Obninsk
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Obninsk (Russian: ) is a city in Kaluga Oblast of Russia, located 100 km south-west of Moscow. Geographically it lies at . Population: 105,706 (2002 Census). It is one of the major Russian science cities. The first nuclear reactor in the world for the large scale production of electricity opened here on June 27, 1954, and also doubled as a training base for the crew of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, the Leninsky Komsomol, or K-3. Now the city is home to twelve scientific research institutes, their main activities are nuclear power engineering, radiation technology, medical radiology, meteorology. The city is easily accessible by train from Kievsky train station in Moscow.
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