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Urals Elektromechanical Plant (UEMZ)

Last Modified: March 22, 2013
Other Name: (ФГУП) Уральский Электромеханический Завод, УЕМЗ
Location: Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Subordinate To: Rosatom, Division of Nuclear Munitions Production
Size: 3,000 employees
Facility Status: Operational

Established in 1949, the Urals Elektromechanical Plant produced non-nuclear components for the Soviet nuclear arsenal.[1] In the wake of Rosatom's consolidation of nuclear weapons activities the UEMZ, along with PO Sever, are the two remaining sites active in Russia's production of non-nuclear components for nuclear munitions.[2] The plant also produces a variety of civilian goods, including those applied in nuclear power, energy, and transportation.[3]

Sources:
[1] "Миссия" [Mission], UEMZ website, undated, www.uemz.ru (accessed 9 October 2012).
[2] See the original list at Oleg Bukharin, "Downsizing Russia's Nuclear Warhead Production Infrastructure," The Nonproliferation Review, Spring 2001, p. 117.
[3] "Миссия" [Mission], UEMZ website, undated, www.uemz.ru (accessed 9 October 2012)

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