UK-Russia Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership

Second Annual Meeting of the UK-RF CNCP

Title

Second Annual Meeting of the UK-RF Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership Programme (CNCP) in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Objectives

Review programme progress during the 2003 calendar year within the four instrument groups:

Grants

Commercial partnerships

Training

Economic Development

Identify lessons learned
Agree on Scope of Work for 2004

Summary

In December 2003 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the second annual meeting of the UK-RF Closed Nuclear Cities Partnership Programme was held. During the two-day meeting, UK and Russian project leaders made presentations highlighting key achievements in each instrument area (grants, commercial partnerships, training and economic development) and made recommendations for new projects and activities in 2004.

Cost

The DTI funded the meeting for a total cost of £5,916.

Duration

December 3 - 4, 2003.

Beneficiary

Federal Agency for Atomic Energy
All Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Experimental Physics (VNIIEF), Sarov
All Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Technical Physics (VNIITF), Snezhinsk
Siberian Chemical Kombinat (SCK), Seversk
Mayak Research and Production Enterprise, Ozersk
Novouralsk City Administration
Mining Chemical Kombinat (MCC), Zheleznogorsk