineffectively.

Awards

Sergei Kiriyenko has many different awards received over the years of successful service and work in various sectors of economics and politics. Among them the most significant are:

• The Order of Honor is a state award of the Russian Federation, which is awarded to citizens for significant achievements in socially useful activities that have significantly improved people's lives.
• The Anatoly Koni Medal is the highest departmental medal of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

With Vladimir Putin

Personal life

Sergei Kiriyenko's wife - Maria Vladislavovna Aistova. The young people met during their school years in Sochi and got married during their student days at the age of 19. Maria Aistova received a medical education and works as a pediatrician. She and Sergei Vladilenovich have three children: a son, Vladimir, and daughters, Lyubov and Nadezhda. The son has already proven himself to be a successful businessman; he led large companies: Rostelecom, Capital LLC. At the moment he owns a power plant in the Vladimir region, elevators, a tourist camp, and is a co-owner "Sarovbusinessbank".

Sergei Kiriyenko is known as a supporter of a healthy lifestyle. His hobbies include fishing and hunting, scuba diving and aikido (Kiriyenko has a fourth degree in this martial art). It is known that his family is very important to this politician.

Sergei Kiriyenko today

In October 2016, Kiriyenko was appointed by Vladimir Putin First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. Earlier that same year, he was removed from his post as Rosatom's general director, but he remained with this corporation on the supervisory board. It is known that in 2017 he anonymously communicated with journalists in the Kremlin, after which he was identified in the media as a “high-ranking official” or “a source in the Kremlin.” Kiriyenko also tries his hand at charity: he participates in campaigns against cancer in children.

In 1984 he graduated from the Gorky Institute as a water transport engineer. In 1993 he graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.

18/05/2012

Singer Natalya Vetlitskaya blew up the blogosphere with a new revelation. According to her, while sorting through her father’s archive after his death, her mother discovered a document that gave the physicist a heart attack. She considers the head of Rosatom to be guilty of his premature death.

IN from how Vetlitskaya describes her family history on her blog:

“While sorting through the papers that belonged to my father, my mother found a notice in his name. While still alive, he did not show it so as not to upset her. For two days after reading this notice, she could not sleep. Today she brought it to me and showed it to me.

"Notification of the transition to a new salary.

In pursuance of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 27, 2011 No. 1691 and the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 28, 2011 No. 2412-r, the federal state unitary enterprise "State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics" is reorganized in the form of transformation into a federal State budgetary institution "State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics".

In connection with the transition to a new remuneration system, introduced by Government Decree No. 583 of August 5, 2008 “On the introduction of new remuneration systems for employees of federal budgetary institutions and federal state bodies for civilian personnel of military units, institutions, institutions and divisions of federal executive authorities, in which the law provides for military and equivalent service, the remuneration of which is currently carried out on the basis of the Unified tariff schedule for remuneration of employees of state institutions" You are notified of changes in the terms of your employment contract in terms of remuneration.

Based on the above and in accordance with Article 74 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, you are invited to continue working in your previous position without changing your job function in the new conditions.

In connection with the assignment of your position to professional qualification group No. 3, qualification level 4, you are given a salary of 2,882.88 rubles per month.

If you agree, the employment relationship with you will be continued, and the corresponding changes will be formalized within two months from the date of receipt of this notice.

In case of your disagreement, the employment relationship will be terminated in accordance with paragraph 7 of part one of Article 77 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Please notify the HR department in writing of your decision to continue working under the new conditions within two working days.

Deputy Director for Human Resources L.S. Tolokonnikova"

Gene. Director of ITEP Mr. Kozlov Yu.F. (Kiriyenko’s protégé), who issued this order, has a salary of 300,000 rubles per month.

My father’s last salary before notice, after tax, was 4,400 rubles. The numbers are humiliating, the form of the report is even worse, there are simply no words...

On April 10, 2012, my father signed this notice, and on May 2, 2012, he died of a heart attack.

As a sincerely and selflessly dedicated person who has worked in this institution since 1958, for as many as 54 years, who is one of the leading experts on semiconductors in world science, who already has a lifetime monument in the form of one of the magnets installed in the CERN Large Hadron Collider, could he endure such plebeian cynical humiliation as a high professional in his field and as just a decent intelligent person...?

Seryozha Kiriyenko, aka Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko - General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, I am writing to you, if you don’t read anything yourself, your ubiquitous friends will probably tell you:

I know that all this abomination that has been perpetrated against nuclear physicists for the last 5 years is the work of your greedy... hands...

Dad told me a lot about your machinations with their institute, since it was a big blow for him.

I know how licking your lips you walked around the ITEP territory for a long time, dreaming of grabbing it and building an office of your mafia corporation there on the shore of a beautiful pond in an ancient park, first by liquidating their institute medical unit.

And I know how former Prime Minister Zubkov gave you a “turnaround” on this score, thanks to him at least for that.

And I know a lot of other things that are unpleasant for you.

So it is useless for you to pretend in public that you are an intelligent, spiritualized good boy who meditates in the Himalayas from time to time; this will never hide your insignificant, corrupt and pathetic essence.

My dad, who during his lifetime was a very delicate and restrained person, who did not allow himself to accuse anyone indiscriminately, said in plain text that you are a natural, notorious bastard in its purest form, without conscience and without honor.

At the mention of your last name, his hands began to shake.

I think if you met him on the way, he would definitely take the sin on his soul and personally strangle you.

And remember, remember firmly: karma is a punctual thing, and you cannot negotiate with it either by kickbacks or tackles.

All this will come back to haunt you, and how you like it, with interest, you can consult about this in the Himalayas, there are wise guys there, they will tell you everything.

And never forget how many people curse you, and I must say they curse you deservedly.

Ps: I regret meeting you .

Natalya VETLITSKAYA,

Maybe Sergei Kiriyenko is constantly at the helm of a nuclear reactor and cannot answer questions from journalists? But the employees of the Lens magazine have the opportunity (for now) to visit Russian nuclear facilities. Our paths have never crossed with Mr. Kiriyenko at these facilities... Another reason could be this - Mr. Kiriyenko is sick, and his ill health dictates a light regimen, diet, rest... But then how can nuclear facilities operate without his keen eye? ? So the problem is something else? Mr. Kiriyenko does not want to talk about the true situation of the Russian nuclear industry, although the Russian Federation is pushing its nuclear reactors not only to the markets of Southeast Asian countries, but to the countries of the European Union. For example, Russian nuclear reactors have already been promised to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Hungary, and Bulgaria. And Romania sleeps and dreams of getting another nuclear “gift” from its eastern neighbor. Rosatom promises to promote its supposedly advanced nuclear technologies to Vietnam, Iran, South Africa, Pakistan, Venezuela...

But! Over the past 10-15 years, more than 1 million scientists have left the Russian Federation, including many nuclear physicists, engineers, and designers. Where do scientific discoveries come from? Breakthrough technologies? Fresh scientific thought? Moreover, even in the Russian Silicon Valley - Skolkovo - they steal in the millions.

