Rosatom has maintained that the construction of the MBIR reactor at the site of RIAR JSC is a significant long-term project for the development of the experimental base of Russia’s nuclear industry. The project is expected to ensure Russia’s leadership in the development of innovative reactor technologies for the next 50 years. The project is part of the comprehensive program “Development of Equipment, Technologies, and Scientific Research in the Nuclear Energy Use in Russia.”
Russia’s new reactor is expected to replace the existing BOR-60 research facility and provide the nuclear industry with state-of-the-art research infrastructure for the next half century. Its innovative features will enhance exploration of the technologies of two-component nuclear energy, as well as of closed nuclear fuel cycle, while also accelerating and justifying the development of safe fourth-generation nuclear power plants, as per the release.