The fusion project is in the design phase.

When the project enters this stage, it can be regarded as having been 'established', and after the design is completed, it can be put into manufacturing.

The full name of the project is "Design of Nuclear Fusion Reaction to Power Output Device".

The science and technology department, the national foundation, and more than a dozen other large enterprises have raised 10 billion yuan for investment in design and experimental research and development.

This is a normal scientific research and engineering project.

Such a major project involves a lot of money and various factors, and it is certainly impossible to keep it completely confidential, even if the previous meeting is no longer confidential.

So the project is carried out publicly.

The Ministry of Science and Technology, as well as other relevant institutions, also issued an announcement on the project to officially announce the news.

The nuclear fusion project has received tremendous attention, and a large number of media reporters have come to cover it, and the science and technology department has organized officials to hold press conferences.

The person in charge of the external statement is also the press officer who is dispatched.

In the face of a group of domestic and foreign reporters, the press officer said forcefully, "The establishment of the nuclear fusion project is a decision made after many demonstration meetings, and we believe that the basic technology has accumulated enough to support the completion of the research on the conversion of controlled nuclear fusion into energy." ”

"The goal of this project is to create a fusion device that can support the use of electricity output."

The press officer's tone was very affirmative, showing confidence in the fusion project.

The reporters were not surprised, and now that the project has been established, the press officers who speak to the outside world must express their confidence.

They immediately started asking targeted questions.

Some journalists are more concerned about the project itself, such as whether there is confidence, how many people will participate in the research, how much additional investment will be required in the future, where the project will be carried out, and so on

Some journalists are more concerned with technology.

That's the point.

Controlled nuclear fusion is considered a century-old project, and it is also considered to be the most important energy source in the future, and human beings always think that it is also close to controlled nuclear fusion.

Fifty years ago it was.

The same is true now.

But reasonable people know very well that the research of nuclear fusion involves all kinds of technology, and there are many difficulties that need to be broken through, and the research itself is a super project.

Not to mention now, it's remarkable that it can be achieved in 50 years.

Many leading scientists believe that the ability of humans to achieve controlled nuclear fusion in the 21st century is already remarkable.

The journalists who cared about technology, mostly from other countries, asked if there was annihilation force field technology that supported confidence in fusion research.

This involves key technologies.

The press officer didn't know the specifics, he glanced at the screen prompt, nodded, and said, "Now that we have established a nuclear fusion research project, it is inseparable from the annihilation force field technology." ”

This answer surprised many media outlets.

The news revealed in the press official is that among the control technologies for nuclear fusion, annihilation force field technology is one of them, and it is likely to be the core technology.

Another related question is whether fusion control technology will use a tokamak device.

The press officer replied, "By far the tokamak device is the most likely design to achieve controlled nuclear fusion, and when we are working on a nuclear fusion device, the tokamak device cannot be bypassed." ”

"At the same time, we have been researching various tokamas, for example, the artificial solar device of the Miyako Research Institute, which is the tokamak control device."

"That is also the technical experience accumulated for our project ......"

The press officer did not say whether or not to adopt the tokamak device, but only said that the research on the tokamak device has accumulated technical experience for the current research.

That's the conventional rhetoric.

Is it ...... You can guess.

Journalists at home and abroad naturally feel that the tokamak device must also be one of the core technologies for controlling nuclear fusion.

Of course, they can't think of any other technology.

Aside from the questions about the annihilation field and the tokamak, other more in-depth questions about technology were not answered.

There were a number of other questions at the press conference that were also circumvented by the press officer's instructions, such as, "Will the study consider international cooperation?" ”。

Some countries definitely want to get involved, and even if they can't do the whole study, it will be beneficial for them.

Also, "If the design is complete, will it be immediately ready for manufacturing?" ”

The design and manufacture of the device is a project process, but it will definitely cost a huge amount of money to enter the manufacturing, and it will not be supported by 'tens of billions'.

There are also some strange questions.

For example, "Did the study take into account environmental and resource issues?" Tritium, a radioactive element, is basically produced by man-made. ”

The press officer's answer was, "There is no point in talking about environmental and resource issues until nuclear fusion is controlled." ”

The reporter is a little deliberately embarrassed by the question, but there is a certain reason for asking the question.