Isn’t the state corporation Rosatom selling “second-fresh sturgeon” wrapped in bright, inviting packaging? It seems so. And that is why Mr. Kiriyenko refuses interviews with journalists that contain “inconvenient” questions. Then the same EU countries should ask their own question: what exactly is Russia offering to all of us under the guise of modern nuclear technology?

Nadezhda Popova, journalist, Moscow

Pas de deux at a nuclear power plant

The magazine "Objective" during its existence (since August 2013) has made several investigations on the pressing atomic topic: "Project "Naryv", Or trout for Mr. Amano", "Jack in the Nuclear Snuffbox", "Atomic bombs still provide electricity" , “Donut hole”, “Visiting the nuclear “cook””, “Atomic “Nerpa” asks to go underground”...

All these materials pose very acute problems: why has the Russian state nuclear corporation been conducting a strange advertising campaign for several years in a row: allowing laudatory publications about its own multifaceted activities to be published in leading Russian media and in every possible way preventing the appearance of negative publications? Why are accidents and emergency situations at nuclear facilities hidden? Why has Rosatom cleared almost the entire Russian media space for itself? And why can the Rosatom Communications Department take 2-3 weeks to answer questions from journalists from the international magazine “Objective”? Or not to answer at all, depending on where the head of this department, Kiriyenko’s personal press secretary Sergei Novikov, got up in the morning?

Meanwhile, the head of the atomic department, Sergei Kiriyenko, is called... “ballerina” behind his back. And there is a simple explanation for this beautiful nickname: Mr. Kiriyenko flits around both Russian nuclear and foreign facilities like a ballerina. What else is surprising? Mr. Kiriyenko does not have a specialized education. He saw a nuclear reactor up close when he found himself in the chair of the head of the atomic department. And his education is poor for the nuclear industry - he is a shipbuilding engineer... For some reason, former US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu immediately comes to mind. Dr. Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize laureate, previously served as head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Chu was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 for his work on methods for cooling and trapping atoms using laser beams. He is considered one of the leading experts in the fight against climate change.

Somehow Mr. shipbuilder Kiriyenko looks very pale against such a powerful atomic background.

Go ahead. Nuclear workers and employees of nuclear power plants have repeatedly complained to the author of these lines that it is impossible to meet Mr. Kiriyenko at the same nuclear power plant. He does not communicate with mere mortals... Nuclear workers write complaints to the IAEA. But curious things are happening: letters from Russian nuclear scientists to the IAEA arrive in empty envelopes. Someone is very carefully gutting these letters. Employees of the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Udomlya (Tver province) talk about such outrageous facts.

What questions did the editors of the magazine “Objective” address to Mr. Atomic Minister of the Russian Federation?

Questions

TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE ROSATOM STATE CORPORATION SERGEY KIRIENKO

1. Dear Sergei Vladilenovich!

Today d The share of nuclear energy in total electricity production in different countries ranges from 10 to 80%. How much is this share in Russia?

2. The accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant required nuclear scientists to focus even more attention on improving the safety of nuclear power plants. What is the state corporation Rosatom doing to ensure this security?

3. In a number of countries (Germany, Belgium, etc.) statements have already been made about abandoning the use of nuclear energy, and therefore a reduction in the volume of investment in this industry is possible. It seems that even Finland, your close northern neighbor, is coming to the conclusion that nuclear power is very expensive and very dangerous. How will Rosatom get out of this situation?

4. Rosatom specialists speak at various meetings and seminars about new Russian nuclear reactors with so-called “passive” safety systems. What kind of reactors are these? They supposedly do not require active personnel intervention in the event of any failures in the operation of a nuclear installation. And is it really impossible to put reactors with such safety systems into an uncontrolled fission chain reaction?

5. About fast neutron reactors. In Russia, several new fast reactors (BN-800, BN-1200) are being built at the Beloyarsk NPP as part of the “New Technological Platform: Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Fast Neutron Reactors” program. Can you tell us more about this high-profile project?

6. About the floating nuclear thermal power plant (FNPP) "Academician Mikhail Lomonosov". At what stage is the construction of the reference model today? How much will the first floating nuclear power plant cost? And has a new mooring site for the nuclear barge been determined (Akademik Lomonosov will not go to Kamchatka, there is a decision of the Russian Government)?

7. About Chernobyl-type reactors at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant. It is known that the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is located very close to the EU borders (Estonia, Finland). From the Finnish media we learned about certain experiments at the first and second units of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant. What are these experiments with graphite masonry? And will the old reactors that were shut down be put back into operation (while Kiriyenko was thinking whether to give an interview to our publication, the old nuclear reactor at the first block of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant was stopped and restarted - ed.)

8. On increasing capacity at a number of Russian nuclear power plants. What is the reason for the fact that the Kola, Kalinin, Balakovo NPPs operate at increased capacities (from 104 to 109%). Isn't this dangerous for the life and health of those who live near nuclear facilities, and for your Western neighbors?

9. About the fate of the Lepse floating technical base. We learned from the Norwegian media that a nuclear ship carrying dangerous nuclear materials - uranium, plutonium - has been in line for disposal at the pier of the Nerpa plant in the Murmansk region for more than a year. When will this very dangerous cargo be disposed of? What if there is a fire?

10. About wet cooling towers at Leningrad NPP-2. We read in the Swedish and Norwegian media that these Russian cooling towers are very dangerous not only for the health of those living in St. Petersburg, but also for all Scandinavian countries. There are opinions of several authoritative Russian scientists (doctors of technical, biological, medical sciences) that it is necessary - before it is too late - to stop the construction of wet cooling towers. Why does the construction of these dangerous facilities continue?

11. About fake parts at Russian (and foreign) nuclear power plants. Indian media reported that substandard Russian-made parts were used in the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. The same details were found at Russian nuclear power plants, in particular at the Kalinin and Volgodonsk (Rostov) nuclear power plants. How do such parts get to nuclear facilities?

12. In which countries is Rosatom State Corporation building nuclear power plants today?

13. How is your relationship with the IAEA?

14. Is the state corporation Rosatom developing a new space nuclear engine?

15. There are two Federal Nuclear Centers in Russia: nuclear Sarov (formerly Arzamas-16) and nuclear Snezhinsk (formerly Chelyabinsk-40). What promising developments are being carried out in these research centers? And will these closed cities ever open?

16. What happened on September 27, 2013 at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant (Norwegian media report an explosion and a strong fire)? As far as we know, it was at this nuclear power plant that a Russian-Chinese seminar on severe accident management was held literally before the emergency? Why is there so little information in the Russian media about emergency situations at nuclear facilities? What are you hiding?

17.The last question is about strategic development plans. How do you see the future of the nuclear industry in the energy sector?

