20.12.2007 // Press service of Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy

Appointments at NIIIS and VNIIEF

Starting from Jan 10 2008 the director of Y.Y.Sedakov Research Institute of Measuring Systems (NIIIS, Nizhniy Novgorod) Valentin Kostukov will act as director general of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center-All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (Nizhniy Novgorod region) before the appointment of director general.

Valentin Kostukov will replace Radiy Ilkayev, who will be appointed as the research manager of the institute.

The chief engineer of NIIIS Andrey Sedakov will act as the director of NIIIS.

The appointments have been made by the head of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy Sergey Kiriyenko.

Note

In 1977 Valentin Kostukov graduated from Gorky Polytechnic Institute. After graduation he was employed with NIIIS and rose from junior engineer to director of the institute. 

He has been awarded the Order of Honor, the Order for Services to Fatherland, the Badge “Veteran of the Nuclear Power Industry,” the Badge “Y.Slavsky,” Government’s award in the field of science and technology.

Radiy Ilkayev has graduated from Leningrad State University.

In 1961 he was employed with VNIIEF, in 2004 he was appointed as director of the institute.

He has been granted state awards for developing and introducing special measurement methodology and designing special equipment; Government’s award in the field of science and technology; international awards; A.Sakharov Medal; Order of Honor, Order for Services to Fatherland, Medal for Contribution to the Production of Arms and Military Equipment, the Title “Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.” 

Andrey Sedakov has graduated from Gorky Polytechnic Institute. In 1980 he was employed with NIIIS and rose from engineer to chief engineer.

He has been awarded Order for Services to Fatherland, Rosatom’s Badge “Veteran of Nuclear Power Industry,” Certificate of Gold Medal of Peter the Great, Rosatom’s Academician Kurchatov Badge.