After the news of China's withdrawal from the ITER agreement broke, it was like a brick smashed into the water, causing an international uproar.

Major media outlets have reported on the incident and made analytical comments on the incident.

Although the US Secretary of Energy and the spokesman of the European Union's energy department have repeatedly stressed that this matter will not affect the ITER process and that the determination of member states to solve the energy problem is consistent, the press and academic circles are generally pessimistic about this matter.

What's more, it has even been commented on as the starting point for ITER's disintegration.

This is true internationally, and it is also true at home.

Although this news was only a glimpse on the news network, it still attracted widespread attention from many people.

Especially on the scarf, this slightly boring entry that has nothing to do with celebrities eating, drinking, and Lazar has rarely been in the top ten of the hot search.

Although the popularity of related topics was quickly reduced, it still caused a lot of discussion.

Some people praised the Chinese representative's domineering response to the unreasonable demands of the US representative, while others believed that the tough response would not solve any problems, and expressed concern about the prospects of controlled nuclear fusion research in China, and even threw the blame on Lu Zhou......

[It is said that Hwakook withdrew from the ITER organization because the STAR Institute did not fulfill the ITER organization agreement. 】

[Really? 】

[It is said to be true! My neighbor's uncle works at a nuclear fusion research institute, and it is said that our domestic research institute for controlled fusion research was pitted by Professor Lu. 】

[What the hell is the pit? Isn't the STAR unit the world's leading? 】

[That being said, the STA Research Institute is not the only one that is researching controlled nuclear fusion. According to ITER's agreement, the progress of controlled fusion research by national research units must be shared with other member countries. However, the STAR Institute has not fully disclosed the details of its research! 】

[If this is true, then it is really Xiao He who succeeds, and Xiao He who fails......]

[you, this story is full of loopholes! ] In this kind of national scientific research key project, is it the research unit's own decision to make the research results public? 】

[Hehe, do you know what the spirit of contract is? Flies don't bite seamless eggs, why do Americans question you? Do you dare to say that the STAR Institute has nothing to hide when it comes to disclosing research progress? 】

【……】

"It's so infuriating!" Sitting at the dining table and brushing his neck, Xiao Tong said with an indignant face, "These people don't understand anything, they just talk nonsense there!" ”

Obviously, my brother has worked so hard......

But they said so about him.

Looking at Xiao Tong, who was puffing up, Lu Zhou, who was eating, just said something briefly.

"Don't play with your phone while you're eating."

Putting down the phone, Xiaotong pouted dissatisfiedly.

"Brother, don't you care what people on the Internet say about you?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhou smiled faintly and said indifferently: "A thousand people have a thousand brains and a thousand mouths, and you can never make everyone satisfied with you." Compared to the inconsequential matter of where the flies fly, just be yourself. ”

The world is always dominated by boring people.

Whether it is a scholar or any other profession, once a person has the attribute of celebrity, then his name is no longer just his own.

Compared with the boring things about what he has done to society, and what is the significance of his work or research, people are always more interested in judging their words and deeds, private lives, and moral standards from small details or chasing shadows.

It's as if most people may not know why Mr. Yang won the Nobel Prize, but the anecdote about his wife, who is more than 50 years old, is familiar.

For this phenomenon, Lu Zhou is also accustomed to it.

It's like judging from the comment area of his neck, compared to what world problems he has solved, the focus of netizens is always on why he is so handsome but has no girlfriend......

Glancing at the elder brother suspiciously, Xiao Tong muttered, "Why do you feel like you're in a good mood?" ”

"Is there one?" Lu Zhou touched the corners of his mouth, and didn't feel any different from usual.

Xiao Tong nodded thoughtfully.

After a while, she seemed to think of something bad and said worriedly.

"Dude......"

"What's wrong with you?"

"Are you supposed to be a ......" gestured with his index finger, Xiao Tong said with an embarrassed face, "It's the type where others scold you, and you will get excited." ”

Lu Zhou: "...... Get lost. ”

……

Lu Zhou has been in a really good mood recently.

Although Hua Guo's withdrawal from ITER has had a certain impact on his work, it is negligible compared to the breakthroughs he has made in research in recent days.

Not only the breakthrough of LPC-1 material, but also the design of the liquid lithium neutron recovery system has also been preliminarily completed.

By now, he has more than enough pieces of the puzzle in his hands.

All that remains to do is complete the final and most critical step......

STAR Institute.

In a conference room in the corner of the institute, a meeting is about to take place.

Most of the institutions that have cooperative relations with the STAR Research Institute in China have sent engineers and representatives to sit in this conference room.

Sitting in the conference room, Academician Wang opened his notebook, and at this moment, he suddenly heard a loud and familiar voice next to him.

"I thought you were probably there, but I didn't expect you to be here."

"Yo, grandson?" Seeing the old man sitting next to him, Academician Wang Zengguang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with joy, "Haha, it's been a long time!" ”

Sun Zhonghai, chief engineer of Huaguo Nuclear Industry Construction Group!

Although this guy doesn't talk very pleasantly, he doesn't care. After all, from the 863 plan to the present, the two can be regarded as old friends for more than 20 years.

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time," looking at his old friend who he hadn't seen for a long time, Sun Gong sighed with emotion, "It's been more than a year, your hair hasn't finished graying, and the hair on your head is about to fall out." ”

"Heh, I'm afraid you forgot to look in the mirror when you went out." Academician Wang laughed and unceremoniously went back, "I'm afraid that in another two years, I see that you, Sun Zhonghai, will have to change your name to the Mediterranean, right?" ”

After scolding with a smile, Sun Gong's eyes fell on the front of the conference room: "Speaking of which, has Professor Lu had a talk with you, what are we going to discuss today?" ”

"He didn't tell me," Academician Wang shook his head and glanced at the curtain on the stage, "Anyway, it's just a matter of two minutes, you just have to wait for him to speak." ”

Before that, he had only heard that there were important things to be discussed at the meeting, but the STAR Institute did not elaborate on what it was.

While he was talking, the meeting began.

As the projector in front of the curtain turned on, the two men invariably stopped talking, waiting quietly for the meeting to begin, just like the other participants present.

Under the expectation of the crowd, he walked to the front desk, and facing the participants present, Lu Zhou cleared his throat and said slowly.

"Just a week ago, there was a breakthrough in the study of structural materials for the first wall."

"The LPC-1 material developed by the Institute of Computational Materials of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has met the engineering requirements of fusion reactors in terms of neutron irradiation resistance."

There was a commotion from the audience.

Academician Wang and Sun Gong exchanged glances with each other, and they both saw a trace of shock in each other's eyes.

And, excited.

The voices on the stage did not stop.

It was still that clear and steady voice, Lu Zhou continued.

“…… We've done enough to prepare for the arrival of this technology. ”

"I think it's time to take our plans to the next level."

There was silence in the venue.

There were no impassioned words of mobilization, but at this moment, everyone unconsciously clenched their fists and held their breath.

was as excited as the participants at the scene, but Lu Zhou did not show this excitement on his face.

Taking a deep breath, he glanced around at the attendees and announced in a clear and firm voice.

"STAR-2 Demonstration Fusion Device."

"From now on—"

"Start building piles!"