Sincerely,

editor-in-chief of the international magazine "Objective"

Franz SCHMIDT

PS

And since the head of the Rosatom state corporation Sergei Kiriyenko refused to answer questions from the international magazine "Objective", we can state that we conducted an interview WITH AN EMPTY PLACE. INThe editors of the "Objective" magazine will ask all other questions to the President of the Republic of Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

Further.
The European Union of Independent Journalists (EUJJ) at its board reviewed all atomic publications and numerous comments to them and decided: acute and dangerous problems for all humanity of the Russian state corporation "Rosatom" should be brought under control in the EUJU MONITORING group. European journalists must also be involved in this investigation.

The editors of the Lens magazine have already sent several requests to well-known scientists and specialists in this field. And in the next issues of the magazine we will publish their answers, without editing. RThe editors instruct Nadezhda Popova, head of the investigation department of the Lens magazine, to summarize and analyze all published materials. And hold a press conference on this topic in the ECJ press center in May 2014 with an invitation to the world media, followed by publication in the English version of the EU-OBJECTIVE magazine. The Secretary of the European Union of Socialists, Markus Seelig, will be appointed responsible for carrying out this event.

Additionally, all materials on the atomic topic will be transferred to the Bundespress Center.

FULL NAME: Kirienko Sergey Vladilenovich
Date of Birth: July 26, 1962, Sukhumi, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Position held: Russian statesman and political figure. First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation since October 5, 2016

Biography

born into the family of Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel (07/09/1938-02/02/1995) and Larisa Vasilyevna Kiriyenko. Father is a graduate of Moscow State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, at various times he headed the departments of the Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) Institute of Water Transport Engineers (scientific communism (1980-1990), political science (1990-1992), humanities and social sciences (1992-1995 )).
Mother is a graduate of the Odessa Economic Institute.
- graduate of the famous Sochi secondary school No. 7.
He graduated from the Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers in 1984 and the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation in 1993.
Member of the CPSU since 1984. From 1984 to 1986 he served in the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces.
He began his career as a foreman at the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. In 1986-1991 - secretary of the Komsomol committee of the plant; First Secretary of the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol. In March 1990, he was elected as a deputy of the Gorky Regional Council of People's Deputies.
In 1991-1997, he worked in the field of entrepreneurship, finance and business: General Director of the joint stock company Concern AMK; Chairman of the Board of the Bank "Garantiya"; President of the oil company NORSI-OIL.
In April 1997, Kiriyenko moved to work in Moscow, where his friend, First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov convinced the hesitant Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to take the young Nizhny Novgorod businessman to a high position in the Ministry of Fuel and Energy. Chernomyrdin initially objected, citing Kiriyenko’s lack of government experience, but then, not wanting to argue over what seemed then an insignificant personnel issue, he gave in to Nemtsov’s pressure.
In 1997-1998, Kiriyenko was First Deputy Minister, Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation.
On March 23, 1998, President Yeltsin appointed Kiriyenko as acting head of the Government after the resignation of the cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin. As it became known years later, on that day Yeltsin was choosing between General Andrei Nikolaev and Kiriyenko. As Yeltsin noted in his memoirs, as prime minister he needed a politician who was young, energetic and firm in reforms. After the first meeting, Yeltsin liked Kiriyenko’s thinking style - “even, tough, absolutely consistent.”

