, Communications authority of JSC IK "ASE»
Over 5,000 students from over 50 schools in India attended the events of the six-day ROSATOM Festival of Science and Culture. The event, organized by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM in association with ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division), Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India, and Nehru Science Center in Mumbai, was held in Delhi and Mumbai from July 24 to 29.
The aim of the festival was to raise awareness among young people of the importance of nuclear power and its role for developing economies.
Mikhail Kornienko, Russian pilot-cosmonaut and one of the headliners of the event, shared his vision on the possibility of developing a nuclear-powered spacecraft for deep space travel. “India’s decision to launch the Human Spaceflight Programme may introduce new elements in on-orbit training for cosmonauts, for example, zero gravity yoga”, said Mikhail Kornienko, answering the questions from schoolchildren in New Delhi.
Olga Momot and Elena Sarapultseva from National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI” delivered lectures on electricity generation from nuclear power plants as well as non-power application of nuclear technologies in medicine, agriculture and daily life in IIT Bombay as well as Nehru Science Centre and different educational institutions.
The students who visited ROSATOM Festival of Science and Culture also received the “Nuclear ABC” in English. The illustrated book explains the basics of nuclear energy in simple terms.
For the first time, the festival also incorporated the cultural program along with educational activities. The world famous dance ensemble “Kalinka” gave four concerts in Mumbai and in the Russian Centre for Science And Culture in Delhi and Mumbai. “Kalinka” was founded in 1968 and took part in the opening ceremony of Sochi Olympic Games in 2014.
“The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a symbol of Indo-Russian relations. We hope that our ties will continue to develop successfully and this festival will help young people to get the necessary answers about nuclear energy and inspire them to consider nuclear engineering as a career option,” said Andrey Shevlyakov, CEO of Rosatom South Asia.
Andrei Lebedev, Vice President in India of ASE Group of Companies, Rosatom's engineering division, said: “The aim of the festival is to strengthen the friendly relationships between children of India and Russia, encourage their creativity, and provide a platform to get the knowledge about a variety of cultures.”
This is the third edition of Rosatom Festival of Science. In 2016 and 2017 the event was held in Chennai and Delhi respectively.
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ROSATOM brings together over 300 enterprises and organizations, including the world's only nuclear icebreaker fleet, has the world’s largest portfolio of nuclear power plant construction projects abroad (36 nuclear power plant units in 12 countries), and the second largest uranium reserves globally. It ranks fourth in uranium production and covers 17% of the global nuclear fuel market.
In India ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation jointly with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) implement the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu.
The KKNPP Unit 1 was synchronised with the southern power grid in October 2013. The KKNPP Unit 2 was connected to grid in August 2016. The KKNPP Units 3 and 4 are under construction, while the Units 5 and 6 have been contracted and on-site preparation is underway.
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ASE (the Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division) was established by merging of the leading companies of the industry: JSC ASE EC, JSC Atomstroyexport, JSC Atomenergoproekt and JSC ATOMPROEKT.
ASE is one of the global leaders in nuclear power engineering business holding 31% of the global NPP construction market. Its representative offices, branches and front offices are operating in the territories of 15 countries. Almost 90% of the order portfolio are accounted for overseas projects.
It implements designing and construction projects for high-power NPPs, RAW and SNF management facilities, thermal power facilities and provides the full range of EPC, EPC(M) and PMC services for any complex engineering facilities.
ASE develops and actively implements the innovative Multi-D project management system in the area of complex engineering facilities construction that allows such parameters as budget, deadlines and quality to be managed more efficiently.
Mr. Valery Igorevich Limarenko is the Head of Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division.
Website:
www.ase-ec.ru
