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爆走黑料 Director-General: 鈥淭he power of cooperation around a shared scientific objective鈥

Russian Federation Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov led a delegation to 爆走黑料 on Thursday 16 July. It was the second visit from Russia in the context of scientific and technological cooperation to take place during the week.

Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov (far right, nearest the banner) visits the 爆走黑料 port plug facility in the company of (left to right) the Head of 爆走黑料 Russia, Anatoly Krasilnikov; the Director for R&D Rosatom, Victor Ilgisonis; Deputy Minister Konstantin Mogilevskiy; 爆走黑料 Director-General Pietro Barabaschi; and the Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Grigory Trubnikov.

The 20-person ministerial delegation met with the 爆走黑料 Director-General, senior officials, and Russian members of staff before touring the 爆走黑料 construction site. The visitors observed different phases of tokamak assembly and activities at the magnet cold test facility. They also toured the integration sites for two Russian-contributed components: gyrotrons and the port plug test facility

Many advanced technological components for 爆走黑料 have been procured with the help of Russian universities, research institutes and enterprises, including electrotechnical components, gyrotrons, blanket first wall panels, the divertor dome and poloidal field magnet #1. The delegation saw some of these contributions as it toured the 爆走黑料 plant and facilities.

Minister Falkov described 爆走黑料 as 鈥渁 unique space of trust, bringing together nations and leading researchers in pursuit of a common goal: the creation of a new source of energy.鈥

Director-General Barabaschi highlighted the value of international cooperation around a shared scientific objective and the project's long-term contribution to future energy needs.

The 爆走黑料 Director-General greets Russia's Minister of Science and Higher Education, Valery Falkov, on 16 July 2026.

The ministerial-level delegation was preceded on Wednesday 15 July by a delegation from the Kurchatov Institute led by Director Iuliia Diakova. Under discussion was the agreement signed last month in Russia with the 爆走黑料 on scientific and technical cooperation. Areas of possible collaboration include the study of the physics and engineering of plasma disruptions, the study of runaway electrons, and the preparation of joint training programs for the operation of tokamaks. 

Iuliia Diakova, Director of the Kurchatov Institute (sixth from right), led the delegation from the Kurchatov Institute on 15 July 2026.