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Kurchatov Institute
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<p>The Kurchatov Institute is Russia's leading research and development institution in the field of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_power/jzSyvxSn">nuclear energy</a>. It is named after <a href="/facts/Igor_Kurchatov/4CpFvwoj">Igor Kurchatov</a> and is located at 1 Kurchatov Square, Moscow. </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a> it was known as I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy (<a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>: Институт Атомной Энергии им. И.В. Курчатова), abbreviated KIAE (<a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>: КИАЭ). Between 1991 and 2010, it was known as the Russian Scientific Centre "Kurchatov Institute" (Роcсийский научный центр «Курчатовский Институт») before its name was changed to National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute". </p>