Vitaliy Konovalov
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14 September 1932
Vitaliy Konovalov | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Atomic Energy and Industry | |
| In office July 1989 – 24 August 1991 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Lukonin |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vitaliy Fedorovich Konovalov 14 September 1932 |
| Died | 9 May 2013 (aged 80) |
| Party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Ural 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.
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]
