OREANDA-NEWS. August 6, 2007. Leningrad NPP (Sosnovy Bor) hosted the 7th International Festival of Young Nuclear Power Engineers “Desnay-2007.” Delegations from most of the Russian NPPs as well as from Ukraine and Lithuania took part in the event. Desnay is a traditional forum of young nuclear power engineers. The program of the festival included performances, contests, role games, sports events, a scientific conference, “School of Leaders” workshop, coordinating meeting of the plenipotentiaries of the youth organizations of the participant NPPs, meetings with managers of LNPP and representatives of the authorities of Sosnovy Bor and Leningrad region.

The Organization of Young Nuclear Power Engineers of Kurchatov (OYNPEK, Kursk NPP) was one of the organizers of Desnay-2007. The captain of the Kurchatov team Alexander Zhilin was in the organizational committee and one of the key figures throughout the festival. The chairman of OYNPEK Viktor Taran was the commander of the Desnay-2007 “Guards.”
 
The Kurchatov team presented an interesting and original program – one of the best at the festival. They also got awards for the best camp decoration and the best video film made during the festival.