Vitaliy Fedorovich Konovalov (14 September 1932–9 May 2013) was a Soviet politician who served as the minister of atomic energy and industry. In 1998 he established a nuclear fuel cycle company,JSC TVEL.
Konovalov was born in Sverdlovsk on 14 September 1932. [1] He was a graduate of Ural Polytechnic Institute where he obtained a degree in technical engineering in 1956. [2] [3] He obtained a PhD in engineering science. [4]
Following his graduation Konovalov began to work in the nuclear industry in 1956. [1] He was a member of the Communist Party. [2] In 1975 he was appointed director of the Chepetskiy Mechanical Plant in Udmurtia. [1] From 1979 he headed a machine-building plant in Elektrostal. [1] In March 1986,he joined the Ministry of Medium Machine Building where he served as the deputy minister after working in various positions. [2] [3] In July 1989 he was appointed minister of atomic energy and industry and was in office until 1991. [1] [4]
In 1996 Konovalov founded the TVEL,a nuclear fuel cycle company,which he headed until 2000. [4]
Konovalov was a laureate of the Soviet State Prize and the Peter the Great Prize. [1] He died on 9 May 2013. [1]
A memorial plaque in memory of Vitaliy Konovalov was installed at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in 2014. [5]