TPU Graduate Appointed as Head of Rosenergoatom, Operator of Russian NPPs

Information about the appointment was published on the website of the company.

"He will be responsible for achieving the goals of increasing the share of nuclear power in the country's power balance, improving the efficiency of power generation, and the construction of nuclear power plants in Russia and abroad," as stated on the Concern's website.

Alexander Shutikov graduated from the Physics and Engineering Faculty of Tomsk Polytechnic Institute (now Tomsk Polytechnic University). He holds a degree of Cand.Sc. in Engineering. He embarked upon his career in 1984 as a production management engineer at the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Combine. From 1987 to 1991, he was a senior reactor control engineer, shift supervisor of a reactor shop, shift supervisor of a Khmelnitskaya NPP unit.

From 1991 to 2009, he worked as a shift supervisor, deputy chief engineer for operations and chief engineer at Balakovo NPP, Branch of Rosenergoatom. From 2009 to 2015, he was the First Deputy Director for Production and Operation at Balakovo NPP. From 2009 to 2015, he was the First Deputy Director for Production and Operation of NPPs, Deputy General Director, Director for Production and Operation of NPPs at Rosenergoatom.

From April 2015, he worked as the First Deputy General Director of Rosenergoatom (06.04.2015 First Deputy General Director, 06.07.2015 First Deputy General Director for NPP Operation in the Russian Federation, 01.08.2016 First Deputy General Director for NPP Operation).

Alexander Shutikov was awarded the second-class Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the Certificate of Merit from the President of the Russian Federation, as well as many other decorations for his contribution to the nuclear power industry.

Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company (part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation) is the largest power generating company in Russia and the second largest in the world in terms of nuclear power generating capacity. It incorporates all 11 nuclear power plants in Russia, which are officially its branches, as well as enterprises that support operations of the generating company. In total, there are 37 power units (including two floating nuclear power plant reactors) with a combined capacity of over 29.5 GW at Russian NPPs. Currently, the share of nuclear power generation is about 20% of the total power generation in the country. Thus, approximately every fifth light bulb in the Russian Federation is powered by the energy from NPPs.

Graduates of Tomsk Polytechnic University hold managerial positions at seven of the 11 operating nuclear power plants in Russia.