In the frame of the ITER Project the Russian Federation (RF) participa
tes together with other Home Teams in carrying out many R and D tasks.
At the present time almost all fusion technology R and D in the Russi
an Federation is carried out only within the framework of the ITER pro
ject. A brief description of the management structure is presented her
e. The status and plans for the main directions of work are described,
among them magnets, vacuum vessel, blanket and first wall, divertor,
power supply system, gyrotons and plasma neutralizer for the NBIS mate
rials irradiation. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights rt:served
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