OREANDA-NEWS. According to the press-service of OMZ, OMZ-Izhora Territorial Company, a constituent of OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group: RTS: OMZZ; LSE: OMZD; OTC: UHMVY), has successfully passed a licensing procedure for its operations in the nuclear power industry. The license was issued by Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance in the Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Fields. The license will remain in effect until  Sept. 1, 2012.

According to the terms, OMZ-Izhora Territorial Company is licensed to:

- Conduct destructive quality tests on welded joints, pad welds, and semi-finished products;

- Develop welding technology programs and conduct welding technology testing;

- Develop and implement programs for testing of and research into new materials;

- Analyze quality issues concerning the company’s products.

OMZ-Izhora Territorial Company is part of OMZ Non-Core Business Division. The main task of the division is to manage the infrastructure of OMZ companies located on the Izhorskiye Zavody industrial site, including coordination of energy supply, centralized management of maintenance services, and implementation of tests and control at all production process stages in all OMZ companies.