Federal Atomic Energy Agency
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The Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAEA) (Russian: ), often abbreviated as RosAtom (РосАтом) or MinAtom (МинАтом), is the federal agency of Russia, the regulatory body of the Russian nuclear complex. It is comparable in function to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It is headquartered in Moscow.
The Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation (Russian: ) was established on January 29, 1992 as a successor of the Ministry of Nuclear Engineering and Industry of the USSR. It was reorganized as the Federal Agency on Atomic Energy on March 9, 2004.
It was directed by Yevgeny Adamov until he was ousted by President Vladimir Putin in 2001. He was replaced by Alexander Rumyantsev (2001–2005). Now the Agency is directed by Sergei Kiriyenko.
See also
External links
- [Official website of the Federal Agency for Atomic Energy] ()
- [Old official website of Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation] ()
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