The Kiriyenko government and the 1998 default

From April to August 1998 - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The State Duma twice - on April 10 and 17, 1998 - refused to approve Kiriyenko as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. Only on April 24, after the third vote on his candidacy, Kiriyenko, with 251 votes (with a minimum of 226), was approved by the State Duma as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (after the 3rd refusal, the President had the right to dissolve the Duma). On the same day, Yeltsin signed a Decree of the President of the Russian Federation appointing Kiriyenko as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
By the time Kiriyenko was appointed in Russia, the financial pyramid of state short-term obligations (GKOs), launched under Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, was about to collapse. In a keynote speech before the State Duma, Kiriyenko said that “Russia has been dealt a heavy blow by the Asian financial crisis.” As a result of the crisis, world oil prices fell to the level of $10 per barrel with a further downward trend. The total volume of the annual state budget of Russia at that time was about 20 billion dollars, while the accumulated debt on wages in the Russian Federation was about 70 billion dollars, and the total external debt was about 170 billion dollars. The consequences of the Asian crisis have not yet become obvious to everyone in Russia, Kiriyenko warned, but the new prime minister estimated the inevitable losses of the federal budget at $30 billion. In fact, already in the first days of work, Kiriyenko discovered that the financial situation was much worse than he expected. There were not enough federal budget funds even to fulfill the state’s current obligations to state employees. There were no resources to pay off external debts at all.
When forming the government, the only noticeable change was a sharp reduction in the number of deputy prime ministers and the abolition of the positions of first deputy prime ministers. The portfolios of Deputy Prime Ministers were given to Boris Nemtsov, Oleg Sysuev and. There was also a left-wing politician in Kiriyenko’s cabinet: during the government reshuffle on July 22, 1998, Yuri Maslyukov, a representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, was appointed to the post of Minister of Industry and Trade. By this measure, the BBC believed, the Kiriyenko government did not gain anything in terms of professionalism, but it lost a loyal supporter of the conciliatory line in the State Duma. This step was taken by Kiriyenko for tactical reasons, in order to somehow absorb the inevitable criticism of the activities of his cabinet from the influential Duma faction of communists.
The main macroeconomic idea that was immediately discussed in Kiriyenko’s government was the devaluation of the ruble; its exchange rate at that time was about 6 rubles per dollar, which, in conditions of ultra-cheap oil, led to the rapid depletion of the state’s foreign exchange resources. With rubles that have become cheaper as a result of devaluation, it would be easier to pay off the domestic debt. However, in 1998, a heavy debt burden lay not only on the federal budget, but also on commercial banks. Devaluation would cause significant damage to their interests - with depreciated rubles, banks would not be able to purchase sufficient volumes of dollars to pay off external debts. Capital flight from Russia has accelerated. On July 20, 1998, the International Monetary Fund allocated a stabilization loan to the Russian Federation, the first tranche of which, worth $4.8 billion, arrived at the end of the month. However, its effect turned out to be short-lived. Yeltsin, who himself was never a strong economist and had little idea of ​​what was happening with the budget, was completely at a loss, was subject to various, often mutually exclusive, influences, but directed all his saving expectations to the young prime minister. In this situation, Kiriyenko proposed an anti-crisis program to the State Duma, the essence of which was to sharply reduce government spending. Two options were proposed for the deputies to choose from. Or, by an act of parliament, approve budget sequestration - a proportional reduction in its expenses for all or most items. Or - if the State Duma is not ready to take responsibility - allow the government to cut costs independently and at its own discretion.
The State Duma rejected the anti-crisis program of the Kiriyenko cabinet, without giving it additional prerogatives, and without offering any reasonable alternative. In the summer of 1998, President Yeltsin, irritated by the tough position of the Communist faction in the State Duma, had a spontaneous desire to issue a decree banning the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, but Kiriyenko, who urgently arrived to him, was able to restrain the head of state from a hasty and risky decision. However, the government was unable to save on expenses, as a result, confidence in its creditworthiness decreased, Western investors frantically got rid of Russian securities, and the proceeds were urgently converted into dollars. The ruble exchange rate began to fall rapidly. Against the backdrop of the Russian authorities’ refusal of unpopular austerity measures, the IMF did not want to provide a second tranche of the loan. In early August 1998, due to the depreciation of Russian currency securities and the lack of demand for GKOs, commercial banks faced the threat of bankruptcy, and the private sector was unable to repay dollar loans. On August 14, the Russian foreign exchange market practically stopped. Kiriyenko was faced with a dilemma - either spend his last reserves, print unbacked rubles and thus pay off the holders of state bonds; or - devalue the ruble and suspend, at least partially, debt payments. In these circumstances, Kiriyenko chose to keep commercial banks afloat and save the state treasury from the inevitable ruin that would have been caused by paying off the state bonds.
For the first time in Russian history, Prime Minister Kiriyenko declared a default - a moratorium (temporary refusal) to pay debts. This measure affected both sovereign and private debts. Russian private borrowers were allowed not to pay debts to foreign creditors for 90 days. Kiriyenko himself subsequently admitted that he “made a bad decision, but only in order to avoid the worst.”
On Sunday, August 16, Kiriyenko informed President Yeltsin that the government accepted responsibility for what happened and was ready to resign. Then Yeltsin considered the resignation of Kiriyenko’s cabinet premature and invited him to continue working. The next day, Monday, August 17, 1998, a default was publicly announced in Russia, the ruble exchange rate collapsed almost 3 times, and by October 1 it dropped to 16 rubles per dollar. Panic began among the population, people rushed en masse to take deposits from banks, and then to exchange offices to buy hard currency for all the remaining cash rubles. Banks were unable to return deposits to everyone, and even at once. Exchange offices began to close due to lack of currency. Mass layoffs began at enterprises and organizations because there was no money to pay salaries. As Kiriyenko later admitted, when making the decision to default, he and his government colleagues did not foresee that there would be a psychological blow to the population such crushing force that will spread throughout society like this panic.
On Friday, August 21, 1998, all State Duma factions unanimously adopted a resolution of no confidence in the government and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Kiriyenko. On the morning of Sunday, August 23, Yeltsin summoned Kiriyenko and announced his resignation. The ex-prime minister accepted the decision of the head of state with understanding and proposed appointing the head of the Federation Council, Yegor Stroev, as the new chairman of the government. Kiriyenko believed that the Communists would under no circumstances object to the former Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Stroev, and this would immediately reduce the degree of tension and panic in society. Yeltsin did not accept Kiriyenko’s recommendation and tried to return Chernomyrdin to the post of prime minister, but the State Duma twice rejected his candidacy. Not wanting a new confrontation with parliament and its possible dissolution, for the third time Yeltsin, under pressure from the parliamentary majority, ordered the Minister of Foreign Affairs and political heavyweight Yevgeny Primakov to form a government.
In Primakov's government, Yeltsin offered the recently fired Kiriyenko the position of first deputy prime minister. Thus, Yeltsin tried to combine the experience of Primakov with the dynamism of Kiriyenko, whom the president considered a “talented and skillful” person. However, Kiriyenko refused, citing his lack of faith in the coalition government and the lack of a clear economic program for Primakov’s cabinet.
As a result of his activities at the head of the government, Kiriyenko, together with Boris Nemtsov and Anatoly Chubais, became known as a “young reformer” who tried to implement large-scale liberal economic reforms in Russia. The implementation of reforms was complicated by a sharp decline in oil export prices (currently down to $9 per barrel), which led to instability in the financial markets and an increase in the cost of servicing the Russian government debt.
The result of the default carried out by the Kiriyenko government was the liquidation of the GKO-OFZ pyramid and a reduction in government spending on debt servicing. At the same time, the default entailed a decline in production and household incomes, the loss of jobs by hundreds of thousands of citizens, an acute banking crisis, a surge in inflation, and a strong drop in the ruble exchange rate. The broadcast statement made by President Yeltsin on August 14, 1998, that is, three days before the default, when the head of state, with reference to the government, confidently guaranteed the Russians that there would be no devaluation, that everything had been calculated and was under control, did not have the best effect on Kiriyenko’s reputation. Subsequently, these “guarantees” were interpreted as deliberate misleading of citizens. A positive consequence of the sharp devaluation of the ruble was large-scale import substitution and an increase in the competitiveness of domestic production - which became obvious already under Primakov’s premiership. For a long time, people associated Kiriyenko’s four-month premiership with the crisis and upheaval of 1998, which gave the young reformer the nickname “Kinder Surprise.”

Further career

In 1999 - candidate for mayor of Moscow (11.2% of the vote, the second result after the re-elected Yuri Luzhkov), leader of the list of the Union of Right Forces in the elections to the State Duma. The list received 8 percent and was ranked fourth. On the eve of the elections, Kiriyenko, on behalf of the Union of Right Forces, met with Russian Prime Minister V.V. Putin and handed over to him the bloc’s program prepared before the elections.
In 1999-2000 - deputy of the State Duma. Leader of the Union of Right Forces faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Since May 18, 2000 - Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District.
Since 2001 - Chairman of the State Commission of the Russian Federation for Chemical Disarmament.
On November 14, 2005, he was dismissed from the post of plenipotentiary representative as a result of personnel changes carried out by the president.

Rosatom

On November 15, 2005, he was appointed head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia (Rosatom).
On December 12, 2007, in connection with the reorganization, he was reappointed as General Director of the State Corporation Rosatom, created on the basis of the agency.
Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class (2000)
In 2010, in the ranking of top executives of the Kommersant newspaper, he took fifth place in the Electric Power Industry category.
In 2010, the income of the head of Rosatom amounted to 18 million rubles; in the year he ended his activities at Rosatom (2016), Kiriyenko was already earning about 5 million rubles a month.

