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Publish date: March 28, 2001
Written by: Thomas Nilsen
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Putin Appoints New Minister for Atomic Energy
Adamov was not the only change in the Russian Government. Putin did also appointed a new Minister of Defence, Sergey Ivanov.
Boris Nemtsov, the leader of the SPS (Union of Rightist Forces) faction in the State Duma said on Wednesday that the most sign of all appointments made in the Russian government on Wednesday is the change in the upper echelon of the Nuclear Energy Ministry. Nemtsov reminded that information about corruption in the ministry has been spread in the State Duma during discussion of nuclear waste imports. This was the main reason for Yevgeny Adamovs dismissal from the post of the Nuclear Energy Minister, Nemtsov said in an interview with Radio Echo.
Nemtsov predicted serious changes in Russias nuclear policy in particular, he said that the draft law on nuclear waste imports would be frozen and Russias attitude towards Iran would be changed, writes Gazeta.ru.
Details about new minister
Born in 1945
Moscow Institute of Engineering Physics, 1969
since 1969 – at the RRC Kurchatov Institute- engineer, 1973 – junior researcher, 1982 – senior researcher, 1989 – head of Solid State Physics Division, 1993 –
Centres Director of Research Development, 1994 – Director of the Centre
Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences (Physics), 1997
Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences (Physics), 2000
Professor.
Scientific activity
Experimental physics. Main interests are studies of structural and dynamics of solids crystal lattice by neutron scattering methods. USSR State Prize Winner (1986).
Head of Solid State Physics Division of the Superconductivity and Solid State Physics Institute.
Carries on active cooperation with Russian and foreign colleagues in the field of thermal neutron scattering.
Student teaching.
Scientific and public activity
Member of Centres Scientific Council
Member of specialized councils for conferment scientific degrees at the RRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Joint Nuclear Research Institute (Dubna), Moscow Institute of Engineering Physics
Member of Social Science Council of the Education and Science Committee of RF State Duma
Member of RF Nuclear Society Board
Member of Editorial Boards of journals “Poverkhnost”(Surface) and Neutron News
Member of a number of commissions and councils on studies of condensed media by nuclear physics methods.
Publications
Author of more than 70 scientific papers and articles.
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