The Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology Is 50 Years Old: Forward to New Goals and Achievements!
In 2020, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology (formerly the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology) will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Founded during the Cold War, the institute was primarily intended to solve the problems of agricultural sustainability in the context of a possible nuclear conflict. In parallel, research was carried out on «peaceful» topics, including the coordination of the work of 50 institutes-co-executors of the system of the Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR, the ministries of agriculture of the union republics and the All-Union Academy of Agricultural Science on the application of the achievements of atomic science and technology in agriculture. The Institute“s developments have found application in improving the military doctrine of the USSR, and the employees were awarded USSR State Prizes. Director of RIRAE, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation Natalya Ivanovna Sanzharova and heads of departments of the institute spoke about the history and achievements, areas of work and development prospects.