Results of activities at Rosatom

In total, Kiriyenko worked at Rosatom for almost 11 years. Starting his activities in 2005, Kiriyenko set himself strategic goals - to build 40 new nuclear power units in Russia over 25 years and increase the share of nuclear power plants in the total electricity production in the country to 25%. In fact, by the time of Kiriyenko’s resignation in 2016, out of the planned 40 new power units, three had been put into operation - with a total capacity of 3.1 GW, including two power units at the Rostov NPP and one at the Kalinin NPP. Two more units with a total capacity of 2 GW are almost ready to be put into commercial operation - the third unit of the Beloyarsk NPP and the first unit of the Novovoronezh NPP-2. The share of nuclear energy in electricity generation in Russia in 2015 was 17% (versus 15% at the beginning of Kiriyenko’s activities in 2005), and the 25% he promised is still very far away. The total installed capacity of Russian nuclear power plants in 2015 is 26 GW. The annual output of nuclear power plants is about 190 billion kWh. This is a significant lag from the parameters set by the government program in 2006, according to which in 2015 it was necessary to reach 33 GW and 224 billion kWh. Russian budget expenditures on the development of nuclear energy in 2009-2014 amounted to 826 billion rubles (plus an initial property contribution to the state corporation of 450 billion). The total volume of planned budget financing for the period until 2020 is another 492 billion rubles.
Kiriyenko’s achievements as head of Rosatom include a significant reduction in the operating cost of electricity generation at nuclear power plants - to 60 kopecks per kWh in 2011. By 2015, this figure, however, increased again - to one ruble per kWh. Under Kiriyenko, the number of corporation personnel was optimized from more than 40,000 to 34,000 employees. By 2015, the number had grown again to 37,000 workers. Over 10 years, Kiriyenko managed to increase the utilization rate of the installed capacity of the nuclear power plant: the average load increased from 73% to 82%, due to which about half of the achieved increase in electricity generation was obtained. It was noted that Kiriyenko managed to partially solve the problem of ridding Russia of import dependence on uranium - mainly through the acquisition of foreign assets.
In general, according to the director of Energy Institute LLC Vladimir Milov, hundreds of billions of budget rubles were spent ineffectively at Rosatom. The “aggressive extension of the operation of very old power units”, practiced under Kiriyenko, was criticized - primarily for safety reasons. Severe problems were aggravated in the area of ​​the industrial base. Poor quality of construction led to the collapse of the reactor containment reinforcement at Leningrad NPP-2 in 2011. It was not easy to establish new production of reactor vessels. The Petrozavodskmash plant in Karelia, where the corporation planned to invest 80 million euros, turned out to be unsuitable for this purpose; two years later, having wasted funds, the project was closed. However, in October 2015, for the first time in many years, the Volgodonsk production association Atommash built and shipped a new VVER-1200 reactor for the Belarusian NPP under construction. The shortage of domestic machine-building base for the construction of reactors is one of the main limiting factors in the modernization of nuclear energy in Russia.
Under Kiriyenko, a significant potential for increasing nuclear capacity in Russia was never created. By 2025, about 12 GW of nuclear power plant capacity will have to be decommissioned. Another minus 5 GW are units built in the 1980s, which must be decommissioned due to the end of their standard service life. New projects, which were launched under Kiriyenko, will theoretically be able to bring only 9 GW of power until 2025. These are the first and second units of the Kola NPP-2, the Leningrad NPP-2, the 2nd unit of the Novovoronezh NPP, the 5th and 6th units of the Kursk NPP, the 4th unit of the Beloyarsk NPP and the 4th unit of the Rostov NPP. Even taking into account these promising facilities, the balance of commissioning and retirement of nuclear capacity is predicted to be negative, and the share of nuclear companies in the energy market will ultimately decrease. A total capacity of about 15 GW can be generated by five new nuclear power plants planned by Kiriyenko - Nizhny Novgorod, Baltic, Tver, Seversk, Smolensk NPP-2; however, their construction has not yet even begun. The plans approved by Kiriyenko for the completion of already started nuclear power plants may not be implemented due to the reduction in the capacity of the federal budget due to unfavorable conditions in the hydrocarbon market. It was decided to save on nuclear energy; in the 2016 federal budget, expenses for the industry were reduced by 48%, and further reductions are planned in the 2017 budget. In this regard, the commissioning dates for new nuclear power plants will inevitably be delayed, which will aggravate the negative balance of capacity input-output for the period until 2025. Thus, in the foreseeable future, a reduction in the share of nuclear power plants in the Russian electricity market is expected.
The plans outlined by Kiriyenko, which were not implemented for a number of objective and subjective reasons, fit into the trend of nuclear energy losing popularity on the planet. Its share in global primary energy production decreased by 2 times in the 21st century: if in 2000 it was 8%, then in 2015 it was only 4%. Unfavorable attitudes towards nuclear energy intensified in 2011, after the accident in Japan at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The energy produced at nuclear power plants has a high cost: not so much in terms of current production costs, but in terms of capital costs. The global trend was that the rate of resource depletion of nuclear power reactors built in the second half of the 20th century was significantly faster than the rate of construction and commissioning of new nuclear power plants. The actual cost of building a nuclear power plant in Russia under Kiriyenko was about $3,800 per kilowatt - this is extremely expensive, 2 times higher than building a nuclear power plant in China, and almost five times more expensive than building gas power plants in Russia. All these circumstances were not properly taken into account by Kiriyenko when justifying federal investments.
During the years of Kiriyenko’s work, with the participation of Russian nuclear scientists, the construction and commissioning of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr (2010-2011) was completed - the first nuclear power plant in Iran and the entire Middle East. In addition, with the participation of Rosatom, three reactors were commissioned in China and two reactors in India. The construction of another 30 power units in different countries of the world continues. The total price of Rosatom's portfolio of international contracts formed under Kiriyenko is more than $100 billion until 2025.
Director of the Institute for the Safe Development of Nuclear Energy, Academician Leonid Bolshov, assessed Kiriyenko’s work at the head of Rosatom as successful if we compare it with the previous period of development of the industry (when Russian nuclear scientists were clear outsiders in the global technology market) and the work of similar foreign enterprises. According to this assessment, the corporation effectively solved problems that were important for Russia. The expert called the main elements of Kiriyenko’s successful strategy a focus on high-tech exports, the rise of nuclear engineering, the development of applied science and strict security. Over the 11 years of the industry’s operation under Kiriyenko in Russia, not a single emergency incident with a rating of two points or higher on the international seven-point INES scale has occurred at nuclear power plants.

