Union's first nuclear submarine, the K-3 Leninsky Komsomol. Obninsk is famous for its meteorological tower which was built to study spreading of radiation from the nuclear station. The following institutes are located in the city: State Scientific Center of Russian Federation Institute for Physics and Power Engineering State Scientific Center of Russian Federation Obninsk Scientific Production Enterprise "Tekhnologiya" Medical Radiological Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Obninsk Branch of the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation "Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry" Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (World Data Center) Central Pilot Expedition of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology Central Design Bureau of Hydrometeorological Instrumentation Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Meteorology Scientific Production Association TYPHOON Economy Situated in Obninsk are the plants of companies such as Kraftway (the largest manufacturer of personal computers in Russia), Rautaruukki, Lotte Confectionery, Hemofarm a.d. Government The head of the city administration is Tatyana Leonova. Sport There is a bandy club called Atom. Twin towns – sister cities Obninsk is twinned with: Astravyets, Belarus Belene, Bulgaria Frascati, Italy Mianyang, China Montpellier, France Oak Ridge, United States Visaginas, Lithuania References Notes Sources External links Official website of Obninsk Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Naukograds