The Institute of Nuclear Physics of Kazakhstan and the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at advancing controlled fusion technologies, training scientific personnel, and promoting the exchange of research expertise.
The document was signed on May 12 during the working visit of the delegation of Kazakhstan to Japan. The Memorandum was signed by Sayabek Sakhiyev, Director General of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, and Hiroshi Yamada, Director General of the National Institute for Fusion Science.
During the negotiations, the parties discussed promising areas for joint research, the development of international scientific cooperation, and opportunities for implementing long-term projects in the field of fusion energy.
As part of the visit, the delegation of Kazakhstan became acquainted with the scientific and experimental infrastructure of NIFS and visited the unique Large Helical Device (LHD) facility — a superconducting helical stellarator (heliotron), which is the second largest in the world after Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X.
The delegation was presented with the results of high-temperature plasma confinement experiments, in which ion and electron temperatures exceed 100 million degrees Celsius — one of the key benchmarks for the development of controlled thermonuclear fusion technologies.
The National Institute for Fusion Science is one of the world’s leading research centers in the field of high-temperature plasma and controlled fusion research. The Institute possesses advanced research infrastructure and implements cutting-edge scientific programs focused on the development of future energy technologies.