Activities in the Administration of President Putin

After Vyacheslav Volodin moved to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the fall of 2016, where he became speaker of the seventh convocation, a vacancy became available for the first deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration. Kiriyenko was appointed to this post on October 5, 2016; the parallel position of another first deputy head of the Presidential Administration has been held for many years by Putin’s former press secretary Alexei Gromov, known for his conservative, retrograde views. When making the appointment, Kiriyenko’s solid government experience and impressive track record were taken into account; it was he who, as Prime Minister in 1998, introduced a new leader to the team of the Russian Federation. Experts noted that Kiriyenko’s previous closeness to liberal circles also played an important role in the appointment (in the 1990s he was a friend and ally of Boris Nemtsov). Political scientist Abbas Gallyamov described Kiriyenko as an official who “clearly does not fit into the ideological mainstream of recent years,” whose appointment indicates that the Kremlin has begun to search for alternative paths. The beginning of Kiriyenko’s activities in his new post was marked by a series of meetings with political strategists and leaders of the expert community. The upcoming next Russian presidential elections in 2018 were discussed. Kiriyenko faced a dilemma: against the backdrop of the aging and loss of prospects of Putin’s historical rivals - Zyuganov and Zhirinovsky, and the minimal ratings of Mironov and Yavlinsky - to guarantee the outcome of the elections with a given result (70%), but at the same time to ensure the appearance of political competition.
Kiriyenko’s sphere of activity in the presidential administration (after sharing powers with Gromov) included the internal political bloc, which includes elections at all levels, interaction with political parties, public organizations, and youth. Kiriyenko is subordinate to the internal management and public projects management; he oversees online publications and social networks. According to Bloomberg experts, Kiriyenko will head Putin’s campaign headquarters in the 2018 presidential elections.
In November 2016, Kiriyenko joined in the discussion of the growing problem in Russia of the attack of censorship and moralizing on freedom of creativity, gathering together with the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky the artistic directors of the largest theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This theme was sympathetically reflected in President Putin’s message to the Federal Assembly on December 1, 2016, prepared with the participation of Kiriyenko, and in the speech the next day by the head of state at a meeting with cultural figures in St. Petersburg.
Since December 27, 2016 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.
In February 2017, the press became aware of the practice of Kiriyenko speaking at unannounced briefings in the Kremlin in front of a pool of trusted media and on condition of anonymity. The pool of trusted media includes 10 publications, namely the Dozhd TV channel, the newspapers Vedomosti, Kommersant, Rosbusinessconsulting, MK, Izvestia, Komsomolskaya Pravda, the online newspaper Gazeta.ru, news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS . In messages from closed briefings, Kiriyenko is referred to as a “source in the Kremlin,” “a source close to the Russian Presidential Administration,” “a high-ranking federal official,” and the like. The technology for disseminating information from Kiriyenko’s closed briefings involves prohibitions on reporting about the briefing, the exact source of information, requirements for journalists to make notes “more varied” and publish them in measured portions, so as not to arouse suspicion in society. According to this scheme, which was accepted for execution by all the mentioned publications, Kiriyenko’s information was disseminated about the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church without the consent of Putin, the situation with the resignations of governors, and a possible scheme for the election campaign for the presidential elections in Russia in 2018.

Personal life

Married in his first marriage, he tied family ties in his third year. Wife - Maria Vladislavovna Kiriyenko (before marriage - Aistova). Children - Vladimir (born 1983), Lyubov (born 1992), Nadezhda (born 2002).
Vladimir Kiriyenko in 2008-2011 served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nizhegorodpromstroybank, from 2011 to 2016 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nizhny Novgorod Capital LLC. At the end of September 2016, he was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President of Rostelecom, where he will be responsible for corporate marketing, coordination of commercial activities of the operator’s macro-branches and new areas of business development. He is a co-founder of Titanium Investments, a company engaged in investing in venture projects, with an initial capital of $47.8 million, owns a power plant in the Vladimir region and projects in Moscow and the Moscow region (with shares from 5% to 20%).
- holder of the fourth dan in Aikido. He is engaged in shooting, sport hunting and fishing. Diver.

Style

Describing Kiriyenko’s professional and human style of behavior, various experts note his constant correctness, politeness and courtesy - both in relations with supporters and political opponents; both in conflict situations and with officials of different ranks. Despite the fact that since the 1990s, Kiriyenko has long been well acquainted with Vladimir Putin, for a certain period of time in 1998 he was higher than him in the state hierarchy and in an informal setting still communicates with him on a first-name basis, jealous moments never arose between Putin and Kiriyenko, notes the head of the Petersburgskaya Foundation, Mikhail Vinogradov. This is largely due to the fact that already since 1999, when Putin headed the Russian government, Kiriyenko immediately positioned himself as a subordinate, disciplined civil servant. Since 2005, as a leader at Rosatom, Kiriyenko has primarily promoted the company, not himself. Kiriyenko and Putin are also similar in their interest in eastern martial arts. All these circumstances are associated with the successful continuation of Kiriyenko’s career after his resignation from the post of head of Rosatom in 2016, when he was actually tasked with organizing the 2018 presidential campaign as the first deputy head of the Kremlin administration. A characteristic feature of Kiriyenko’s personnel style when receiving a new post is the involvement of colleagues with whom he worked in previous places.

Activities in the field of culture and sports

In 2005, he was elected Chairman of the National Aikido Council of Russia (President of the Aikido Federation “Aikikai of Russia”). Since its founding in 2005, he has been co-chairman of the Russian Union of Martial Arts (together with Yu. P. Trutnev).
In 1998, he took part in the award ceremony for the online literature competition “Teneta”; in 1999, he was among the organizers of the “Unofficial Moscow” arts festival.
Since 2012, he has been the executive director of the Coordination Committee for the promotion of social, educational, cultural and other initiatives under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (November 24, 2010) - for his great contribution to the development of the nuclear industry and many years of effective public service
• Order of Honor (December 12, 2005) - for services to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of conscientious work
• award weapon - registered smoothbore carbine "Saiga-12"
• Medal of Anatoly Koni
• Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation (June 8, 2016) - for his great contribution to the preservation of the architectural ensemble of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, preparation and holding of festive events dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh
• Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st degree (ROC, 2014) - in consideration of assistance to the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra and in connection with the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 1st degree (ROC, 2003)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st degree (ROC, 2012)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, II degree (ROC, 2006)
• Order of Honor (Armenia, 2012).

"Connections / Partners"

Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich- Russian statesman and political figure, President of the Russian Federation (2000-2008 and since May 7, 2012). Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1999-2000; 2008-2012), Secretary of the Security Council (1999), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999).
Vaino Anton Eduardovich- Russian statesman. Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation since August 12, 2016. Permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since August 12, 2016. Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class (2008).
Novikov Nikolay Alekseevich- Russian statesman. Chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan since February 2, 2013, former chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Samara Region. (The main candidate for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court)
Irina Khakamada- President of the Our Choice Foundation, Russian politician and statesman, candidate of economic sciences, writer, radio host, TV presenter
Boris Nemtsov- Russian political and statesman, deputy of the Yaroslavl Regional Duma of the sixth convocation, one of the founders and leaders of the Solidarity Movement, co-chairman of the political party RPR-PARNAS, member of the Coordination Council of the Russian Opposition, physicist, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, author more than 60 scientific papers. Shot dead on the night of February 27-28, 2015 by unknown assailants in Moscow.

"Companies"

Rosatom, RUSNANO

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The Kremlin has instructed to avoid rallies and trials after the elections

at a seminar for vice-governors and heads of election commissions, he stated that presidential elections should be held absolutely legitimately: without reasons for rallies and appeals to the courts. There will be three campaign waves during the campaign
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Kiriyenko allowed the cancellation of election results at polling stations due to violations

The results of regional elections at certain polling stations will be canceled if there are doubts about the integrity of the vote, he said at a closed meeting with politicians and social activists, sources told RBC
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Red Cross instead of a Surgeon: who received presidential grants

The Coordination Committee, led by the first deputy head of the presidential administration, distributed presidential grants. The largest of them received the Golden Mask, the Red Cross and charitable organizations
More details on RBC: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that determines the procedure for introducing and approving candidates for the position of heads of regions. The document was published on the official legal information portal.
Read more on RBC: Head of Rossotrudnichestvo and ally of the first deputy head of the presidential administration Lyubov Glebova will leave her post and become a member of the Federation Council from Udmurtia, sources told RBC and Glebova confirmed
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The Kremlin decided not to change electoral laws for the presidential elections

There will be no changes to the electoral legislation before the presidential elections, the CEC promised at a meeting of the CEC working group. The exception will be tougher penalties for falsifying election results.
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A longtime associate of Sergei Kiriyenko is recommended for the post of chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court

The Higher Qualification Board of Judges, without any further questions, recommended the Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan, Nikolai Novikov, for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court. He was the only candidate for this position.

