Vitaliy Konovalov

Vitaliy Konovalov
Minister of Atomic Energy and Industry
In office
July 1989 – 24 August 1991
PremierNikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded byNikolai Lukonin
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
BornVitaliy Fedorovich Konovalov
(1932-09-14)14 September 1932
Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Died9 May 2013(2013-05-09) (aged 80)
PartyCommunist Party
Alma materUral Polytechnic Institute

Vitaliy Fedorovich Konovalov (14 September 1932 – 9 May 2013) was a Soviet politician who served as the minister of atomic energy and industry. In 1998 he established a nuclear fuel cycle company, JSC TVEL.

Early life and education

Konovalov was born in Sverdlovsk on 14 September 1932.[1] He was a graduate of Ural Polytechnic Institute where he obtained a degree in technical engineering in 1956.[2][3] He obtained a PhD in engineering science.[4]

Career

Following his graduation Konovalov began to work in the nuclear industry in 1956.[1] He was a member of the Communist Party.[2] In 1975 he was appointed director of the Chepetskiy Mechanical Plant in Udmurtia.[1] From 1979 he headed a machine-building plant in Elektrostal.[1] In March 1986, he joined the Ministry of Medium Machine Building where he served as the deputy minister after working in various positions.[2][3] In July 1989 he was appointed minister of atomic energy and industry and was in office until 1991.[1][4]

In 1996 Konovalov founded the TVEL, a nuclear fuel cycle company, which he headed until 2000.[4]

Personal life and death

Konovalov was a laureate of the Soviet State Prize and the Peter the Great Prize.[1] He died on 9 May 2013.[1]

Memory

A memorial plaque in memory of Vitaliy Konovalov was installed at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in 2014.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Умер экс-министр атомной энергетики и промышленности СССР Виталий Коновалов". Kommersant (in Russian). 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Soviet Union: Political Affairs" (PDF). JPRS: 22. 12 December 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Prospects for Soviet Cooperation on the U.S. Super Collider Project: Moscow More Willing than Able" (PDF). CIA. 31 July 1990. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Company History". JSC TVEL. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "В ВКО открыли памятную доску создателю танталового производства В. Коновалову". Forbes. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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