  sarov () is a closed town in nizhny novgorod oblast, russia. it was known as arzamas-16 ()sarovlabs. creation of nuclear center arzamas-16 from 1946 to 1991. until 1995, it was known as kremlyov (). the town is closed as it is the russian center for nuclear research. population:   ==history==  th
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