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The working groups have determined the focus areas for pilot projects (schools, housing and utilities,
cultural facilities, digital economy, senior centres, management of municipal solid waste and medical
waste).
Preliminary agreement has been reached with the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory to establish a
senior centre in the CATF of Zheleznogorsk.
Urban environment quality ratings assigned to nuclear towns and cities
The average urban environment quality rating for 1,117 towns and cities of the Russian Federation in 2022
stood at 192 points¹.
22 out of 27 nuclear towns and cities have been assigned an urban environment quality rating above the
benchmark (180 points).
22
NUCLEAR TOWNS AND CITIES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
QUALITY RATING ABOVE THE BENCHMARK
More than 80% of nuclear towns and cities have a favourable urban environment. In 2022, the average urban
environment quality rating of nuclear towns and cities increased by 10 points compared to 2021 and stood
at 205 points. Furthermore, the average rating assigned to closed towns and cities stood at 213 points, while
the average rating assigned to open towns and cities stood at 205 points, which indicates a favourable urban
environment (a score of up to 180 points indicates an unfavourable urban environment, while a score of 181
points and more indicates a favourable urban environment). In 2022, the average rating assigned to open
towns and cities increased by 24 points compared to 2018, when the average urban environment quality rating
stood at 175 points, which indicated an unfavourable urban environment.
The highest urban environment quality rating among nuclear towns and cities in 2022 was assigned to the CATF
of Sarov, which was given a score of 235 points. The CATF of Lesnoy ranked second with a score of 233 points.
The CATF of Zarechny (Penza Region) ranked third with a score of 229 points.
Activities in Usolye-Sibirskoye
In 2022, ROSATOM continued to implement an approved industry-wide project to promote the development
of Usolye-Sibirskoye pursuant to Order No. 189-rp of the President of the Russian Federation dated
30 July 2020. The project is scheduled to run until 2024.
The goal of the project is to facilitate the implementation of industry-wide projects in Usolye-Sibirskoye
and implement a set of measures between 2021 and 2024 to ensure that Usolye-Sibirskoye contributes to
the achievement of seven of the development targets established by Decree No. 68 of the President of the
Russian Federation dated 4 February 2021.
The project combines measures aimed at determining and developing the town's economic specialisation
and industry-wide social initiatives covering Usolye-Sibirskoye since 2021 (ROSATOM's School, ROSATOM's
Territory of Culture, educational projects of ROSATOM's Corporate Academy, etc.).
In addition to the achievement of the main goal, all activities are aimed at creating a favourable environment
for restoring the town's chemical manufacturing cluster.
The key outcome of this work were instructions from the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation,
Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov¹ to develop a federal project to establish a Federal Chemical
Industry Hub in Usolye-Sibirskoye (Irkutsk Region).
Pursuant to the instructions, strategic sessions were held in 2022 with major producers and consumers
of chemicals in the industry, leading scientific, educational and research organisations specialising in the
chemical industry in the Russian Federation. The potential for developing the business of JSC Rusatom
Greenway at the Usolyekhimprom site was assessed taking into account the construction of the Vostok
industrial facility and the establishment of the federal chemical industry hub.
The work initiated in 2022 to identify key measures for the development of the federal project will continue
in 2023.
Key results of industry-wide social initiatives in 2022 included the following:
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The Usolye-Sibirskoye Town Festival was organised, which was attended by 12,000 residents of Usolye-
Sibirskoye;
The Atomfest 2022 town sports festival was held, in which 6,200 people took part;
Funding was provided for the construction of a pump track.
Support for education and culture in the town:
Repairs were carried out in the building of a school and a kindergarten included in the ROSATOM'S
School Innovative Network of Educational Organisations;
Equipment was provided for a chemical laboratory of the Mendeleev class;
The Running Book educational campaign was conducted, in which 100 people took part;
Online classes were provided for 4,000 residents of Usolye-Sibirskoye;
80 college and school teachers completed training and advanced training (remotely and in person) as
part of the ROSATOM's School programme;
50 students and schoolchildren from the town took part in AtomSkills / WorldSkills competitions;
A competition of volunteer and social projects was held; 25 applications were processed, and grants
were awarded to the winners in January 2023.
Healthcare development in nuclear towns and cities
In 2022, work continued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in nuclear towns and cities and in enterprises
in the industry. 88% of ROSATOM's employees were vaccinated and received booster shots, and 75% of
local residents were vaccinated.
1. Methodology for calculating the urban environment quality rating: http://static.government.ru/media/files/wbRiqrDYKeKbPh9FzCHUwWoturf2UdOG.pdf
REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR TOWNS AND CITIES
1. Instructions No. MD-P9-16735 dated 5 October 2022.
REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR TOWNS AND CITIES
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