In November 1985, the U.S. Air Force One arrived in Geneva, and then U.S. President Ronald Reagan met with Soviet. The new leader of the United Nations, Mikhail Go. Irbachev, negotiations on nuclear disarmament began.

Against the backdrop of the Iron Curtain, this "fireside meeting" was widely regarded by the outside world at that time as an opportunity to break the ice of the Cold War.

However, Reagan and Go. The first meeting of Irbachev did not make the desired progress. The two sides attacked each other around the "Strategic Defense Program" and the "Star Wars Program". There were endless debates between "rights" and "regional issues," and the meeting was on the verge of breaking up unhappily.

At the end of the meeting, at about 5 a.m., the two sides finally agreed to issue a joint statement that did not contain any actual commitments.

It was at the end of the statement, almost in a footnote, that the two supreme leaders added vague assurances that the two countries would develop a new source of energy "for the common good of all mankind."

And this is the origin of the ITER program.

Hence the joke that made the United States withdraw from the group......

Kreber himself knew in his heart that this was impossible.

Even though the United States never completed the 25 percent it promised (it paid only 9 percent), ITER itself is a politically dependent research project.

Under normal circumstances, research on controlled nuclear fusion can serve as an "island" away from politics.

But the premise of all this is based on the fact that no one knows how far away the future will be.

Thinking about this question from a rational point of view, if he were to choose a partner between an American research institute and Professor Lu, he would undoubtedly choose the latter, who has already made significant achievements in this field of research.

Unfortunately, as a researcher, he has no say in this matter.

Even the Helmholtz Federation Boss standing next to him. seats, likewise have no right to speak.

If the United States presses ITER through the European Union and uses intellectual property as an excuse, it will almost certainly kick China out, just like the original Galileo plan.

Looking at Professor Millerke, who turned to leave, a hint of worry appeared on Kreber's face.

Strictly speaking, this is not something he should be thinking about.

But if what he feared did happen, perhaps the ITER organization would fall apart.

After all, from the beginning, the organization was not so solid, and everyone got together in the same bed and dream.

No one really pinned their hopes for solving the energy problem on controlled fusion energy that was not yet known how far away, but now even sitting in a downtown café, he could hear the boys at the University of Greifswald gossiping about the future of controlled fusion technology.

It is difficult to say whether the light at the foot of the Purple Mountain ignited the hope of future energy or blew out the last trace of fire in it.

If they don't have any hope from the start, maybe they can go far?

……

The knock on the office door was a man in his early thirties, who looked a little tall and thin.

According to his own self-introduction, his name is He Mingxuan, and he is the secretary of Director Lu, the head of the Energy Bureau.

When he went to Beijing before, Lu Zhou had seen him once, but he hadn't spoken.

Although he didn't know what was going on with the Energy Bureau, Lu Zhou still politely invited him to come in and sit down.

Sitting next to President Xu, that is, opposite Lu Zhou, He Mingxuan said in a sincere tone: "I originally went to Zhongshan International to visit you, but you were not there. The situation was so sudden, I'm sorry to bother. ”

"It's okay, don't be so polite, anyway, I've been on vacation for the past two days, and I'm not very busy." Looking at Secretary He, who was sitting opposite, Lu Zhou opened his mouth and said, "And I also want to know, what makes you so anxious?" ”

Noticing Secretary He's gaze, Principal Xu smiled and put down the teacup in his hand with understanding.

"It seems that the two of you have something important to discuss, so I won't bother here."

He has also participated in many major national scientific research projects, including sensitive topics in the field of information security. It doesn't matter what you listen to and what you shouldn't, he can still tell the difference.

With that, the old gentleman stood up, gave up his office, and walked out the door.

Seeing the office door closed, Secretary He took a deep breath, put on a serious expression, and said straight to the point: "The United States is planning to kick us out of ITER. ”

Hearing this sudden and exciting news, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, frowned, and said, "...... Is the message reliable? ”

Secretary He nodded: "The credibility of the news is more than ninety percent, in fact, they already have signs of doing so." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhou's eyebrows couldn't help but show a hint of solemnity.

For him, this is definitely not good news.

Although the STAR-2 project is similar to Huaguo's original CFTER project and is not part of the ITER program, research institutions in various countries have benefited from ITER to a greater or lesser extent.

If China withdraws from the ITER program, it will not only mean that the tens of billions of "access fees" and subsequent investments previously paid will be wasted, but also the visits and exchanges between domestic controlled nuclear fusion research institutes and foreign research institutes under the name of ITER will basically be interrupted.

In addition to the loss of research, billions of orders that are the responsibility of Chinese companies will also face the risk of being replaced by other member states.

He didn't know much about diplomacy, but from a scientific point of view, it was undoubtedly a heavy blow.

Lu Zhou frowned and said, "...... What reason does the United States have for this? ”

"The reason is naturally intellectual property issues, and the experts appointed by the U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the ITER Council have questioned us, and they believe that we have violated the spirit of the ITER agreement by concealing our research results while receiving technology...... "Secretary He has a bitter smile on his face, "Of course, you can also take it as no reason at all." ”

Yes, there is no need for a reason at all.

After listening to his words, although he understood the meaning, Lu Zhou still shook his head.

"This is simply vexatious, and we have done our duty to disclose the progress of the research on the controlled fusion project, and we are not obligated to disclose anything more. If the main control computer in the STAR unit uses the INTER chip, can I ask them to disclose their chip technology? ”

Secretary He silently took out a notebook from his pocket and wrote down this sentence.

Looking at him who was taking notes, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, "What are you taking notes for?" ”

"I think what you said is quite good," Secretary He smiled helplessly, "at least...... We can say this when responding in a diplomatic setting. ”

Although, reasoning is never useful.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zhou asked, "What specific requirements did they make?" ”

Secretary He: "They asked to send an academic visiting team composed of ITER member countries to be stationed at the STAR Stellarum Institute to participate in the research. As well as the requirement for our company to open up the latest production process of SG-1 superconducting coils, all the technical details of the modified STAR device, and the most critical control scheme. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhou fell into deep thought.

Aside from the superconducting material, the SG-1 material itself is a public patent, and the SG-1 wire is also an export product, and the secret is only the production process developed by Baosheng Group with the assistance of Jinling Advanced Research Institute.

Whether it is public or not, no matter what decision the state makes, it actually has nothing to do with Lu Zhou.

But the problem with the control scheme is even bigger.

The control scheme developed by the Jinda Software Institute could not be better than that made by the Spiral Stone 7-X Laboratory.

Half of the credit for the STAR device's ability to achieve plasma confinement for more than an hour is due to the SG-1 superconducting material, and the other half is basically due to Xiao Ai.

In short, it is impossible to get him to control the scheme openly.

Not to mention that making such a request is in itself vexatious.

Looking at Lu Zhou, who was speechless, Secretary He asked seriously: "This matter is very tricky, after learning the news, we held a meeting for two days in a row, but still no good results were reached." The high-level attaches great importance to your opinions, and if it weren't for the fact that you really couldn't leave, Director Lu originally planned to visit you in Jinling in person. ”

"What do you think...... What do we do now? ”

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