From the innocent lying gun of the Institute of Physics to the revocation of his visa to the withdrawal of Huaguo from the ITER, Xiao Le's mood in the past month has been like riding a slide, all the way to the end, and he has never had a good time.

After waiting at home for a month, Xiao Le was basically idle for a month. In addition to brushing Arxiv every day, I keep track of the latest research trends in major research institutions, which is to help my mother walk the dog.

How uncomfortable it was to be brutally dragged out of an unfinished research project was something that only he could experience.

Professor Li hasn't heard from him for the time being, I don't know if he hasn't adjusted his state, or if he hasn't found a new topic for the time being, or if he is busy and hasn't thought of him for the time being.

The Institute of Matter has no further arrangements for the doctors sent back from General Atomics, and it seems that they have not yet figured out what to arrange for them to do.

After all, with the withdrawal from ITER, many of the cooperative research projects carried out with ITER have been suspended, and there are still many people who need to be reassigned.

Unfortunately, the state has tightened its investment in the tokamak, and the existing funds simply cannot support so many projects......

It is said that there is chaos in the office, and Xiao Le is not sure whether he should go back now, but in the end, he still can't let go of the things in the office, and plans to rest for two more days and go to Luyang to have a look.

After all, I've been so idle, and my head is about to rust......

However, just as he was packing his luggage and even buying his ticket, he suddenly received a call from the office.

"Where are you now?"

"Shangjing...... Did Professor Li ask you to contact me? Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Xiao Le hurriedly asked.

"Professor Li, we have already contacted you, and it is you who he recommended to us. There's a research position in Sioux for you, and we'd like to know if you're interested. ”

Xiao Le looked confused and said, "Wait, I don't understand what you mean, research position?" Sioux Province? ”

"Yes," explained the man on the other end of the phone, without any impatience in his voice, "the coordinates are in Sioux Province, about controlled nuclear fusion." ”

Xiao Le asked tentatively, "STAR Institute?" ”

"No comment."

Xiao Le had a headache and said: "Even if you tell me that you are studying nuclear fusion, this direction is too big." At the very least, you'll have to tell me exactly what you're doing and where you're going to work. ”

"The specific research content depends on the arrangement over there, and the place of work is still in the confidentiality period," said the man on the other end of the phone, "You just need to answer whether I am going or not." ”

This......

It's really a difficult requirement for a strong man.

Xiao Le smiled bitterly in his heart and shook his head secretly.

However, even if he thought so in his heart, he only hesitated for two seconds between going and not going......

"Go."

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

His instincts told him that if he missed it, he would never do it again.

The man on the other end of the phone replied very simply, and said, "Okay, I will help you with the relevant procedures." Also, your ticket has been changed, so remember to get on the train at 3pm tomorrow. ”

With that, the phone hung up.

Looking at the mobile phone in his hand, a strange expression appeared on Xiao Le's face.

Not only did he only find out the ticket he bought, but he even helped him change his ticket for free with a word, and the background of the person who called him was not simple......

At least, definitely not from the Institute of Matter.

……

The next afternoon, he arrived at his destination on the bullet train, and after getting off the train with his suitcase, Xiao Le stood outside the train station for less than half a minute, and saw a black Jetta stop in front of him and sent him to the mysterious place of work.

When he arrived at his destination, he was immediately shocked by the situation at the scene.

It's not that it's too deserted, but on the contrary, it's a bit "lively".

More than a dozen buses were parked in the open space outside the factory, along with various engineering equipment.

There are more than a dozen of them that he recognizes, and they are either the top research institutes in the field of plasma physics in China, or the giants in the field of nuclear power such as nuclear industry groups and nuclear engineering construction.

Vaguely, he seemed to understand what project he was involved in.

It's just that he didn't expect and couldn't believe that the progress of the STAR Institute was so fast.

The whole world is speculating about how far they are from the demonstration pile, and theirs has already started quietly.

At this time, an old man who looked to be in his early fifties came up with a resume with a photo on it and stopped him.

"Your name is Xiao Le?"

Xiao Le nodded: "Yes." ”

"Okay, come with me."

Glancing at the driver who sent him over, Xiao Le swallowed and spat, and immediately dragged his suitcase to follow.

Barely keeping up with the old man's footsteps, he couldn't help but ask about the situation here.

"I'm a tokamak, and you're probably doing stellars here, so you're looking for me to come here......"

"What you're saying has nothing to do with me," the old man said with a blank face as he walked towards the institute, "I'm only responsible for taking you in." If there's any question, just ask that person. ”

That person?

Which person?

Although Xiao Le wanted to ask this, seeing that the old man had no intention of answering his questions about this research institute, he silently shut his mouth.

Looking around, he asked an inconsequential question.

"With so many people, how can the problem of confidentiality be solved?"

Hearing this question, the old man, who had been expressionless, suddenly smiled.

"Young man, do you know what your grandfather's name is?"

