Onega Research&Development Technological Bureau was founded in 1975 by the Order of the MinSudProm (USSR) and it was the Federal State Unitary Enterprise till 2008. By the RF President’s Decree # 394 dated March 21, 2007 it was transformed in Open Joint Stock Company Onega R&D Technological Bureau. At present the Company is one of the leading research organizations in the Russian shipbuilding industry.
Trends of activity:

• Research activity – carrying out operations in the framework of the “Nuclear and Radiation Safety in 2008 and till 2015”, “National Processing Base of Russia” Federal Task-Oriented Programs and others;
• Repair and life cycle extension – design and technological support of Nuclear Powered Submarines and Ships, Diesel Electric Submarines;
• Nuclear Powered Submarines and Ships dismantling, nuclear/radiation hazardous facilities remediation, and Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel management – design and technological support of Nuclear Powered Submarines and Ships dismantling and nuclear/radiation hazardous facilities remediation, and Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel management;
• Military and technical cooperation – development of documents concerning the overhaul of Ships constructed in Russia and delivered abroad;
• Oil and gas complex – design and technological support of oil and gas on-shore deposits;
• Ship’s furniture – development of design documents for Ship’s furniture.

In 1999 some engineers of Onega engaged in work on process improvement and overhaul efficiency increase due to the extension of the operational life and resource of Ship’s equipment were awarded with the prize of the RF Government in the field of science and technology.
In 2004 Vladimir Nikitin, Doctor of Technical Science, Professor being the Director General of Onega R&D Technological Bureau was awarded with the State prize of the RF for research work on “Working Out and Industrial Development of the Environmentally Friendly Technologies of Comprehensive Dismantlement of Nuclear Powered Submarines at Enterprises of RosSudoStroenie”.
The Company has the certificate of its state accreditation as a scientific institution.
Thanks to modern level of scientific researches and long-term experience of the assigned tasks decision Onega is the reliable business partner capable to perform works under contracts both with the Russian companies and other countries with success

667БДРМ NPS in covered slip at Zvezdochka Shipyard	Three-compartment unit with reactor compartment afloat at Zvezda Far-Eastern Shipyard	Shaft necks treatment without unloading from the Ship
SNF unloading by On-Shore Defueling facility at Zvezdochka Shipyard	877 ЭКМ diesel-electric Submarine of the Indian Navy	Radioactive Waste treatment facility at Navy Shiprepair Yard # 10