Visit to JINR of Ambassador of the Czech Republic

On March 24, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to RF Vítězslav Pivoňka visited our Laboratory. VBLHEP Director V. Kekelidze showed the guest the main facilities of the NICA mega-science project. The delegation visited the building of the synchrophasotron, being acquainted with the newly launched Booster synchrotron. They were shown the construction site of the collider and the MPD hall with the half-opened sarcophagus of the solenoid and the assembled magnet yoke (which was made in Vitkovice, Czech Republic). The excursion ended at the factory for assembling of superconducting magnets.