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Sarov

Marketing Research in Sarov

Title

Marketing Research and Business Plan Development for three projects at the All Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) in the Closed Nuclear City of Sarov. The projects include:

Device to absorb shocks during rail transportation of hazardous cargo.
Geographic Information Systems for large scale industrial enterprises, including nuclear power plants (NPP), with a pilot project for the Beloyarsk NPP.
Diagnostics and preventive measures for people who could potentially be exposed to radiation.

Objectives

Each project represents a specific area of scientific and engineering excellence from VNIIEF and has been identified as having commercial potential. The objective of DTI's grants is to further investigate the market potential for each product and help VNIIEF employees develop viable business plans.
New jobs for VNIIEF employees would be created in each case if the results of the initial studies determine a project has sustainable commercial applications.

Market Research and Business Development Training in Nizhny Novgorod, July 2003

Summary

The aims of each project are as follows:

To develop a prototype of an ecologically safe elastometric shock absorbing device for railway transportation of hazardous commodities throughout CIS countries. Such a device would greatly improve the safety of the cargo's transportation by serving as a buffer against a variety of rail conditions.
Pilot development of a specialised, comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) for large scale industrial enterprises, including nuclear power plants. The Beloyarsk NPP will be the first project and the GIS will include information on all NPP infrastructure including but not limited to: engineering service lines, electric power, water and gas supplies, communication lines and sewage. The GIS would assist Russian NPP managers and technicians in integrating their systems information according to Russian standards.
Develop and implement methods for early, pre-clinical, diagnosis for people who live and/or work in environments where there is higher than normal background radiation. Such diagnosis would be provided at NPP medical centres, as well as other medical centres in or around strategic industrial sites.