Novikov did not have any relatives who would give reason to suspect a conflict of interest (his wife is a housewife, his parents are pensioners, his children are studying, and his sister works in Bashkiria). He only had to clarify that the source of unexpectedly large income in 2013 was the sale of his wife’s car.
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Moscow arbitration may be headed by an associate of Sergei Kiriyenko

The High Qualification Board of Judges (HQJC) reported that next week it plans to consider the resignation of the Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court Sergei Chucha. His powers expire in April, and he will not seek a second term: the only candidate for this position, as follows from the published agenda of the upcoming meeting, is the Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan Nikolai Novikov.
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Former head of Samara arbitration Nikolai Novikov intends to head the Moscow Arbitration Court

Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan, ex-head of Samara Arbitration Nikolai Novikov has put forward his candidacy for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court, they report.

The powers of the current head of Moscow arbitration, Sergei Chucha, expire in April, and he will not seek a second term. The High Qualifications Board of Judges (HQJC) said it plans to consider his resignation next week.
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Putin appointed Kiriyenko first deputy head of the presidential administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed the head of Rosatom as the first deputy head of the presidential administration. The decree of the head of state is stated in a statement from the Kremlin press service.
The Kremlin clarified that by another decree, Putin dismissed the first deputy head of the administration, Vyacheslav Volodin.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that a new deputy head of the Kremlin administration, who will take Volodin’s place, will be appointed in the very near future.
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Sergei Kiriyenko for the first time personally commented on the possible transition from Rosatom to the Kremlin

The head of Rosatom, who, according to some sources, is the main contender for the position that Vyacheslav Volodin is now leaving, commented for the first time on the possible appointment to the post of first deputy head of the presidential administration, RBC reports.

“You know: I don’t comment on rumors,” Kiriyenko said.

As RBC reports, citing sources close to the Kremlin, Kiriyenko became the main candidate for the post on Saturday, September 24. However, neither the head of Rosatom himself nor his press secretary commented on these rumors.

Let us recall that on Friday, September 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the candidacy of Vyacheslav Volodin for the post of Speaker of the State Duma of the seventh convocation. In addition to Kiriyenko, the head of public projects of the Kremlin Pavel Zenkovich, the governor of the Moscow region, the general director of VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeev and the secretary of the Public Chamber Alexander Brechalov are being considered as Volodin’s successor, RBC reports.
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The head of Rosatom, former Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, according to some reports, will become the first deputy head of the presidential administration

He will replace Vyacheslav Volodin in this position, who is leaving for the State Duma.

Rosatom plans to sign agreements for the construction of power units in Iran by the end of the year
RBC 06/23/2014, Moscow 14:02:07 Rosatom until the end of 2014. expects to sign an additional agreement and a contract for the construction of two nuclear power units in Iran. The head of the state corporation stated this to Interfax.
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Rosatom signed the final contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh for $300 million

RBC 06/09/2014, Moscow 19:09:47 Russia and Bangladesh at the end of last week signed the final construction contract for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh worth $300 million. The head of Rosatom told reporters about this, PRIME reports.
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Rosatom is ready to participate in a new tender for the completion of a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic

RBC 06/09/2014, Moscow 12:26:17 Rosatom is ready to take part in a new tender for the completion of the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic. The representative of the Russian state corporation for Central and Eastern Europe, Alexander Merten, reported this to ITAR-TASS at the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2014.
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The Baltic Shipyard and Rosatom agreed to build two icebreakers for 88.4 billion rubles.

05/29/2014, Moscow 16:46:23 Baltic Shipyard LLC and the state corporation Rosatom today entered into an agreement for the construction of two serial nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220. The cost of the contract amounted to 84.4 billion rubles, the press service of the Baltic Shipyard reports .
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Russian Railways and Rosatom will jointly develop magnetic levitation transport

05/22/2014, Moscow 17:07:42 As part of the events of the XVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Railways JSC and the state corporation Rosatom entered into an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation.
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Baysarov and Kiriyenko will receive money from the National Welfare Fund

Businessman Ruslan Baysarov, Rosatom and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) may receive funds from the National Welfare Fund (NWF) for their infrastructure projects in the second half of the year.
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The US Department of Energy suspended cooperation with Rosatom

The US Department of Energy warned the state corporation Rosatom about the suspension of a number of cooperation projects in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy. We are talking, in particular, about holding technical meetings, including on scientific topics, reports the Rosatom Communications Department. “Nuclear energy is a very subtle and serious matter. This requires a responsible and professional approach on the part of all participants in international cooperation. Politicization is inappropriate here. It is worth noting that any attempts to introduce any unilateral restrictions in this area will primarily hit the initiators of such steps,” Rosatom said in a statement.
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What motivates Ros(otk)atom

The reason for the appeal was the seizure of the company by the former general director of Russian Drilling Company Alexey Bukanov and his accomplices - Vitaly Ten, Vladimir Zimin, Vitaly Pataretsky, Andrey Shvalev and Khasan Giyaskhodzhaev. Conflict in a drilling company created in 2005 with funds from a foreign investor and for three years, from 2011 to 2013. considered the largest in Russia, began precisely from the moment when Bukanov lost his post as general director. When leaving RBC, they took with them seals and corporate documentation, and in October 2013 they stole equipment and machinery worth $4 million from the company’s warehouses (according to the criminal case opened on this fact, “removal” should be interpreted as “theft”). At the same time, Ten and Bukanov, using the forces of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the ZAO Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow, when the police planted a notary’s seal, organized a scandalous search at RBC. The video about the search became a hit on Youtube.com and gained 500 thousand views (copy of the video):
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S. Kiriyenko: In 2014. It is planned to launch new power units at three nuclear power plants.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:31:47 In 2014 In Russia, it is planned to launch three new power units at nuclear power plants - at the Beloyarsk, Rostov and Novovoronezh nuclear power plants. The head of Rosatom announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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S. Kiriyenko: The volume of Rosatom’s foreign contracts is 20 blocks.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:45:49 The volume of Rosatom's foreign contracts is 20 blocks, another 40 are in the works. The head of the state corporation announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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Rosatom: Uranium mining in 2013. amounted to 8.4 thousand tons.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:52:40 Uranium mining by Rosatom in 2013. amounted to 8.4 thousand tons. The head of the state corporation announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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Rosatom estimates the construction of eight nuclear power plants in South Africa at $40-50 billion

The head of the state corporation Rosatom estimated the project for the construction of eight nuclear power units in South Africa from $40 to $50 billion.
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S. Kiriyenko: Rosatom will prepare a “road map” for work in the UK.

