INSTITUTE NEWS

On March 29, 2014, Angelina K. Gus’kova was 90 years. On March 31, the celebration meeting was held at the Academic Council of the Burnazyan Federal Medical Biological Center. Among the guests, who came to congratulate Angelina Konstantinovna, was the delegation of Nuclear Safety Institute Directorate. By the anniversary day a collected book was issued based on Gus’kova’s meetings with young scientists of IBRAE RAN.

Eminent expert in the field of shipboard nuclear energy safety problems, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ashot Sarkisov was awarded the International Energy Prize "Global Energy" for 2014, and he shared the award with Swedish scientist Lars Larsson.

Names of the winners were named on Thursday at the Moscow press conference. Sarkisov and Larsson were honored for their outstanding contribution to the development of nuclear energy, its safety enhancement and solving the radiation- environmental challenges of the Arctic zone.

The Federal Project Funding Center (FPFC) and the Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN) will be engaged in joint implementation of investment projects, including the mechanism of public-private partnership (PPP).

Collaboration envisages the preparation and implementation of projects in the field of industrial and energetic safety, which are aimed at the use of research results obtained by the participants of the Technology Platform "Integrated Safety of Industry and Power Engineering " (TP ISIPE). The collaboration agreement was signed by Alexander Bazhenov, Director General of FPFC, and Vladimir Ponomarev, IBRAE Deputy Director on Strategic Development and Innovation, Chairman of the Board of TP ISIPE.

On February 20, 2014, by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the title "Laureate of the prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology" was awarded to the following employees of IBRAE RAN:

Leonid A. Bolshov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director,

Ashot A. Sarkisov, Academician, Professor, Counselor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the work,

Sergey V. Antipov, Dr. of Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of IBRAE RAN,

Michael N. Kobrinskiy, Ph.D., Head of Laboratory, 
for the development of scientific and technical basis and information and analytical support of elimination of nuclear legacy in the Northwest Russia;

Rafael V. Arutyunyan, Dr. of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of IBRAE RAN for development and implementation of the methods and technologies to ensure radiation safety of the population and territory of the Russian Federation.

Staff of the Institute congratulates heartily our winners and wishes them a great success in their researches!

Full text of the Order of the Government

18 февраля 2014 года в Москве начал свою работу Международный форум по ядерному страхованию. Цель форума – организовать независимую площадку для широкого обсуждения различных аспектов современной модели ядерного страхования с участием российских и зарубежных специалистов по ядерному праву, страхованию и безопасности ядерных технологий. Российское атомное сообщество Atomic-energy.ru выступает генеральным информационным спонсором форума.

В мероприятии приняли участие свыше 100 представителей атомной отрасли, страховых компаний и перестраховочных обществ России и зарубежных стран. Открыл форум и председательствовал на его вступительном заседании директор Институт проблем безопасного развития атомной энергетики (ИБРАЭ РАН) Леонид Большов. 

Коллектив  Института проблем безопасного развития атомной энергетики РАН сердечно поздравляет академика Саркисова Ашота Аракеловича с 90-летием.

От всей души желаем здоровья, благополучия, творческих сил, неизменного оптимизма и неиссякаемой энергии.

Директор Л.А. Большов

On the eve of January holidays, on December 26, 2013, the New Year’s game of the Intellectual Tournament of IBRAE RAN was held. For the first time in the history of such events, the Institute’s teams of seniors (“The Lace”) and youth (“Good Luck With MegaEvil Becquerel”) met in the ring. 

Dear Leonid Alexsandrovich,

A Happy New Year to you and your staff and my wishes of further success.

I do appreciate the way you have mastered, in a relatively short period of time, the hard path of educating active and creative team that now successfully enters the new and challenging field of knowledge.

My deep respect is inspired by your continuing efforts in new personnel development and education, in which process I am pleased to be involved.

I rejoice that your Institution in this regard is todays recognized authority, which activities are in demand and allow applying to while preparing responsible government documents on the radiation situation in the country and its future tasks.

I esteem yours and your staff kindness to me and demand for me, being always ready to share my knowledge.

My interview about the doctor’s fate in the field of radiobiology and radiation medicine at all its development stages, now edited and prepared for publication, I consider to be the dearest New Year gift from your team.  

I hope for further cooperation, genuine friendship and commitment to mutual support for our endeavors in the field of knowledge we jointly pursue nowadays.

Sincerely, 

A.K. Guskova

On December 3-5, 2013, in Moscow in the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciencesthe International Conference "Small-sized Nuclear Power Plants (SNPP) – the Current Direction of the Nuclear Power Development" was held.

The Conference organizers were the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Nuclear Safety Institute – IBRAE RAN. The Conference was held under support and involvement of the International atomic energy agency – IAEA, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom", the National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", and CJSC "Rusatom Overseas".

The IBRAE 25th Anniversary Conference was held on November 6, 2013 at the Presidential Hall of the new building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The conference was attended by outstanding Russian scientists and experts in nuclear, radiation and environmental safety, academicians, representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies, the leading research and industrial organizations of the nuclear industry.