Obninsk

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Obninsk (Russian: О́бнинск) is a city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 102 km south-west of Moscow, on the main rail line between Moscow and Kiev. Geographically it lies at 55°5′N 36°36′E. Population: 105,706 (2002 Census); 100,178 (1989 Census). It is one of the major Russian science cities. The first nuclear reactor in the world for the large scale production of electricity opened here on June 27, 1954, and also doubled as a training base for the crew of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, the Leninsky Komsomol, or K-3. Now the city is home to twelve scientific research institutes, their main activities are nuclear power engineering, radiation technology, medical radiology, meteorology.

[edit] Sister cities

Obninsk has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

Image:Flag of the United States.svg Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

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Official website (English)
Information about Obninsk (English)

Image:Coat of Arms of Kaluga oblast.png	Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast	Image:Flag of Russia.svg
Image:Coat of Arms of Kaluga oblast.png	Administrative center: Kaluga Balabanovo \| Borovsk \| Kirov \| Kondrovo \| Kozelsk \| Lyudinovo \| Maloyaroslavets \| Medyn \| Meshchovsk \| Mosalsk \| Obninsk \| Sosensky \| Spas-Demensk \| Sukhinichi \| Tarusa \| Yukhnov \| Zhizdra \| Zhukov