Established in 1962, the A.P. Aleksandrov Scientific Research Technological Institute's (NITI) mission was to develop and support naval nuclear propulsion systems. NITI, originally a subsidiary of the Kurchatov Institute, has worked independently since 1979. The Northwestern research and development center of nuclear energy was created at NITI in 1992. [1] Today, NITI is involved in designing, testing, and supporting nuclear power and naval propulsion reactors as well as their systems and parts. The Institute has two naval reactor prototypes and training facilities, the KV-1 and KV-2, both fueled with highly-enriched uranium (HEU).[2] For an overview of Russia's HEU policy and the full list of Russia's facilities using HEU, see the Russia Civilian HEU profile.

NITI also develops and produces simulators and modeling systems for training reactor operators, automatic control systems for industrial applications, automatic radiation monitoring systems, and spent fuel-handling technology. [3]

Sources:
[1] “История” [History], NITI website, undated, www.niti.ru (accessed 10 October 2012).
[2] "Research reactors: Russia," International Panel on Fissile Materials, undated, fissilematerials.org (accessed 10 October 2012).
[3] “Направления деятельности” [Directions of activity],  NITI website, undated, www.niti.ru (accessed 10 October 2012).