Russia
Facilities Last updated: March, 2013
Nuclear
-
The below entries provide analytical descriptions of selected nuclear facilities in Russia. Since definitive information on Russia's nuclear facilities is often classified, the descriptions and locations of these facilities are sometimes speculative, based on the most credible available open source material. Entries are regularly updated as further information becomes available.
Facilities Descriptions
Administration
Enrichment
Fuel Fabrication
Mining and Milling
Reprocessing
Research and Development
- A.A. Bochvar All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Inorganic Materials (VNIINM)
- A.I. Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP)
- A.P. Aleksandrov Scientific Research Technological Institute (NITI)
- Afrikantov Experimental Machine Building Design Bureau (OKBM)
- All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR or RIAR)
- B.P. Konstantinov St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (IPPN or PNPI)
- I.I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE)
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
- Karpov Scientific Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry (NIFKhl): Obninsk Branch
- Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MIFI or MEPhI)
- N.A. Dollezhal Scientific Research and Design Institute of Energy Technologies (NIKIET)
- National Research Center Kurchatov Institute
- Red Star
- Scientific Research Institute for Instruments (NIIP) (Lytkarino)
- Tomsk Polytechnic University (Scientific Research Institute of Nuclear Physics (NIIYaF))
- Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Thermonuclear Research (TRINITI)
Waste Management
Weapons
- All-Russian Scientific Institute of Measuring Systems (NIIIS)
- All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Physics (VNIIEF)
- All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Technical Physics (VNIITF)
- All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA)
- Bazalt
- Design Bureau of Automotive Transport Equipment (KB ATO)
- Elektrokhimpribor Combine
- Institute of Strategic Stability (ISS)
- Instrumentation Factory (PSZ)
- Sever Production Association (PO Sever)
- Start Production Association (PO Start)
- Urals Elektromechanical Plant (UEMZ)
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
Get the Facts on Russia
- Maintains a nuclear arsenal of approximately 12,000 warheads
- Pursued a covert biological weapons program during the Soviet era while a state party to the BTWC
- Scheduled to complete destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile by December 2015
Related NTI Projects
New Opportunities for Russia's Closed Cities
NTI supported model projects in Russia’s closed nuclear cities to help prevent the spread of nuclear knowledge by creating non-defense-related jobs for those with knowledge of sophisticated weapons design and materials handling practices.
Russia News on GSN
-
Israel Vows to Try to Keep Syria From Acquiring Russian Air-Defense Batteries
May 13, 2013
-
Russia Failed to Give U.S. Key Info on Alleged Boston Attacker: Sources
May 13, 2013
-
Russia Denies Intention for New Air-Defense Sales to Syria
May 10, 2013
-
Russia Poised to Export S-300 Batteries to Syria, Israel Says
May 9, 2013
-
Canada Withdraws From Scientist Redirection Efforts
May 8, 2013
