          
|
 |
|||
 |
Russian Principal Investigators
Head of Laboratory, Ph.D in inorganic chemistry. He has been involved in research on HLW management since 1976. His efforts have been focused on finding and developing new methods of vitrification and immobilization of long-lived radionuclides. He has over 50 publications and 18 Russian inventions. He was responsible for developing glasses for efficient incorporating of Sr-90 and Cs-137 and their production at MAYAK Production Association. He was Co-Chairman of the ICEM’93 (Prague) and ICEM’95 (Berlin).
Deputy Director of Radium Institute Emergency Response Technical Center, was born on April 5, 1950. He graduated from Polytechnical Institute of St. Petersburg (currently called Technical University of St. Petersburg) with a major in Experimental Nuclear Physics. In 1982, he defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled: Effects of end geometry in neuron physical experiments, and was awarded the decree of Candidate of Physics and Mathematics. His Ph.D. thesis was devoted to development and studies of irradiation transfer theory problem solutions. He has over 100 scientific publications. The scientific interests of Dr. V. Dushin are related to evaluation of neutron and nuclear physical constants, Monte Carlo code applications for evaluating ionizing irradiation (gamma, neutron and electrons) transfer, theoretical and experimental evaluations of ionizing irradiation detector response functions, development of codes for evaluating radiochemical processes and environmental and public risks of nuclear sites.
Institute of Chemical Technology Born in 1937. In 1954, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Chemical Engineering with the major in processing engineering. After graduation, he worked as an engineer at the Institute of Chemical Technology. Currently, he is Director of Chemconvers Division and Research Director of the Information Association of Enterprises on Nuclear Power Engineering and Industry INFORM-ATOM. Having a doctorate degree in Engineering, he is a Professor, Honored Inventor of the Russian Federation, Laureat of National Prize and a member of the Russian Nuclear Society. He is the author of over 350 publications, including over 100 invention certificates.
Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science (Moscow) Born in 1945, Head of Division for Chromotography of Radioactive Elements Doctor of Technical Science. In 1970, V.M. Gelis graduated from Moscow Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology and has worked at IPC since that time. He has published over 100 papers in Russian and international journals. He is the author and co-author of 30 inventions and patents associated with techniques and processes for recovery of radionuclides from high level waste and decontamination of various radioactive waste streams. His fields of interest are sorption techniques for recovery of long-lived radionuclides and sorption decontamination of low-level radioactive waste solutions. His technologies on separation of promethium-147, americium-241 and cesium-137 have been developed and implemented at MAYAK Production Association in Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. He was involved in development of state-of-the-art processes for decontamination of low-level liquid waste and production of ceramic matrices for long-term storage and disposal of transplutonium elements. V.M. Gelis is a member of Inter-Organizational Council on Radiochemistry at RF MINATOM. GLAGOLEV, Andrew Vsevolodovich
Date of birth; May 15, 1960 In 1982, he graduated from Moscow Institute of Geology with a major in hygrogeological engineering. Since 1982, he has been working at NGE Hydrogspetsgeologiya. Currently, he is a senior specialist of the Urals group. His interests are as follows: field research on hydraulic properties of the water absorbing soils and evaluation of radiochemical compositions of the MAYAK area groundwater.
Date of birth: September 29, 1938 In 1962, he graduated from Moscow Institute of Geology with a major in geological survey engineering. Candidate of Engineering (since 1971). Awarded the Council of Ministers Prize and the title: Honored Geologist of Russia. Since 1962, he has been working at NGE Hydrospetsgeologiya. Currently, he is Deputy Director. His interests are as follows: field research on hydraulic properties of the water absorbing soils, evaluation of groundwater conditions, well drilling in the area of underground nuclear explosions. GOTOVCHIKOV, Vitaly Timofeevich
Institute of Chemical Technology (Moscow) Born in 1951, Head of Laboratory, Candidate of Engineering, graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (1974) and graduate courses (1979) with a major in metallurgy of non-ferrous, rare, noble and radioactive metals. His major areas of research are as follows: development of processes for producing super-pure metals and their homogenous alloys for nuclear industry. The following processes have been implemented: reduction melting, processing of metal and solid mixed waste, generation of homogenous alloys. The following processes are being developed: extraction by metal melts, controlled incineration of radioactive metals and their alloys. All the processes are conducted in vacuum induction melters with cold crucibles with the current frequency 1,000 – 8,000 Hz.
