Participating Countries and International Organizations:
Argentine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom. 

Scientific Programme:
Development and construction of a control system of the cryogenic moderator CM-201 for IBR-2 beams N 1, 4, 5, 6, 9. 
Design of equipment, electronics and software for the complex of IBR-2 spectrometers; 
development of the FLNP information and computing infrastructure according to the needs of the Laboratory 
and the development strategy of the JINR computer network. 

Expected main results in 2018:

• Development and testing of control system of the CM-201 moderator for beamlines ? 1, 4, 5, 6, 9. Routine modernization and operation of CM-202. Regular use of system for nitrogen-free charging of pellets and diaphragm for measuring gas flow rate at CM-201 and CM-202 moderators. Investigation of neutron-physical properties of alternative materials for the cold moderator to extend the period of its operation for physics experiments. Development of screw-type discharging device for the CM-201 moderator and its testing on laboratory test stand. 
  
  
• Investigation of radiation resistance of materials at the radiation research facility. 
  
  
• Development of new programs for simulation of full reflectometry experiments in kinematic approximation. 
  
  
• Completion of activities on manufacturing the “Astra-M” detector system for the FSD diffractometer. Development of technical design of backscattering detector for the HRFD diffractometer. Development of design of detecting module and data accumulation system for multi-detector system of the DN-12 spectrometer; tests of elements of the accumulation system on a neutron beamline. Development of prototype of the detecting module with analog electronics to upgrade the detector system of the NERA-PR spectrometer. Development of infrastructure for designing and constructing neutron detectors. 
  
  
• Development of technical design of continuous flow cryostat with helium-4 circulation using a closed-cycle cryocooler to obtain a temperature range below 2K; selection and purchase of equipment and components. Manufacturing of new windings and assembling of superconducting magnet for the DN-12 diffractometer. 
  
  
• Modernization of control systems of actuators of REFLEX and GRAINS spectrometers. 
  
  
• Maintenance and development of the Sonix+ software package at the request of users; adaptation of Sonix+ for operation with DAQ-controllers on the basis of USB-3 interface. Development of concept of central data storage with regard to FLNP specificity.