Chapter 942: The Idea of Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Negotiations with George W. Bush are difficult, and not only Bush Jr., but also the heads of state of the other four permanent members of the United Nations and the heads of developed countries such as Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Canada, are not so easy to talk to.
Tang Feng estimated that in this morning's time, he had wasted two kilograms of spittle stars, which could be regarded as stabilizing the current situation. Of course, if we want to be truly satisfied with all countries, it will take hard and long negotiations.
The helium-3 thing is indeed a bit shocking, but fortunately these countries do not know how much helium-3 is stored in this sea mud mine, otherwise, the strategic value of this sea mud mine alone far exceeds that of Princess Belle Island and the nuclear waste disposal base.
Those non-nuclear countries are good to say, they want the super energy potential of helium-3, but those with nuclear weapons are different, in addition to energy use, helium-3 is also an important military strategic resource. Therefore, how to adjust the distribution ratio of these helium-3 is the most difficult negotiation process.
That's right, in order for these countries to be satisfied, and to completely remove Princess Belle Island, the helium-3 in this sea mud mine must be proportionalized. Any country in need can apply, and then when all the countries come together, under the leadership of the IAEA, they can negotiate an appropriate supply ratio.
Of course, these countries are only those countries that have nuclear power plants to be eligible to participate in the final negotiations, and if countries like Africa that don't even have nuclear power plants come and apply, do you want helium-3 dry hair? Do you want to be a second-hand dealer? I'm sorry, but we don't want to be a second-class dealer here, and only face the end user directly.
At present, there are a total of 32 countries and regions in the world with nuclear power plants, but in a region like Taiwan, Tang will never provide them with the opportunity to participate in such a meeting. Taiwan now has three nuclear power plants with a total of six reactors, although it is a civilian power generation, but the helium-3 thing is too sensitive, and Tang Feng is still an out-and-out Chinese, how can he sell helium-3 to Taiwan?
Even if George W. Bush came forward to ask for it, it wouldn't work! This is a matter of principle, and it cannot be shaken!
Damn, if you in the United States can persuade the leaders of the Taiwan authorities to return to the mainland, let alone sell the helium-3 to Taiwan, you are willing to give Tang Feng for nothing. But now, it definitely won't work!
Of course, the final negotiating conference will be held in the name of "peaceful uses of nuclear energy". What my brother is selling out now is a kind of energy, so don't mix this matter with scary things like mushroom bombs, otherwise don't blame my brother for being unsympathetic, and just clear the field for you! We are selling civilian products, not raw materials for making nuclear weapons.
However, as for you to buy it back for dry hair, it doesn't matter to my brother.
And the reason why Tang Feng wants to take out helium-3 also has his own ideas. Because Tang Feng is confident that in next year's trip to Mars, after meeting with Eric, he can get some of the technologies that the earth is currently facing a breakthrough but is still close to the door. For example, some materials technology, and another example is controlled nuclear fusion technology.
The reason why we want this kind of technology accumulated by the earth civilization, instead of those technologies that are still far away from the earth civilization, such as what kind of unified theory and what anti-gravity technology, is because Tang Feng also understands what is called "raising seedlings" and what is called "too much". Those advanced technologies will certainly improve the overall level of the earth's civilization in a short period of time, but in the long run, it is not a good thing for the earth's civilization.
Science is rigorous and does not tolerate shortcuts. At the same time, science also needs to be accumulated, and there is no room for shortcuts.
Although the Doug family, which is not known how many generations more advanced than the earth civilization, has now become his direct family, Tang Feng, the master, does not want to use the identity of the master to suppress Eric. Therefore, those advanced technologies, Tang Feng would not ask Eric for them.
But there are some techniques, Tang Feng can ask for them with confidence. Just like controllable nuclear fusion technology, in fact, the earthlings have made breakthroughs in some aspects, at least in the laboratory has completed the controlled nuclear fusion experiment, a few years ago Huaxia's new generation of thermonuclear fusion device EAST has even successfully completed the discharge experiment, obtaining a current of 200 kA, the time of nearly 3 seconds of high-temperature plasma discharge.
This shows that the earthlings have initially mastered the technology of controlled nuclear fusion, but it will take some time to apply this technology to civilian power generation.
Since it was just a kick away, Tang Feng could completely use external forces to shorten the time of this kick, which would not do any substantial harm to the earth civilization.
As long as human beings can truly apply controlled nuclear fusion technology, then it will be very close to the real development of the earth's civilization into the universe.
After all, controlled nuclear fusion technology is an important indicator of whether humans can truly enter the universe. Because only by thoroughly mastering this technology can human beings completely shake off the shackles of the huge amount of chemical fuel that restricts the need for long-distance space travel for human beings, and human long-distance space flight will truly become a reality.
In contrast, the ion thruster technology developed by Star Exploration is far from this controlled nuclear fusion technology.
Crucially, the necessary fuel is indispensable for controlled nuclear fusion.
It is known that as long as the temperature is high enough, then a fusion reaction can occur between any two atoms that are lighter than iron atoms. Among them, the drastic change between hydrogen-3 (tritium) and hydrogen-2 (deuterium) requires the lowest conditions, requiring only tens of millions of degrees Celsius. However, tritium is a radioactive element with a half-life of up to 12.4 years, and there is no natural tritium in nature, and tritium needs to be synthesized, so the use of tritium-deuterium fusion is actually not a very cost-effective option.
Although the catathermic reaction between helium-3 and deuterium requires a temperature of about 100 million degrees Celsius, it is also much lower than other fusion reactions, such as deuterium-deuterium fusion, which requires a temperature of more than 100 million degrees Celsius.
The tokamaks that have been developed today are designed for these two most easily implemented fusion reactions, which means that the temperatures they can provide can only ensure that these two fusion reactions can occur for a long time, so it is most appropriate for humans to choose the fusion reaction between helium-3 and deuterium.
However, there is very little natural helium-3 on the earth, which makes this fusion reaction a bit chicken, so Tang Feng plans to raise the helium-3 mine in advance, so that human beings can use enough time to develop a device for the fusion reaction between helium-3 and deuterium.
Although there is very little helium-3 on Earth, there are many on the Moon, and Jupiter, which is a little farther away, contains helium-3 with a total mass of 80 times that of Earth. Once the star core can control even Jupiter in the future, then mankind will have an inexhaustible source of energy. (To be continued.) )