Institute of Chemical Technology (Moscow) Head of Department of Electrical Technological Processes, Candidate of Engineering, graduated from the Moscow Institute of Special Chemical technology (1971) with a major in technologies for special materials for electronics. His major activities are related to development of plasma chemical processes for nuclear industry; plasma chemical processing of volatile fluorides (UF6, SiF4) to produce oxides and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride; plasma chemical processing of solutions to produce metal oxides (Zn, Zr, Mg, U, Y, Pu, Cu, ets.); mixed waste plasma and cold crucible processing.
Born in 1954 in Leningrad. In 1976, she graduated from Leningrad State University, Department of Geology, with a major on crystallographic studies. She has been employed at KRI as a scientist since 1976.
Institute of Physical Chemistry (Moscow) Born in 1933, Head of Division of Chemistry of Transuranic Elements, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor. N.N. Krot is an outstanding scientist and radiochemist, a specialist in transuranics and radiochemical processes. In 1955, he graduated from Moscow Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology and, until 1962, he worked at Institute of Physics and Power Engineering in the town of Obninsk. Afterwards, he started his work at Transuranics Division at IPC and in 1972 he was appointed Head of this division. He is the author and co-author of over 200 publications, including two books. Most of his publications are devoted to studies of actinides, as well as synthesis and characterization of neptunium and plutonium. One of his significant accomplishments is associated with a discovery of heptavalent oxidation state of transuranic elements and systematic study of their characteristics. Beyond that, he identified approximately 100 new actinide-based compounds, about 40 of which have been separated as monocrystals and analyzed by x-ray structural method. N.N. Krot was awarded the USSR National Prize and Mendeleev Prize of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Science. N.N. Krot, in collaboration with the Siberian Chemical Combine, Seversk, Tomsk Oblast, has developed and implemented a flow sheet of neptunium separation from irradiated uranium, which gives way to a very cost-effective neptunium production in the process of plutonium production. He also took part in the work on intensifying industrial-scale plutonium purification. N.N. Krot is a member of a Special Council of the Kurchatov Institute Scientific and Technical Center and Coordination Council on Radiochemistry at RF MINATOM. He is also one of the editors of the Radiokhimiya magazine.
Institute of Chemical Technology Graduated from the Gorky Polytechnical Institute with a major in organic synthesis, a leading scientist of the Laboratory of Radiochemical technology of the Chemconvers Division of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Candidate of Engineering. He has been working in nuclear industry for over 25 years, he took part in development and implementation of extraction processes for plutonium separation from irradiated fuel. His research interests are as follows: liquid radioactive waste management, selected separation of radionuclides, waste minimization, environmental remediation (water, soil); studies of new types of stereospecific extracting agents (crown-ethers) and their application.
Leading research specialist at KRI SPA. He was born on November 19, 1931 in the city of Yaroslavl. He graduated from State University of Leningrad in 1955 with a major on radiochemistry. He has been working at KRI since 1958. In 1968, he defended a Ph.D. thesis and became a Candidate of Chemistry. Since 1970, he has been leader of a research group. His major publications are devoted to research on separation and decontamination of such elements as Th, U, Np and Pu, etc. He studied radiation chemical decomposition of organic components of the extraction systems and effect of the decomposed products and their mixtures, specifically, silicic acid, on extraction reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. For the last few years, he also deals with solid and liquid organic radioactive waste processing, associated with applications of biotechnological processes. German S. Markov is an author and co-author of over 60 publications and 17 inventions.
Institute of Chemical Technology Graduated from Department of Physics and Chemistry of the Moscow Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology with a major in radiation chemistry and radiochemistry. Candidate of Engineering. She has been working in nuclear industry for over 25 years. Head of Laboratory of Radiochemical Technology of Chemconvers Division of the Institute of Chemical Technology. She was actively involved in development and implementation of the Russian extraction technology for plutonium separation from spent nuclear fuel at the Russian raadiochemical plants. She was a participant of the Chernobyl accident mitigation campaign. Her research interests are as follows: development of state-of-the-art technologies for spent nuclear fuel regeneration, development and implementation of technologies for liquid radioactive waste processing (high-level waste, mixed transuranics-bearing waste), radioactive waste stabilization and immobilization from the solutions to produce solidified materials applicable for long-term storage and disposal. PIKAEV, Alexey Konstantinovich
Deputy Director of Institute of Physical Chemistry (Moscow) Born in 1930, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Science, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor, Laureat of USSR National Prize. An outstanding specialist in radiation chemistry, author and co-author of over 520 scientific publications, including 13 books. His major publication is a three volume Modern Radiation Chemistry. His major areas of research are as follows: ionizing irradiation effects on materials and chemical reactions, applications of electron beam processes for environmental and radioactive waste management needs. Prof. A.K. Pikaev has described a dominating role of ion processes in radiolysis of polar systems and discovered a stable hydrated electron in irradiated frozen alkaline solutions (simultaneously with its discovery in irradiated liquid water by the US scientists). Resulting from Prof. A.K. Pikaev’s initiatives, kinetics of fast radiation induced reactions has been studied (specifically, about 300 absolute reaction velocity constants have been determined), heptavalent neptunium, plutonium and americium have been produced, and a radiolytical mechanism of formation of such systems as, for example, aqueous solutions of actinide ions, has been described. Prof. A.K. Pikaev combines fundamental research efforts with practical applications. He supervised development of radiation resistant laser liquids and highly sensitive compositions for dosimetric instruments, as well as studied chemical reactions in high-level radioactive waste. Under his supervision, combined electron beam methods for natural and sewage water decontamination have been developed to remove hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, cellulose-containing materials, dyes and heavy metals (lead, mercury, chromium and cadmium). Some of these water treatment methods have been implemented on an industrial scale.
