Report on the Development of Nuclear Towns and Cities
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STATEMENT OF THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
FOR LIAISON WITH REGIONS
Today, an important strategic task is to ensure the
technological sovereignty of Russia, and ROSATOM'S
enterprises can contribute to its achievement. Key
industry enterprises are concentrated in 27 towns
and cities where nuclear facilities are located. We
proudly call them nuclear towns and cities. Their
residents make high demands with regard to the
standards of consumption, quality of services and
the standard of living, expecting them to match
those in large metropolitan cities. The world is
changing, regional capitals are improving, and
towns and cities need to keep pace with these
changes; the more attractive nuclear towns and
cities are as a place for people to live in, the higher
their economic and social potential.
Competition for high-quality human capital
necessitates, among other things, a rethinking
of approaches to the management of urban
development, the modernisation of urban spaces,
and the creation of an attractive and comfortable
urban environment. We have been doing this
systematically for more than five years, and the
residents of nuclear towns and cities see how
exciting our towns and cities are becoming and
appreciate it. Moreover, as part of our efforts
to create a comfortable urban environment,
we address a wide range of issues, from urban
improvement to the development of digital urban
services. All senior officials of nuclear towns and
cities are concerned with creating a new image of
these towns and cities, the digitisation of services,
the modernisation of public spaces and the
rethinking of the urban culture in general, which
directly contributes to improving the quality of life
in the modern world.
Our key priority is to increase the effectiveness
of participation of our host towns and cities in
the implementation of national projects and the
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
For instance, in 2022, the total volume of funding
for national projects in 27 towns and cities where
ROSATOM operates increased by 37% year on year
and reached RUB 7,856.31 million, including capital
investments totalling RUB 4,669.49 million.
In 2022, eight nuclear towns and cities won the 6th
National Competition for the Best Projects to Create
a Comfortable Urban Environment, which totals 5%
of the nationwide figures.
22 out of 27 nuclear towns and cities (81%) have
been assigned an urban environment quality
rating indicating a favourable urban environment.
22.7
RUB
BILLION
RETURNED IN TAXES
BY ORGANISATIONS
OF THE CONSOLIDATED
TAXPAYER GROUP
The closed administrative and territorial formation
(CATF) of Sarov was given the highest score (235
points).
We have continued to support and develop the
town of Usolye-Sibirskoye, where over 20 large-
scale initiatives have been implemented.
A set of measures taken to support the healthcare
sector in nuclear towns and cities has made it
possible to increase the level of satisfaction of their
residents with medical care provided to them to
61% (2021: 36%).
GRI 203-2 However, there have also been certain decisions
that are beyond our control. More specifically, the
institution of the consolidated taxpayer group
(CTG) has been abolished as from 1 January 2023.
Under agreements with regions that have been in
force since 2013 and have been implemented by
the entities forming part of ROSATOM's CTG, over
RUB 222.5 billion has been reinvested in nuclear
towns and cities, which has greatly facilitated
their modernisation. In 2022, RUB 22.7 billion was
returned in taxes.
Due to these circumstances, we are constantly taking
steps to leverage other social and economic support
mechanisms and attract investments for urban
development. For instance, at year-end 2022, the
number of registered resident companies in all of the
Corporation's PDAs, including single-industry towns
and cities, totalled 160 companies; investments
under agreements grew to RUB 75.9 billion, and the
number of new jobs reached 9,397.
Thanks to a systematic approach to investor
relations, the number of PDA residents in closed
nuclear towns and cities has increased from two
to 87 since 2019. During 2022, 23 new resident
companies were attracted, and the area of the PDAs
was expanded by 166 hectares.
In the reporting year, ROSATOM established its
representative offices in all federal districts in order
to promote civilian products of the Corporation and
its integrators on regional markets.
The 6th Forum of Towns and Cities with High Science
and Technology Potential in 2022 was structured as
a series of expert discussions that were distributed
over time (during six months) and held in various
Russian cities (Moscow, Cherepovets, Obninsk and
Sevastopol).
Given the main focus of its efforts to promote
social development, the Corporation implements
industry-wide social initiatives in nuclear towns
and cities, such as ROSATOM's School, ROSATOM'S
Territory of Culture and numerous projects of the
Nuclear Towns and Cities Union. In 2022, as part of
these initiatives, organisational and methodological
support was provided for more than 350 events.
Throughout the past year, commissions and
community liaison offices of ROSATOM's Public
Council were active in the field of environmental
protection, healthcare, environmental education
and the development of nuclear towns and cities.
I am confident that information presented in the
report will be useful to stakeholders. ROSATOM'S
efforts to create a comfortable and exemplary
social environment in nuclear towns and cities will
accelerate progressively. After all, it is the residents
of our host towns and cities who drive scientific
progress, help to ensure technological sovereignty
and promote innovative development in the nuclear
industry and the country as a whole.
Andrey Polosin
Head of Department
for Liaison with Regions
REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR TOWNS AND CITIES
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REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR TOWNS AND CITIES
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