...hanks to such projects, Russian scientists have gained experience, which they are now using as part of federal programs to create mega-installations in the country and develop nuclear technologies."In 2021, after many decades of downtime, we launched the first thermonuclear plant in our country, the Tokamak T-15MD. <..Like the F-1 reactor [on the way] to create an atomic bomb, this is a demonstration that we can do everything ourselves at the highest global level," concluded Kovalchuk. ...
...hermonuclear Fusion."Projects on megascience, for example, in Europe, almost all were inspired by the #Russian Federation. Look, the XFEL free electron laser: the idea is ours, <...> active participation is ours, but also our money. This is a huge project [worth] more than €1 billion," he said.Kovalchuk also recalled Russia's contribution to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), where Russia "was once again a donor."According to the head of the Kurchatov Institute, t...