Putin Meets with Rosatom Employees, Celebrating 80th Anniversary

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled August 21 to Sarov, about 375 km east of Moscow in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, to meet with employees of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center—National Research Institute of Experimental Physics for the 80th anniversary of Russia’s nuclear program. “On August 20, 1945—80 years ago—a special committee was established in our country to oversee work in the field of atomic energy,” he said at the outset of his remarks. “Effectively, this date marked the birth of our national nuclear industry. Taking this opportunity, I would like to once again congratulate you—everyone working in Russia’s nuclear sector—on this anniversary. This is a formidable force—nearly half a million people. …