have u heard of the city called "Krasnoyarsk-26"?

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if yes.....then tell me something about it

Answer 1

The city of Zheleznogorsk (formerly Krasnoyarsk-26), located about 70km northeast of the city of Krasnoyarsk, was established in 1950 to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. The city's population is approximately 100,000.[1] Approximately 8,000 people continue to work at the Mining and Chemical Combine (GKhK) in Zheleznogorsk. Of those, approximately 4,000 work on weapons programs.[2] Also located in Zheleznogorsk is the Krasnoyarsk Machine Building Plant (Krasmash). This plant produces Proton and Kosmos space launch vehicles, submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and military and civilian satellites.[3,4] In 1998, Zheleznogorsk was chosen as one of 10 Russian nuclear cities to take part in the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Cities Initiative (NCI) program. In November 1999, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Zheleznogorsk opened the International Development Center to support NCI program goals. NCI projects in Zheleznogorsk have included a program to study the environmental impact of radioactive waste, production of medical bandages, commercial use of radioisotope technology, and rare earth metal refining.[5] Among other significant conversion projects is a Tank Retrieval and Closure Demonstration Center, a joint DOE and GKhK effort that provides facilities to demonstrate technologies for remediation of high-level radioactive waste.[6]

Answer 2

Zheleznogorsk (Russian: Железного́рск; approx. 56.0° N 93.1° E) is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a developed nuclear industry. It was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26. Population: 93,875 (2002 Census).

Zheleznogorsk is the location of the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Combine, a combine which played a significant role in the early Russian nuclear weapons production campaigns.

Zheleznogorsk is also the location for the production of plutonium, electricity and district heat using graphite-moderated water-cooled reactors (currently only one remains operating). It is the location of a military reprocessing facility and for a Russian commercial nuclear-waste storage facility.

History
In 1950 the former Soviet Union created the closed city of Krasnoyarsk -26 for production of weapons plutonium. The history of the town and the associated defense complex are intertwined. Defense plants included nuclear facilities built within caverns excavated in the granite mountain on the norther edge of the city as well as space research enterprises.

The town was a secret city in the Soviet Union until President Boris Yeltsin decreed in 1992 that such cities could use their historical names. The town appeared on no official maps until then. As is the tradition with Soviet towns containing secret facilities (e.g., Ozersk aka Chelyabinsk-40, Tomsk-7, Sarov aka Arzamas-16), Krasnoyarsk-26 is actually a P.O. Box number and implies that the place is located some distance from the city of Krasnoyarsk. The town was also known as Soctown, Iron City, the Nine, and Atom Town.

Answer 3

The city of Zheleznogorsk (formerly Krasnoyarsk-26), located about 70km northeast of the city of Krasnoyarsk, was established in 1950 to produce plutonium

Answer 4

Hard Times Now at Russia's Once-Pampered Nuclear Centers
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Site: Krasnoyarsk State University (KSU) and NPO/PM
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Answer 5

its a city located underneath Ukraine (i'm not sure..) where men of science live to produce plutonium..just read it from Sydney Sheldon though