06/20/2013, St. Petersburg 18:07:13 Rosatom will prepare a “road map” for work in the UK within several months. The head of Rosatom told reporters about this in St. Petersburg, answering a question from RBC.
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The head of Rosatom denied problems at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

RBC 06/20/2013, St. Petersburg 15:45:29 The head of Rosatom denied information about problems at the Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr. “There are no problems,” he answered a question from journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Head of Rosatom: Bushehr NPP will be put into operation in the near future.

RBC 05/22/2013, Moscow 17:50:28 Bushehr NPP is operating and will be put into operation in the near future. The head of the state corporation Rosatom told reporters about this.
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Rosatom: Revenue of the state corporation by 2030. will show “multiple growth”.

05/22/2013, Moscow 18:15:34 Rosatom expects that the state corporation's revenue by 2030 will be will show “multiple growth”. The head of the state corporation Rosatom told reporters about this, answering a question about the previously announced strategic goal of receiving revenue by 2030. in the amount of $75 billion
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S. Kiriyenko: Rosatom cannot finance the construction of icebreakers.

05/22/2013, Moscow 18:11:54 Rosatom cannot finance the construction of icebreakers and is waiting for a government decision. The head of the state corporation told reporters about this today, answering a corresponding question.
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Major theft was revealed in the construction of equipment for nuclear power units.

RBC 04/23/2013, Moscow 11:33:23 A criminal case has been opened in the ZATO of the Moscow region for the theft of 14.7 million rubles. budget funds allocated by JSC OKB Gidropress for the design of reactor equipment for nuclear power units.
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Rosatom expects tax breaks from Turkey, given the volume of investments

Rosatom is counting on tax preferences in Turkey, where it will invest $20 billion, the head of the state corporation said, answering a question about the progress of the Akkuyu NPP project.
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In the Ulyanovsk region. ex-deputy head of a department at RIAR was convicted of fraud.

03/19/2013, Ulyanovsk 07:40:26 In the Ulyanovsk region, the former deputy head of the logistics department of the State Scientific Center - Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) was convicted of fraud in the amount of more than 2.4 million rubles. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office.
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S. Kiriyenko: Russia is ready to provide assistance to South Africa in the development of the nuclear industry.

02/28/2013, Moscow 19:50:19 Russia is ready to provide assistance to South Africa in the development of the nuclear industry, the head of Rosatom told reporters in the Kremlin. He explained that the South African nuclear industry development strategy involves the construction of 9.6 GW of capacity, i.e. about 8 power units of 1.2 GW each.
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The second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India may be launched next year.

RBC 12/24/2012, Delhi 11:30:33 The launch of the second unit of the Kudankulam NPP may take place next year. The head of the Rosatom corporation told reporters in Delhi about this.
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Rosatom is ready to add 35-40 billion rubles for new nuclear energy technologies.

RBC 11/20/2012, Voronezh 16:31:38 The Rosatom State Corporation is ready to add 35-40 billion rubles to the federal target program (FTP) “New Generation Nuclear Energy Technologies”. extrabudgetary funds. The head of the corporation announced this today at a meeting of the presidium of the Presidential Council for Innovative Development of the Russian Federation.
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The portfolio of foreign orders in the Russian nuclear industry excluding uranium is $69.3 billion.

RBC 11/20/2012, Moscow 09:45:00 Portfolio of foreign orders in the Russian nuclear industry until 2022. excluding the HEU-LEU contract (highly enriched uranium - low-enriched uranium) amounts to $69.3 billion. This is stated in the materials prepared for the trip of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to the Novovoronezh NPP.
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Grandmother's chest with plutonium

At the beginning of the week, public hearings were held in Zarechny, Sverdlovsk region, near the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant. They were dedicated to the fourth BN-800 reactor under construction, which will operate on plutonium fuel. The idea of ​​using such fuel in breeder reactors has existed for about 40 years, but it has never been implemented on an industrial scale in any country in the world - due to the unavailability of the technology, the danger of plutonium and the extreme high cost.
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In the Ulyanovsk region. Fraudsters who stole more than 15 million rubles were convicted. at the Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors.

11/15/2012, Moscow 13:52:52 In the Ulyanovsk region, members of a criminal group were convicted of stealing more than 15 million rubles allocated to the Atomic Reactor Research Institute to support the activities of a radioactive waste disposal site. This was reported in the media relations department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
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The ex-deputy head of Rosatom will leave the pre-trial detention center in the coming hours

Former deputy head of Rosatom Evgeny Evstratov, whom the Moscow City Court on Monday ordered to be released on bail in the amount of 5 million rubles, will be released from the pre-trial detention center in the coming hours, an official representative of...
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Nuclear icebreakers will help deliver gas via the Northern Sea Route

The Chairman of the Board of NOVATEK OJSC and the General Director of the state corporation Rosatom signed a general agreement on cooperation between the two companies.
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S. Kiriyenko: In Russia by July 2012. Work to improve the safety of existing nuclear power plants will be completed.

06/21/2012, St. Petersburg 10:24:45 In Russia by July 2012 Work to improve the safety of existing nuclear power plants will be completed. This was announced during the round table “Nuclear energy: a year after Fukushima” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by the head of the state corporation Rosatom.
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The machinations of the head of the mafia called ROSATOM

While sorting through the papers that belonged to my father, my mother discovered a notice in his name.
While still alive, he did not show it so as not to upset her.
For two days after reading this notice, she could not sleep.
Today she brought it to me and showed it to me.
» Notification of the transition to a new salary.
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Deputies sent Putin dirt on the head of Rosatom. This will not interfere with Sechin’s successor in the new government

“We know that Vladimir Vladimirovich rarely betrays his own”

On the eve of the announcement of the new government, in which the head of Rosatom may become the curator of the fuel and energy complex, communist deputies reminded Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about the corruption scandal associated with him.
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Ex-leaders of the Rosatom enterprise were accused of corruption in the supply of containers for radioactive waste

The investigation has completed cases of abuse of power by former leaders of the only special organization in Russia involved in the management of radioactive waste throughout the country - FSUE RosRAO, a representative of the investigative department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Friday.
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Sergei Kiriyenko’s PR people pay “Arguments of the Week” 200 thousand rubles. per lane

Statement on the conspiracy of Rosatom Corporation with a number of leading Russian media

A few weeks ago, the investigation department in the weekly Argumenty Nedeli was closed. The department was closed by order of the editor-in-chief of “AN” A. Uglanov. I believe that two “state” people had a hand in closing the investigation department: the head of Rosatom S. Kiriyenko and the head of the Accounts Chamber staff S. Shakhrai.
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Sergei Kiriyenko has over-promoted himself

Deputies are concerned about Rosatom's excessive spending on positive media

When a particular topic is kept silent, as they say, “until the last moment,” the very first materials on it that break through the veil of silence produce an amazing effect. This is what happened with the topic at the Rosatom state corporation, which was touched upon in a recent sensational publication. After the publication of certain (most harmless!) excerpts from an analytical note circulating on the Internet, the problem, according to rumors, became interested in the problem at the highest government level.