Director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry (Moscow) Born in 1927, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Science, Doctor and Chemistry, Professor. An outstanding scientist, author and co-author of over 250 publications and 20 inventions. The research efforts are oriented to fundamental problems of electric crystallization: mechanisms of heterogeneous nucleation, phases of electric crystallization, kinetics of electrode reactions. One of his major accomplishments is associated with a new type of electrolytically produced metals, i.e. ferromagnetics with amorphous structure, with earlier unknown properties (abnormally low coercive force and high saturation induction). He has discovered superconductivity in eletrolytical amorphous systems, generated magnetic coatings with an extremely high coercive force that are used in electronic industry. The results of theoretical and experimental work performed by Prof. Yu.M. Polukarov have been used for development of state-of-the-art methods for production of current-carrying lines with minimal thermal losses (linear long-distance SHF wave guides and radio relay wave guides), as well as high-speed coating methods that are used in metallurgical processes. These processes have been licensed in Japan and Italy.
ROMANOVSKY, Valery Nikolaevich
V. G. Khlopin Radium Institute Deputy Director of SPA "Khlopin Radium Institute", was born in 1941 in Stalingrad. In 1964, he graduated from Department of Physics and Chemistry of Technical University of Leningrad. After graduation, he worked for three years at the Uranium Plant in Estonia. In 1970, he defended a Ph.D. thesis on radiation chemistry. Since that time, he has been working at KRI. His major research efforts are associated with reprocessing technology development and radioactive waste management.
Candidate of Engineering (1982) Date of birth: October 25, 1936 In 1959, she graduated from Moscow Institute of Geology with a major in hygrogeological engineering. Member of the National Committee on Natural Resources (groundwater). Since 1960, she has been working at NGE Hydrospetsgeologiya. Currently, she is a senior hydrogeologist. Her interests are as follows: contaminant transport in groundwater, interactions between contaminants and soils, development of a three-dimensional hydrodynamic and transport model for the MAYAK area.
Institute of Chemical Technology
SHADRIN, Andrej Yur’evich, was born on June 14, 1961, in Leningrad. He is married and has a son. In 1964 he graduated from Technical Institute of Leningrad with a major in chemical process engineering. In 1991, he completed a postgraduate course at KRI and defended a Ph.D. thesis on radiochemistry. He has been working at KRI since 1984. Currently, he is a senior research scientist in the division. He has been involved in lab-scale and field-scale tests of extraction systems for high-level waste management. His scientific interests are related to extraction by byfunctional neutral phosphorous reagents for radioactive waste processing needs, significance of diluents for extraction balance, supercritical fluid extraction of metals, decontamination of solid surfaces by supercritical fluid extraction.
Institute of Physical Chemistry (Moscow) Head of Division of Environmental Aspects of Radioactive Waste Management, Candidate of Chemistry. In 1970, she graduated from Moscow Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies with a major in processing of rare and irradiated elements and, since that time, she has worked at IPC. She is a Scientific Secretary of the IPC Thesis Evaluation Council for RF Minatom. Her fields of interest are mostly associated with applied research in radiochemistry and radioecology. In particular, she studies behavior of radionuclides in the environment, as well as decontamination of industrial and power nuclear reactors. In collaboration with Siberian Chemical Combine, Seversk, Tomsk Oblast, and Mining Production Association, Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarskiy Krai, E.V. Zakharova is involved in processing of radioactive heterogenous waste (sludge). Specifically, she studies transuranics and fission products in this waste, and develops methods for their recovery from the radioactive sludge. E.V. Zakharova also studies geochemical transformations resulting from deep-well injection of liquid radioactive waste and contaminant transport issues. Currently, due to a need to provide a long-term forecast of radionuclide behavior during long-term waste storage and disposal, she is involved in experiments on chemical modeling of various types of radioactive sludge.
|
|
||
