On 12 October 2005 a delegation from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence visited Snezhinsk in the framework of the UK-Russia Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership (CNCP). The members of the British delegation were the UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram, Private Secretary of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Richard Johnson, First Secretary of the British Embassy in Moscow, David Vincent, Assistant Director of International Nuclear Policy and Programme Directorate of the UK Department of Trade and Industry, Trevor Hayward, CNCP Programme Team Leader, Patrick Gray and Programme Coordinator, Alexander Tsibulya.

The "Business Development Agency - Seversk" was established in the Closed Nuclear City of Seversk in the framework of the Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership between the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation. The Board of Trustees is made up of representatives of the Tomsk region Administration, Seversk Administration, and FSUE "Siberian Chemical Kombinat".

The opening ceremony took place on 19 July 2005 at 3 pm in the office of the Business Development Agency: 28 Lenina str., Seversk.