On June 26, the 3rd International Youth Nuclear Forum Obninsk NEW-2025 was held in Obninsk (Kaluga Region) with Rosatom’s support. It was held on the birthday of the world’s first Obninsk NPP for the third time, with the keynote theme of the event formulated as: Dream and Create the Future of the Global Nuclear Industry!
The forum brought together more than 700 participants in face-to-face format and a few thousand more online, from partner sites in 70 countries around the world. The event was attended by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, top managers of Rosatom and its enterprises, representatives of federal ministries, public organizations, international undergraduate and graduate students studying nuclear and related specialties, as well as young scientists, employees, and experts.
Alexey Likhachev read out a greeting from Mikhail Mishustin, Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation. “Russia provides young people all over the world with the opportunity to link their careers with the nuclear power industry of the future, gain fundamental knowledge, and achieve their capacities and talents. It was in Obninsk that the world’s first nuclear power plant was started up more than 70 years ago, ushering in a new era of peaceful atom. Over the years, our country has been confidently proving its global leadership in this field. Our scientists and engineers have created the one-of-a-kind tokamak and a floating nuclear power plant. Cutting-edge research and development have repeatedly become a technological breakthrough and determined the future of the industry,” it said.