On December 20, 2017, Dmitry Medvedev in the government house presented orders and medals to distinguished employees of companies, government employees and scientists. The CEO of the National Research Centre ‘Kurchatov Institute’ — Central Research Institute of Structural Materials ‘Prometey’ Alexey Oryshchenko received the order of Alexander Nevsky for his great contribution to the development of the nuclear industry and long-term scientific and research activity.
On the threshold of the New Year's festivities, according to the established tradition, the Head of the Government of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev presented state and government awards to government employees, company employees, scientists, and educational employees. The list of the award recipients included 48 persons, Izvestia writes.
— All those who are present have worked hard in the expiring year. A large part of the present persons meet my colleagues from the government and come to me as experts, industry representatives, and simply as my colleagues in the government. Thus, I hope that you will take the same responsible approach to your duties. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and your near and dear ones with the coming New Year's festivities, the Prime Minister spoke to the ceremony participants.
The leaders of two Russian organisations were awarded the Orders of Alexander Nevsky, among them was the CEO of the Central Research Institute of Structural Materials ‘Prometey’ Named by I.V. Gorynin of NRC ‘Kurchatov Institute’, Alexey Oryshchenko.
— I am sincerely grateful for such a high award you honored my work and the work of ‘Prometey’ in behalf of our country. ‘Prometey’, as many people may know, has been producing construction materials for underwater and above-water shipbuilding since 1946. These were the first nuclear submarine, the first nuclear ship Lenin, the first titanium ships and the first deep water ships, Alexey Oryshchenko said during the award ceremony.
According to the CEO of ‘Prometey’, the company continues to create perspective materials for the development of the Russian shipbuilding.
— Our construction materials surpass the foreign ones. And the confirmation is that our great fleet meets all the presented requirements. Today, materials are produced which allow us to build perfect ships. Nothing will be changed. ‘Prometey’ will always build because we do love our homeland, the scientist added.