Zheleznogorsk, is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a developed nuclear industry. The town has a population of 84,795. The town was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26. It was established in 1950 for the production of weapons-grade plutonium. The history of the town and the associated defense complex are intertwined. In 1959, the government created the eastern office of OKB-1 under the supervision of M. F. Reshetnev. Defense plants included nuclear facilities built within caverns excavated in the granite mountain on the northern edge of the city, as well as space research enterprises.
Country: Russia
Founded: 1950
Elevation: 150 m (490 ft)
Federal subject: Krasnoyarsk Krai
Time zone: UTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s): 662970–662973, 662976–662978, 662980
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