Armen Abaghian

Armen Artavazdovich Abaghian was a prominent Soviet nuclear physicist, engineer of nuclear reactors, Russian-Armenian specialist on nuclear power, Professor (1985), Corresponding Member of All-Soviet, and later Russian, Academy of Sciences. He was a cornerstone of Soviet and Russian nuclear safety. In 1984, he became the general director of "Energy" scientific and industrial state holding and the director of All-Soviet Institute of Atomic Energy Stations (AES) abbreviated as VNIIAES. His work bridged the gap between the Soviet nuclear infrastructure and the post-Chernobyl era of international transparency and high safety standards. Later he became the science and technology deputy director of Rosenergoatom, a member of IAEA Consultative Committee.