Doctor Dmitriv Arakov was born in Kashin, Russia to Kazimir and Matrona Arakov on December 25th, Christmas Day. From a young age, Arakov fervently attended to his studies, taking a particular interest in science and physics. The son of devout Sidiians, Arakov was also immersed in an extremely religious environment as a child, and was raised in the fullness of the Sidus religion. At age fifteen he left to study in Moscow, hoping to build a degree in Astrophysics and Fusion Sciences. He allegedly fell into depression after his first week in his new school, his eyes opened to a plethora of new studies that directly conflicted with his beliefs as a Sidiian. After vacationing back in Kashin for a month in an attempt to reconcile with his parents, Arakov eventually returned to the Moscow Universities, renouncing his Sidiian beliefs and devoting himself to his education.
Arakov graduated ten years later with a doctorate in Fusion Sciences and Astrophysics. He spent the next five years of his life working with Enertech United, where he created the first functional schematics for a cold fusion reactor. Arakov eventually left his job with Enertech and joined the newly sovereignized Terran National Government, spear-heading energy research with his reactor designs. When Cleo Eriaji joined the TNG, he and Arakov worked together extensively to build the first Terran-made fusion reactor. They succeeded.
Despite offers from other science departments (including Eriaji himself and his NOVA team), Arakov refused to work with any projects that weren't fusion-related. When the Terran National Government began relocating their fusion waste stores to the distant planet of Charon, Arakov saw an opportunity to use the raw plasmic energy of the waste for research purposes. He requested a facility be built on Charon to maintain planetary balance and conduct extensive fusion/biomedical studies. The Terran National Government was only too happy to build a massive complex for one of their most prestigious scientists, anticipating many years of fruitful scientific endeavors and ingenious research from the facility.