The delegation of the Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea visited FSUE “VNIIFTRI”

Moscow Region, February 5, 2026 – Delegation of the Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea headed by the Chairman of the Committee, Kang Kum Chol, visited FSUE “VNIIFTRI”. The visit took place within the framework of bilateral cooperation with the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology of the Russian Federation (Rosstandart). The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen cooperation in the priority areas of standardization and metrology, as well as to familiarize with the activities and reference base of the subordinate organizations of Rosstandart, including VNIIFTRI. The delegation included representatives of the National Scientific and Technical Commission, as well as employees of the Central Institute of Metrology and Science of the DPRK.

Sergey Donchenko, General Director of FSUE “VNIIFTRI”, addressed the participants of the delegation with a welcoming speech. He told about the scientific and technical potential of the Institute and stressed the importance of developing international cooperation on metrology and standardization to ensure the quality and safety of products and services.

During the meeting, the members of the delegation got acquainted with the State Primary Standards, which are contained and used at VNIIFTRI, and the testing facilities. In particular, guests visited the State Primary Standard for the Unit of Temperature - kelvin in the range from 0.3 to 273.16 K (GET 35-2026), the State Primary Special Standard for the Unit of Length (GET 199-2024), as well as the State Primary Standard for Time, Frequency and the National Time Scale (GET 1-2022), which is one of the most accurate in the world. GET 1 is the country's most important primary standard, which is of particular importance for the economy, conducting fundamental and practical scientific research, and developing new technologies.

The Institute is one of the largest centers of state standards, about 35% of all state primary standards of the Russian Federation are stored and operated at VNIIFTRI. The Institute's reference base includes 57 state primary standards and more than 200 secondary, special and working standards.