IN an eye-catching effort to brighten its image, Russia's nuclear power industry has encouraged hundreds of female employees to compete for the title of Miss Atom. Third-placed Alyona Kirsanova, 22, posted photos of herself in a black bikini against a backdrop of giant cooling towers. The women, dubbed "Russia's nuclear bombshells", were competing for the prize of an all-expenses-paid holiday in Cuba. The winner was Ekaterina Bulgakova, 25.