Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Zheleznogorsk (Russian: Железного́рск), is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a developed nuclear industry. The town has a population of 84,795 (2010 Census).[3]

For other places with the same name, see Zheleznogorsk (town).
Not to be confused with Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Zheleznogorsk
Железногорск
Town[1]
Checkpoint at the entrance to the town
Checkpoint at the entrance to the town
Flag of Zheleznogorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Zheleznogorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk is located in Russia
Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk
Location of Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 56°15′00″N 93°32′00″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
[2]1950
Government
 • HeadIgor Germanovich Kuksin
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total84,795
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
83,857 (−1.1%)
 • Rank196th in 2010
 • Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Zheleznogorsk[1]
 • Capital ofclosed administrative-territorial formation of Zheleznogorsk[1]
 • Urban okrugZheleznogorsk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofZheleznogorsk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
662970–662973, 662976–662978, 662980
Dialing code(s)+7 39197
OKTMO ID04735000001
Websiteadmk26.ru

History

The town was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26 (Красноя́рск-26).[8]

It was established in 1950 for the production of weapons-grade plutonium.[2] The history of the town and the associated defense complex are intertwined. In 1959, the government created the eastern office of OKB-1 (later known as NPO PM) under the supervision of M. F. Reshetnev. Defense plants included nuclear facilities built within caverns excavated in the granite mountain on the northern edge of the city, as well as space research enterprises.[9]

It was a closed city until President Boris Yeltsin decreed in 1992 that such places could use their historical names. Before then, the town had not appeared on any official maps. As is the tradition with Soviet towns containing secret facilities, "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,[10] and Atom Town.[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug.[5]

Settlements under juridistion of "CATF Zheleznogorsk" include: Zheleznogorsk, Dodonovo, Podgorny, Novy Put, Тартат and Shivera.

Geography

Zheleznogorsk is located 35 km north of Krasnoyarsk, in the foothills of the Atamanovsky Ridge, the spurs of the Sayan Mountains. The climate of the city, as in Krasnoyarsk, is Dfb according to Köppen. The average annual temperature is 2.2 °C or 36 °F. The city is located far from the southern border of permafrost. Mixed forests grow in the city itself, with a predominance of conifers, especially in mountainous areas.

Economy
LiAZ-5256 bus

Zheleznogorsk is the location of the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Combine, a combine that 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. The last reactor was shut down permanently in April 2010.[11] It is the location of a military reprocessing facility and for a Russian commercial nuclear-waste storage facility.

A significant employer in the city is ISS Reshetnev (Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems), Russia's largest satellite manufacturer and the prime developer of the GLONASS program.

Krasnoyarsk-26 is the setting of a key episode in the 2001 novel The Sky Is Falling by Sidney Sheldon.

References

Notes
  1. Law #10-4765
  2. World Data Centers in Russia. Information about the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Combine (in Russian)
  3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. Law #14-3412
  6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. Zhigulsky, Anton (October 25, 1995). "Former Closed Cities Host International Fair". The Moscow Times. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  9. Atom Town, edited by Vladimir Medvedev, "Bear" Company, Zheleznogorsk.
  10. The Siberia Chemical Building Company was located in Zheleznogorsk but had a different postal code, Krasnoyarsk - 9.
  11. "Ceremony marks end of a nuclear era". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

Sources
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