President Vladimir Putin has replaced the nuclear power minister Yevgeny Adamov, to the complete surprise of officials at Minatom, who had believed that Adamov's position was unshakable since his policies had both government and presidential support. However, he had been coming under mounting pressure for alleged corruption, abuse of office and a controversial plan to import spent nuclear fuel for storage, and reportedly asked to be relieved of his post. His successor was another surprise - career scientist Alexander Rumyantsev, executive director of the Moscow-based Kurchatov Institute.
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