If nuclear fusion adopts a conventional deuterium-tritium reaction, it will definitely use a large amount of tritium, as an isotope of hydrogen, tritium is extremely rare in nature, and it is a radioactive element, which is basically manufactured by humans.

The manufacturing method of tritium is also very special, and it needs to use neutrons to bombard lithium to produce tritium, so there is a resource problem involved.

Lithium resources on the earth's surface are limited.

Massive consumption of lithium resources to make tritium, and then energy production, is a challenge to the limited lithium resources, obviously not any clean energy, and can even be classified as 'squandering resources'.

……

Soon.

There has been a lot of coverage at home and abroad.

The country is talking about the project itself, and they are looking forward to the development of nuclear fusion devices, and some people also hope that after the nuclear fusion power station, it can replace thermal power generation and make the domestic power source cleaner.

At the same time, fusion research is strategic.

With nuclear fusion to provide electric energy support, coupled with the fact that many vehicles have become electric, a closed loop has been formed in terms of energy, and the country no longer has to rely on imported fossil fuels.

In addition, many people are talking about Wang Hao.

The chief designer of the project is Wang Hao, and it is precisely because Wang Hao is in charge of the project that many people have begun to look forward to it.

This is Wang Hao's personal influence.

"Wang Hao can succeed in anything, and the past has proven this......"

"If the project does not have Wang Hao, I must not be optimistic, but Wang Hao as the chief designer, there must be no problem."

"God Wang Hao has been creating miracles, and I hope that this time it will be able to create miracles as well."

"The legend is in charge of the project, what else are you worried about?"

“……”

At the same time, there are many skeptical voices in public opinion.

Just like some reporters asked, even if the project enters the design stage, how long does it take to design and manufacture?

Design, it takes time.

Design review, it takes time.

It takes time to build a project.

Even after the manufacturing is completed, the time required for the device to be tested, debugged, and perfected is even greater.

This is true >for many research engineering projects.

For example, the first domestic aero engine, the project, design, and manufacturing together only took a few years, but the subsequent debugging and improvement took nearly ten years before it could be mass-produced and assembled on a fighter jet.

So how long does it take for a fusion device to be manufactured and commissioned?

The research and development of aero engines is still modeled after the engines produced in other countries, and it has taken so long when there are precedents to follow.

Nuclear fusion devices, however, will take longer to explore on their own.

However, there is also a view that it may not take too long for the follow-up debugging and improvement, because Wang Hao is in charge of the entire project, and he has led the team to study superconducting energy storage technology, superconducting batteries, and also designed the airship-1 and airship-2 aircraft.

None of this took long.

Foreign public opinion is also optimistic and unoptimistic, the difference is that most of them are not optimistic, and some conspiracy theories have emerged.

Conspiracy theories suggest that "fusion research is just a façade that everyone knows is impossible, and their main purpose is to use fusion research as a pretext to mass-produce tritium and expand their nuclear arsenals." ”

The deuterium-tritium reaction itself is the principle on which the hydrogen bomb was made.

When a large amount of tritium material is produced, it is natural that a large number of hydrogen bombs can be made, and the nuclear arsenal can be expanded.

This is, of course, a rumor.

However, the rumors are indeed well-founded, and many international media reports have even affected the international raw material prices for a while.

For example, the price of lithium ore has risen in a wave.

In fact, top academics and politicians can clearly see that the domestic nuclear fusion project is indeed officially established.

This is a normal transition from argumentation to design.

As for the expansion of the nuclear arsenal, it is indeed just a rumor, because even if the nuclear arsenal is expanded, there is no need to use the nuclear fusion project as a cover, and the normal expansion can be carried out.

In addition, China has the largest lithium battery market, is also a major importer of lithium ore, and itself also has certain lithium resources.

If you just expand your nuclear arsenal, you can easily do it by extracting your own resources.

Top academics and politicians are concerned about what kind of technology will be used to complete the design of nuclear fusion devices in China.

"They say they have enough technology base, there must be something we don't know."

"But the overall design framework can still be guessed, and the strong annihilation force field generator, coupled with the design of the tokamak, is the perfect vessel for nuclear fusion reactions."

