In addition to investing in commercial ventures, the fund will be used to train Russian nuclear specialists in business planning.

"You need someone who is knowledgeable, gruff and independent," said a nuclear specialist who is a staff member of a public utility commission in the Midwest.

A team of Ukrainian nuclear specialists was reported on 17 March to be ready to fly out to realize this.

He noted that the entire corporate chain was now made up of nuclear specialists.

"It's a miracle there has been no accident so far," said a German nuclear specialist in Bonn familiar with the inspection.

One of the city's top nuclear specialists, the 58-year-old Mr. Sokolov sometimes goes months without his meager salary.

The kidnapping of the nuclear specialists hadn't been his idea.

"They have the desire to manufacture a bomb, and they could use the skills of trained nuclear specialists."

He turned to the other nuclear specialist.

In America, a few reporters wrote about it once or twice, a few nuclear specialists in and out of government paid attention.