LOCATION: Mystishchi-7, Moscow Oblast
Address: 2 Khlebozavodskaya ul., Mytishchi-7, Moscow Oblast, 141007
Telephone: (095) 583-2302, 583-9354
SUBORDINATION:
Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom), Nuclear Munitions Development and Testing Department (formerly Minatom's Fifth Main Directorate of Nuclear Warhead Design and Testing) [1,2]
[1] Thomas Cochran, Robert S. Norris, Oleg Bukharin, Making the Bomb: From Stalin to Yeltsin (Boulder: Westview Press, 1995), p. 65.
[2] Nuclear Business Directory (Moscow: IBR Corporation, 2000), p. 63.
DIRECTOR: Ernst P. Kornilovich
[Nuclear Business Directory (Moscow: IBR Corporation, 2000), p. 63.]
ACTIVITIES:
The Design Bureau of Automotive Transport Equipment (also referred to as the Design Bureau of Vehicular Equipment, Design Bureau of Road Equipment, Technical Bureau for Automotive Transportation Equipment, Construction Bureau for Motor Vehicle Transport Equipment, DB MTE, DB VE, KB ATO, or KBATO) was founded in 1955. The Bureau is involved in research and development of nuclear warhead transportation and handling equipment and designs special vehicles, railcars, and containers for transporting nuclear weapons and materials.[1,2,4] KB ATO participates in an MPC&A project led by the US DOE and Eleron to enhance the overall security of transportation of special nuclear material in Russia. Under this project, the Bureau manufactures and modifies equipment for truck and railroad transportation.[2,3] Minatom organized a center at KB ATO for training emergency-response personnel to respond to emergencies that could arise during nuclear weapons dismantlement under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.[1]
Sources:
[1] Nuclear Business Directory (Moscow: IBR Corporation, 2000), p. 63.
[2] Ernst Kornilovich and Byron H. Gardner, "Upgrades for Truck Transportation of SNM in the Russian Federation," Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, July 1998.
[3] Nikolai N. Shemigon, et al., "Security Improvements for Rail Movements of SNM," Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, July 1998.
[4] Oleg Bukharin, "Downsizing Russia's Nuclear Warhead Production Infrastructure,"  Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring 2000, p. 117. {Updated 5/21/2001 ES}

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