Chapter 98: This is competition, but also war
80 billion, this is the state's funding for the nuclear fusion joint project, most of the cost of the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Bridge.
This value was both expected and unexpected by Lu Yi, and it was expected because he knew that there was definitely a lot of funds this time, and it was unexpected that so much money was given for the first time.
It's still a national atmosphere.
Lu Yi sighed, put his sigh behind him, and asked Xu Ying to allocate funds to cooperative laboratories and cooperative units according to the project plan.
With a population of 1.3 billion, China has almost devoted all its efforts to conquer a project that has been verified at the data level, and the power and speed of the explosion are absolutely shocking the world.
When the 18th day of the nuclear fusion joint meeting ended, after more than ten days of busy work to formulate and arrange the project plan, and Lin Meng and Zhang Qing returned to Yangcheng, the laboratory within a radius of 3 kilometers had been circled, the power of infrastructure madness had erupted, and the basic measures for the construction of the new laboratory building and demonstration reactor had been completed.
The astonishing speed of construction made more than 70 foreign researchers in the laboratory stunned, and every day it was Oh, my god, Oh, my god who was there called.
"Captain Huang, Mr. Pan, your speed seems to be too amazing."
Returning to the laboratory from the airport, Lu Yi looked at the places that were all changed except for the original 12 acres, which were still a little familiar, and couldn't help complaining.
The engineering team responsible for the construction here is the engineering team of the nuclear industry group, and the one responsible for the vigilance is a regimental unit of the Yangcheng Military Region.
"Professor Lu, how to build this demonstration reactor, everyone is confused about the plan you said."
Mr. Pan, who had been in Yangcheng for a week, was followed by several researchers and engineers, and said with a wry smile.
During this time, they tried to contact Lu Yi, but Lu Yiren was busy in Beijing, and his heels did not touch the ground, so he really had no way to guide.
Fortunately, even if the plan is not finalized, the foundation of the demonstration reactor can still be built first, otherwise their precious time in the past ten days will be wasted.
"Isn't it quite simple to boil water in a pressurized water pile?"
Lu Yi glanced at the people of the nuclear industry group a little strangely, so many nuclear reactors have been built, you should be experts in boiling water in pressurized water reactors.
"We're sure we're fine, but how should we design and build the ferrofluid part you talked about?"
Pan always has a headache, he knows the theory of ferrofluid power generation, even thermal power stations have used ferrofluid generators, but such a huge power ferrofluid power generation like a nuclear fusion reactor, this is simply impossible to start.
The increase in energy power has brought a series of standards such as materials that need to be improved and more stringent.
"Don't worry about this first, you just leave redundant space for ferrofluid power generation, which requires a breakthrough in superconducting graphene materials to be carried out."
Lu Yi shook his head, the principle of ferrofluid power generation is to use the conductive plasma flow to tell the magnetic inductance line to be cut through the magnetic field, so as to generate electromotive force and generate electrical energy.
As we all know, after the substance is heated to a high temperature and ionized, it will be divided into negatively charged electrons and positively charged nuclei.
When such a plasma flow passes through a high magnetic field, electrons and nuclei will move closer and gather at the poles of the magnetic field, resulting in a potential difference that causes an electric current.
Temperature is the embodiment of the intensity of particle motion, and the plasma flow through the magnetic field will slow down due to the behavior of magnetic field accumulation, and the macroscopic manifestation is the temperature drop, that is, the temperature is converted into electrical energy.
Ferrofluid power generation combined with boiling water is a fitting application in nuclear fusion, because in addition to energy and high-energy neutrons, the product of DT fusion is helium nuclei of 100 million degrees Celsius.
These helium cores can be used directly to generate electricity from magnetic fields, and the only challenge is that they require a high-strength magnetic field and materials that are resistant to high temperatures and corrosion.
"Then let's build the peripheral measures and equipment of the pressurized water reactor first, and the final connection to the fusion reactor, and then discuss and determine when Professor Lu is busy during this time."
Hearing Lu Yi say this, Mr. Pan nodded hurriedly, he knew that he was in charge of such a big project, and Lu Yi would definitely be busy during this time, so he didn't bother.
After all, they are very experienced in the power generation and construction of nuclear reactors, and the relevant energy parameters of the nuclear fusion reactor have also been given to them, so that except for the part of the nuclear reactor connection, which needs to be studied and determined together with Lu Yi, other peripheral equipment does not have to worry.
"Professor Lu."
As soon as a few people from the nuclear industry group left, Commander Huang, who was in charge of the vigilance task, walked up, and several soldiers around him separated a space for the first time, and then lowered their voices and said:
"In the past few days, we have caught some sneaky people around, and after interrogation, they said that someone hired them to come and take pictures, and the day before yesterday and yesterday we also caught 3 professional reconnaissance personnel."
"Professional scouts...... Other countries? Lu Yi seemed to realize something.
"After rigorous training, the mouth is very strict and cannot be opened, but it is certain that it is from another country, and we have handed over personnel to the security department in that country, and it is estimated that it will take two days to confirm."
Head Huang glanced at the laboratory researchers who were watching from a distance, and said with some concern: "And these researchers in the laboratory, do you want to have a political trial, it is strictly forbidden to bring mobile phones in during this time, and at the same time monitor their communications." ”
There were people who were hired to take pictures here, and there were several professional scouts with strict training, so Commander Huang didn't have to think much to know that someone in the laboratory must have been infiltrated among the hundreds of people.