"This solution is theoretically feasible, but it is too difficult to implement."

Some experts seriously analyzed, "Based on these two technologies, it can only be achieved theoretically, but safety and stability cannot be guaranteed." ”

"The thin layer of the strong annihilation force field can annihilate energy, but there is also an upper limit to the strength that can be carried, in addition, the device itself is used to generate electricity, if most of the energy is annihilated, it is naturally impossible to generate electricity, and it is already remarkable to be able to maintain the operation of the equipment itself."

"In addition, there are safety issues with the strong annihilation force field generator itself. Superimposed force fields based on high-pressure mixed materials are inherently unsafe. ”

"There is a fusion reaction ...... above"

"Unthinkable!"

"Also, the tokamak device itself is a bit idealistic, and there are many difficulties to overcome in order to achieve complete ion binding, just a α particle, which is a big problem."

“……”

After some experts carefully analyzed it, some top decision-makers were relieved.

For example, Amriken's number one decision-maker.

The planter has nuclear fusion control technology, and can also apply technology to generate electricity, which is of great strategic significance.

This also means that in the future, there will be no energy dilemma for flower growers.

At the same time, the No. 1 decision-maker couldn't help but think of the Lake Groom Project and the person in charge, Gamov Shapley, and his mood became very bad.

Regardless of whether the nuclear fusion project of the planter can be completed, at least it has entered the design stage, and the strong annihilation force field generation technology is definitely a key factor in the design of nuclear fusion.

To put it simply, the opponent's strong annihilation force field technology has been theoretically applied to the research of nuclear fusion, and their strong annihilation force field technology ......

Not yet!

That's the most embarrassing part.

Even if the Lake Groom Project could produce a device equivalent to the technology of the International Annihilation Theory, the decision makers of No. 1 would not find it so embarrassing.

After all, it was still made.

Now there is nothing, and the project has already cost more than two hundred billion dollars.

Decision No. 1 felt that he couldn't take it anymore, and he also saw the news in public opinion that the Grum Lake plan had not been worked out at all, and that it might be a project used by policymakers to 'cheat money', and there were even some people walking in the streets holding signs in protest, believing that the decision-makers were squandering the money of the Na-Taxman at will.

Against this backdrop, the No. 1 decision-maker asked Gamov Shapley to come over.

The two talked alone for ten minutes.

Gamov Shapley walked out of it, his expression full of depression and sadness, and anyone who passed by could tell that he was a loser.

He was dismissed.

This is not unexpected.

In fact, before Gamov Shapley came to meet with the No. 1 decision-maker, he knew that he could not remain in charge of the project, or even remain in the project.

Over the past few months, their research has come to a standstill.

There has been little progress in the study of the anti-gravity morphology of materials.

Until now, they have not been able to find a first-order iron-based superconducting material that can support the creation of anti-gravity fields with an intensity of more than 7%.

Gamov Shapley himself is on the verge of losing confidence.

He walked out of the building in a trance, thinking back on the past year or so, and feeling like a clown.

At the beginning, he confidently proposed the direction, and even took Wang Hao as his opponent.

Outcome......

He's no different.

Gamov-Shapley thought about it carefully and found that his failure was also a matter of course.

In the direction of the annihilation field, Amriken's research has not been smooth.

From anti-gravity technology to strong annihilation force field technology, major research has always received a lot of input, but the person in charge has changed again and again.

The previous one was Empoli-Cooper.

Empoli-Cooper served as head of the International Annihilation Theory Organization, but was eventually dismissed because the equipment he built was far behind that of the flower growers.

"Now that I think about it, Cooper has been very successful!"

"The Annihilation Organization led by Cooper has successfully created a strong Annihilation Force Field, even if the magnification is only 4.0, it is already remarkable."

"At the time, I laughed at his failures, thinking that I would definitely be able to catch up in research, but until now, nothing has been made......

"Perhaps, the Kubo will be reactivated, right?"

Gamov Shapley thought about it and suddenly felt that the possibility was very high.

Previously Empoli Cooper was considered a loser.

Now he has proved the success of Empoli Cooper with his own failures...... Of course, everything has nothing to do with him.