Science. Construction of an electronics testing center began at the Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics (VNIITF, part of Rosatom) in Snezhinsk, Russia. Workers started to pour concrete for the foundation of the building. Meanwhile, a grounding grid is being laid for the earthing of complex testing equipment. “This advanced facility will simulate the effect of cosmic rays and man-made radiations. Its core will be a cyclotron capable of accelerating ions up to 15 MeV per nucleon. The facility will also be equipped with neutron generators, electron accelerators and a proton accelerator,” says Oleg Tkachev from VNIITF.