Tokyo, July 13: Russia is eyeing on designing
thermonuclear plants for domestic and international market in
the next 20 to 25 years, nuclear physicist Yevgeny Velikhov said.
He expressed confidence that Russia will be able to
begin commercial production of thermonuclear reactors in 20-25
years.
"Russia's final goal is clear. We should at least get
necessary knowledge to design and build thermonuclear plants
for Russia's domestic purposes and for export," Velikhov said.
He believes that it is high time "to prepare Russia's
science and industry to the next stage of commercial
production."
"Our goal depends on ITER not by 100 percent. We should
work ourselves as well. We have to prepare the new generation to
this as the stage of commercial production will begin in 20-25
years as a minimum," he said.
In summer 2005, ITER member-states - the EU, India,
China, Russia, the US, South Korea and Japan signed a joint
declaration to build an ITER reactor in Cadarache, southern
France.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, July 13, 2007, 00:00