Obninsk
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Obninsk (Russian: О́бнинск) is a city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 102 km south-west of Moscow, on the main rail line between Moscow and Kiev. Population: 105,706 (2002 Census); 100,178 (1989 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.
Obninsk is famous for its meteorological tower which was build to study spreading of radiation from the nuclear station.
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The chief of local self-management is academician Vladimir Vikulin, the chairman of Obninsk city Assembly. The chief of the city Administration is professor Nikolay Shubin.
[edit] Sister cities
Obninsk has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
[edit] External links
- Official website (English)
- Information about Obninsk (English)
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Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Kaluga Balabanovo | Borovsk | Kirov | Kondrovo | Kozelsk | Lyudinovo | Maloyaroslavets | Medyn | Meshchovsk | Mosalsk | Obninsk | Sosensky | Spas-Demensk | Sukhinichi | Tarusa | Yukhnov | Zhizdra | Zhukov |
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