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Russia’s National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, under the Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, has inaugurated a new Center for Remote Participation (CRP) to facilitate nuclear fusion research. This state-of-the-art facility will allow scientists to conduct experiments and access an integrated information platform from remote locations.
As part of the launch, the university’s “MEPHIST-0” Tokamak, developed by MEPhI’s employees and students, has been successfully connected to this data platform. The integrated platform brings together Russia’s leading scientific institutions working on controlled thermonuclear fusion, enabling collaborative research and remote experimental operations at participating facilities.
During the inauguration, detailed insights were shared about the Tokamak and its control systems. Senior researcher Stepan Krat explained how Rosatom and the Russian Academy of Sciences’ thermonuclear facilities would leverage this system to conduct experiments. Scientists from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and France virtually observed the Tokamak’s first real-time pulse experiment, which lasted 20 milliseconds and achieved a plasma temperature of 500,000 degrees Celsius. The data collected was immediately shared on the integrated platform.
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev expressed optimism about the initiative, emphasizing that MEPhI students will actively participate in global mega-projects from their very first year, gaining hands-on experience.
MEPhI Rector Vladimir Shevchenko highlighted the significance of the project, stating that the university will not only train specialists in Tokamak operations but also those interested in designing next-generation fusion devices. He noted that the successful development of the “MEPHIST-0” Tokamak began as an initiative by four students in 2017. The facility now provides scientists from other cities the opportunity to conduct remote experiments.
Meanwhile, the global thermonuclear community is focused on an international nuclear fusion research and engineering mega-project in southern France. This project, involving Russia and other nations, aims to replicate the fusion processes occurring in the sun to produce energy sustainably.
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