"There is no need, the current nuclear fusion project does not rely on secrecy, but on everyone's breakthrough speed and strength."
Lu Yi glanced at his employees around him, and he also knew that some of these people must have been infiltrated, but this matter was unnecessary.
With the announcement of the construction of the demonstration reactor by Max Planck Laboratories, the nuclear fusion project has entered the bright period and the countdown to commercial application, and the fusion-related technologies that have been kept secret by various countries have been released and poured into the international patent registration office.
Because everyone understands that unless they want to start a third war, nuclear fusion is not something that any country can master alone, and no matter who makes a breakthrough, technology must be shared.
Of course, this technology sharing must not be free, otherwise there is no need for China to engage in such a large joint project, and it will be used after the Max Planck laboratory has completed the construction of the demonstration reactor and realized commercial application.
As for how to divide interests, then it depends on the amount of technology patents mastered by each other, which technologies are more important to divide more interests, and which technologies are not so important to divide fewer interests.
There is no doubt that the first country to realize the construction of demonstration reactors and complete the commercial application of nuclear fusion can get the biggest piece of the cake from it, and to ensure the benefits of this piece of the cake, that is, strength.
The national strength from one of the five hooligans is the biggest guarantee in this nuclear fusion project game.
If it were to be replaced by a backward third world country, even if they were allowed to complete a breakthrough in nuclear fusion, it would not usher in a national take-off brought about by technological exchange, but a war to destroy the country.
Under such circumstances, it is even more inappropriate to follow the advice of Head Huang, which will cause people to panic and lead to a decline in the progress of the research.
"Senior Sister Xu Ying, is there any news about the secondment of the relationship network of Tomorrow Group to test the construction of the Max Planck Lab demonstration reactor?"
Lu Yi thought for a while, then suddenly turned his head to Xu Ying behind him and asked, "Have they completed the design of the demonstration reactor now and are starting construction?" ”
Among the three professional reconnaissance personnel, Lu Yi was more than 90 percent sure that the countries behind the interests behind Max Planck's lab were sent by the countries involved, so it seemed good to make a counterattack for them.
During this time, Li Yashan was busy with cancer suppression drugs and chain hospitals, and Xu Ying was in charge of tracking this matter of testing the details of Max Plan's laboratory.
"They rushed out the general design plan and drawings six days ago, and now the actual construction has begun." Xu Ying nodded affirmatively.
"It's fast, and it looks like we've made them aware of the crisis."
Lu Yi smiled: "Tell Yashan about spending money to acquire their related cooperative construction units, not seeking to acquire, only to interfere with their progress."
Of course, if the liquidated damages they signed are not too outrageous, we can help pay them and let them break the contract, as for the safety issues involved after the contract, we assure them that Huaguo welcomes them! ”
"Lu Lu, you...... You're too bad, aren't you? ”
Zhang Qing and Lin Meng next to him, including Xu Ying, were stunned and didn't know what to say, but the corners of Huang Tuanchang's mouth next to him were calm.
"What's the loss, the fusion project is now said to be a competition, but in reality it's more like a war."
Lu Yi said indifferently: "Since it is a war, in order to win, except for some bottom lines that cannot be crossed, and playing some means within the rules, everyone can't say it, right?"
I believe that if the people above are not to estimate the country's image problem, otherwise such a means would have started a long time ago, since it is inconvenient for the above, we are private capital to play, then everyone can't say anything, I have more money to burn, can't I? ”
This nuclear fusion project is said to be a competition, but in Lu Yi's eyes and even in the eyes of the people above, it is more important than a war.
Because even if it is a real war, unless you can push the whole world, the benefits of the first breakthrough of the nuclear fusion project are far more important than the victory of a war.
Originally, Lu Yi only attached importance to the nuclear fusion project, and he didn't realize this level until these days, when he arranged some things and tasks for the general controller, no matter what kind of department was involved, the green light was open, and they were all unconditionally cooperating.
When I think about the second day of the meeting, as one of the elders, time can be said to be extremely important, and there are a large number of policy decisions, national strategies, important affairs, and national interests games waiting for him to deal with every day.
But just like that, I sat in the conference room and listened to them discuss nuclear fusion for several hours, and did not leave until the end of the meeting, not at all like the so-called important projects in the past, but they just showed up and left for a few minutes.
At that time, Lu Yi realized that this nuclear fusion project was not so simple, and it could be said that this was an opportunity to make the country take off without going through a deliberate and arduous game, without going through various conspiracies and competition in the dark, and without the means of war.
Such an opportunity is far more important than a so-called victory in a war.
At the same time, Lu Yi was also shocked by the courage of the above, because once controlled nuclear fusion breaks through foreign countries, it is not a small problem for oil and energy to involve domestic interest groups and personnel.
For the sake of interests, brothers can meet each other in arms.
Not many days after Max Planck Labs announced the start of the construction of the nuclear fusion demonstration reactor, the joint meeting of domestic nuclear fusion began, and then all departments cooperated, so you can imagine how much pressure and resistance must be pressed down.
"Senior Sister Xu Ying is in charge of this matter, and I will give them some eye medicine to Max Plan's laboratory."
"Yes." Xu Ying nodded hurriedly, took out a memo to write down the matter, and then watched Lu Yi take out his mobile phone.
"Hey, Professor Rupert, long time no see, I have a few questions about the first inner wall of the stellarator, I wonder if you can talk about it?"