Energy of knowledge: ATOM welcomes you to the ‘Energy’ themed day

On 20 February, the programme of the National Achievements Forum at the International RUSSIA EXPO will be devoted to the energy sector. One of the key venues of the event will be the ATOM pavilion. During the day, guests of the pavilion will be able to take part in unique guided tours, attend masterclasses, and even witness a wedding ceremony.

A wedding ceremony for employees of the nuclear industry from various Russian cities will commence at 14:00 in the pavilion foyer. The musical accompaniment for the weddings will feature the composition Atomic Love by Uma2rman. Sixteen couples of nuclear industry workers from 10 Russian cities – spanning from Moscow to Murmansk – will tie the knot simultaneously. Among the newlyweds will be representatives from nuclear cities such as Snezhinsk, Udomlya, Desnogorsk, Trekhgorny, Novouralsk, and Krasnokamensk. Additionally, the ceremony will be attended by newlyweds who are jointly involved in constructing the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey.

The newlyweds will be congratulated by Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrey Petrov, First Deputy Director General for Nuclear Power Engineering of Rosatom State Corporation, Vladimir Verkhovtsev, Director General of Atomredmetzoloto, and a representative of the RUSSIA EXPO Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements. The newlyweds will be given a tour of the pavilion, presented with memorable gifts from the organizers, and the evening will end with a romantic dinner at the restaurant on the top floor of the pavilion.

On this day, visitors can explore the ATOM pavilion through special tours. One such tour will be led by Alexander Koldobsky, a veteran in nuclear power engineering and industry, a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, and Deputy Director of the Institute of International Relations at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI. Joining him as guides are Alexander Petrov, the head of the press service at the ITER-Centre, a private institution of the Rosatom State Corporation and the winner of the Rosatom Man of the Year programme; Mikhail Polunin, the editor-in-chief of Strana Rosatom, a corporate TV channel; and Svetlana Romanova, the head of the external and internal communications department at the Mars Experimental Design Bureau in Moscow. Participation is free of charge but requires pre-registration.

A lecture programme is also planned. At 13:30, a lecture by Victoria Alfyorova, head of digitalization projects at Rosenergoatom Concern, will begin on the topic entitled Entering IT: The Path from Economist to IT Specialist at Nuclear Power Plants. The speaker will review key cases related to the application of IT technologies in the nuclear industry, share her own story, and provide insights into the career track within the State Corporation and Rosenergoatom Concern. At 18:00, there will be a lecture titled Nuclear Energy: Modern Achievements and New Horizons by Arslan Zabirov, one of the leading employees of MPEI and an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Thermophysics.

At 11:00, in the Laboratory of the ATOM pavilion, there will be a masterclass titled Manifestation of Energy in the World by Maxim Vyalkov, a young scientist from the National Centre of Physics and Mathematics, designed for children aged 12 and above, along with their parents. At 17:00, a masterclass titled Interplanetary Travel: Types of Energy is scheduled for children aged 6–9 years old. Finally, at 19:00, everyone is welcome to participate in the quiz ATOM Quiz: Energy 2.0. Participants can either join as a team or find one on the spot. The winners of the quiz will receive prizes from the pavilion.

On 20 February, guests at VDNH are also expected to enjoy other interesting events from the nuclear industry. Throughout the day, they will be offered warming ‘atomic drinks’ from Rosatom. By answering an intellectual question correctly, visitors will be able to treat themselves to the favourite drinks of great scientists and learn interesting historical and scientific facts from their lives.

From 15:00 on the main stage, a concert programme will commence featuring the participation of Russian pop stars and groups from energy companies. The concert will also include the international children’s creative project Nuclear Kids showcasing performances by children of employees from the Russian nuclear industry and ROSATOM’s foreign partners.

The Forum is being organized by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the Directorate of the Exhibition of Russia’s Achievements. The operator is the Roscongress Foundation.