“…… I don't know. ”

No one has anything to remember about this.

Xiao Le complained in his heart.

The old man pointed to the driver who had driven the Jetta to him not far behind him.

"If you want to know, you can ask him."

……

The siting requirements for nuclear power plants are very high.

According to the internationally accepted site selection principles, geological, surface, meteorological, hydrological, environmental protection, civil engineering, transportation, power station technology, power grid, social and other factors must be strictly considered.

First of all, geographically, there must be no fault zones in the deep part of the site, and there must be no active faults within several kilometers of the nuclear power plant. 100 kilometers of sea and 50 kilometers of inland, but there has been no earthquake of magnitude 6 or higher in history.

Then there's transportation.

The design of the whole reactor is several times more complex than that of a fission reactor, and the volume is also much larger, and the various components involved cannot be produced locally in the Soviet Province, and can only be transported to the site for assembly after being produced in various places.

Taking into account the above factors, there are not many places in the entire Soviet Province that can meet this condition.

After discussions at the expert meeting and consultation with the provincial government, the site of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor was finally selected in the vicinity of the Tianwan-Tianwan nuclear power plant in Haizhou.

First, there are ready-made resources available here, and the site reserved for the third phase of the Tianwan nuclear power plant can be used as a test plant for the demonstration reactor. Second, the engineers here are experts in the field of nuclear power and have rich experience, and they can also help a lot in the design of demonstration reactors and specific engineering problems.

As for the issue of security, Lu Zhou doesn't need to worry about this at all.

At the same time as the site selection of the demonstration reactor was completed, a regimental combat unit had arrived in the area and completed its deployment.

On the other hand, after completing the site selection of the project, Lu Zhou also rushed to the site non-stop, conducted a field visit to the construction site with the engineers of the nuclear industry group, and exchanged views on the design of the demonstration reactor.

At the same time, in less than a week, thousands of researchers from major research institutions and engineers in related fields have been gathered here.

In order to ensure that this project can be carried out smoothly, the state has basically met all the conditions proposed by Lu Zhou.

Ask for money for money, ask people for people.

"I brought the people," Xiao Le walked into the lab, and the old man put his resume on the table.

Lu Zhou nodded to him.

"Thank you for your hard work."

The old man waved his hand.

"Thank you for this little thing. You're busy, I'll go first. ”

As he left the office, the old man closed the door.

Looking at Xiao Le, who was nervous, Lu Zhou smiled and said.

"Take it easy, don't be so nervous, I just came to you to ask you a few questions."

Xiao Le laughed dryly and said, "When you see an idol, can you not be nervous?" ”

Idol?

Hearing this, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly.

The young man has a good eye.

He also believes that his appearance has the potential to be an idol.

But......

Here, obviously, this is not the time for gags.

Coughing lightly and reining in his smiling expression, Lu Zhou opened his mouth and asked, "I heard from the Institute of Physics that you have visited the DIII-D laboratory of General Atomics?" ”

"Yes......" It seemed that he felt that his answer was too simple and disrespectful, and Xiao Le hurriedly added, "I have been with Professor Li since I first studied for my Ph.D., and I have been studying there for four years, which is the longest time I have spent there in the institute." ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I know, that's why I asked you to come over." ”

At this point, he paused for a moment before continuing.

"Since you've been there for four years, I'm sure you know a lot about the situation there. Regarding their heating technology, I would like to know, which direction are they mainly studying now? Where have you gotten in your research? ”

Hearing Lu Zhou ask about the field he was familiar with, Xiao Le immediately replied: "What they are studying is mainly the direction of ion cyclotron resonance heating, and it is currently ......."

Listening carefully to Xiao Le's explanation, Lu Zhou's index finger rubbed his chin and nodded from time to time.

It must be admitted that DIII-D's heating technology and plasma diagnostic technology are very strong.

The latter has been replaced by He-3 atomic probe technology, which does not need to be considered for the time being.

As for the former, although it is not critically important, it is still worth paying attention to.

After all, the demonstration reactor is different from the experimental reactor, the latter can be done, but the former will not.

Any deficiencies in technical detail will ultimately be reflected in the efficiency of energy output.

What's more, through these detailed questions, combined with his own experience in controlled nuclear fusion research, he can roughly deduce how far General Atom has come in the research of controlled nuclear fusion, and how far away it is from the demonstration reactor.

In the following time, Lu Zhou asked a lot about the progress of the experiment on the DIII-D side, and Xiao Le also answered everything he knew.

In the end, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and spoke.

"The heating device of the tokamak is not exactly matched on the stellarator, but the heating principle is similar."

"We intend to take the ICRF heating antenna on the EAST unit and redesign it into a version that can be used on the stellarator."

"If you're interested in staying, I can introduce you to this group."

This is considered a ......

Hugging your thighs?

Hearing this, Xiao Le was excited in his heart, and immediately nodded: "I am willing!" ”

Sure enough, agreeing to that call was the right choice......

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