Scientists from the Rosatom Institute for Physical and Technical Problems and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research have created a complex for testing new types of nuclear power plant technologies. The launch of the SIYaET station based on the NICA accelerator is planned for December 2026, Izvestia writes. The facility will make it possible to study the electro-nuclear method of energy production, in which the fission reaction is activated by an external beam of particles. The technology is designed to improve reactor safety, use isotopes of uranium-238 and thorium, and also to dispose of radioactive waste.