THE CONCEPT OF «MEGASIENCE» CLASS PROJECTS: THE CASE OF ITER AND FAIR INSTALLATIONS

Abstract

International scientific projects aimed at the creation and operation of megasiens class facilities and, accordingly, at obtaining breakthrough, innovative scientific results of global significance are called megascience class projects. Currently, there are several large-scale megasiens projects in the world, each of which is aimed at addressing the global challenge facing humanity. The next qualitative stage in the development of civilization is impossible without the elimination of bottlenecks that prevent such a progressive movement. One of the most pressing global problems is to increase energy efficiency and develop technologies for obtaining and using alternative renewable sources of electric and thermal energy, as well as gaining new knowledge about the structure of matter and the evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to the present. The megascience projects of ITER and FAIR are called to solve these problems, an important role in the financing and technical implementation of which is played by the Russian Federation.