Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (, traditionally abbreviated ) is an
institution of higher education located in
Obninsk
Obninsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Protva River southwest of Moscow and northeast of Kaluga. Its population is 125,376 at the 2021 census.
History
The history of ...
. It began as a branch of the
Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute in 1953 to provide specialists in the field of
nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter.
Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies th ...
,
reactor physics and
reactor engineering
Chemical reaction engineering (reaction engineering or reactor engineering) is a specialty in chemical engineering or industrial chemistry dealing with chemical reactors. Frequently the term relates specifically to catalytic reaction systems whe ...
for the
Soviet Union
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's growing
nuclear industry
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by ...
. The education was provided in close cooperation with nuclear-related
research institution
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s in Obninsk.
In 1985 the status was changed for ''Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering'' to be the leading educational institution to train specialists for rapidly developing nuclear power in the former
Soviet Bloc
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, the Workers Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was an unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were a ...
countries. In 2002 it acquired the status of the
state technical university. In 2002-2009 it functioned as the Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering. ().
In 2009 the Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering was incorporated into the
MEPhI National Research Nuclear University.
Structure
Since 2017, recruitment for the main educational programs of higher education at the IATE NRNU MEPhI has been carried out in new structural divisions.
* Division of the Institute of Nuclear Physics and Technology (ОЯФиТ)
* Division of the Institute of Intelligent Cybernetic Systems (ОИКС)
* Division of Engineering Physics Institute of Biomedicine (ИФИБ)
* Division of the Institute of Laser and Plasma Technologies (ЛаПлаз)
* Department of Social and Economic Sciences (ОСЭН)
* Institute of General Professional Training
* Preparatory Faculty
* Technical College
Other:
*Center for Continuing Professional Education
Directions of training and specialties
* 01.03.02 Applied Mathematics and Informatics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.03.02 Physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 09.03.01 Informatics and computer technology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 09.03.02 Information systems and technologies. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 12.03.01 Instrument making. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.14.02 Nuclear physics and technology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.16.01 Technical physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 22.03.01 Materials science and technology of materials. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 05.14.01 Nuclear reactors and materials. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 05.14.02 Nuclear power plants: design, operation and engineering. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 05.14.04 Electronics and automation of physical installations. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 04.03.01 Chemistry. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 04.03.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 06.03.01 Biology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 31.05.01 Medicine. Qualification: medical doctor.
* 38.03.01 Economics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 38.03.05 Business Informatics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 01.04.02 Applied Mathematics Informatics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.04.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials. Qualification: Master.
* 06.04.01 Biology. Qualification: Master.
* 09.04.01 Informatics and computer technology. Qualification: Master.
* 09.04.02 Information systems and technologies. Qualification: Master.
* 12.04.01 Instrument making. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.02 Nuclear physics and technology. Qualification: Master.
* 04.22.01 Materials science and technology of materials. Qualification: Master.
* 38.04.02 Management. Qualification: Master.
* 38.04.04 State and municipal administration. Qualification: Master.
Notable faculty, staff, alumni and students
*
Victor Kanke
*
Svetlana Roudenko
*
Leonid Solodkov
*
Leonid Toptunov
Leonid Fedorovych Toptunov (, ; 16 August 1960 – 14 May 1986) was a Soviet nuclear engineer who was the senior reactor control chief engineer at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Unit 4 on the night of the Chernobyl disaster, 26 April ...
References
External links
Official site
Official site
Universities in Kaluga Oblast
Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union
Nuclear research institutes in Russia
Nuclear technology in the Soviet Union
1953 establishments in Russia
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Obninsk
Universities and colleges established in 1953
Public universities and colleges in Russia
Research institutes in the Soviet Union
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