| Office: | Minister of Atomic Energy and Industry |
| Premier: | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Term Start: | July 1989 |
| Term End: | 24 August 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Nikolai Lukonin |
| Successor: | Office abolished |
| Birth Name: | Vitaliy Fedorovich Konovalov |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union |
| Party: | Communist Party |
| Alma Mater: | Ural Polytechnic Institute |
Vitaliy Konovalov (14 September 1932–9 May 2013) was a Soviet politician who served as the minister of atomic energy and industry. In 1998 he established a nuclear fuel cycle company, JSC TVEL.
Konovalov was born in Sverdlovsk on 14 September 1932.[1] He was a graduate of Ural Polytechnic Institute where he obtained a degree in technical engineering in 1956.[2] [3] He obtained a PhD in engineering science.
Following his graduation Konovalov began to work in the nuclear industry in 1956.[1] He was a member of the Communist Party.[2] In 1975 he was appointed director of the Chepetskiy Mechanical Plant in Udmurtia.[1] From 1979 he headed a machine-building plant in Elektrostal.[1] In March 1986, he joined the Ministry of Medium Machine Building where he served as the deputy minister after working in various positions.[2] [3] In July 1989 he was appointed minister of atomic energy and industry and was in office until 1991.[1]
In 1996 Konovalov founded the TVEL, a nuclear fuel cycle company, which he headed until 2000.[4]
Konovalov was a laureate of the Soviet State Prize and the Peter the Great Prize.[1] He died on 9 May 2013.[1]