Chapter 39: The Artificial Sun
North Base Control Room!
"Chief Engineer Jiang, the laser ignition button line has been overhauled!"
Jiang Fan said excitedly, "Are there any other problems with the laser ignition system?" ”
"The test is completely normal, there is no problem, and the ignition experiment can be carried out at any time!"
"Good!"
Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and then sat down in front of the main console.
"Report the Magnetic Ring Device System?"
"The magnetic ring device system has reached level 9 power, and the data is normal!"
"What about the external power supply?"
"Data is normal!"
“……”
"Commander Zhou, all the data is normal, and you can ignite at any time!"
Zhou Huaide's excited hands trembled, and he turned on the remote call system directly!
"Chief, now that the tokmak device is back to normal, it is ready for ignition experiments!"
At this time, the chief was talking to Professor Li about the solar energy research and development project, and heard Zhou Huaide's remote report.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the time, and he told Zhou Huaide that three minutes had passed!
"Xiao Zhou, I'll give you another chance to ignite, this time it fails, and tomorrow the northern base will stop any research! All researchers are transferred to other projects! ”
"Okay, I promise you!" Zhou Huaide said firmly.
"Chief, if our nuclear fusion is stabilized for 100 seconds, you have to transfer all the original scientific research personnel back and give us 10 billion funds!"
"10 billion funds?"
When the auditor next to the chief heard Zhou Huaide's words, he immediately screamed!
Last year, the state spent a total of 30 billion yuan on basic scientific research projects, and Zhou Huaide directly asked for 10 billion yuan, accounting for 33% of the total.
It means that other projects must be reduced in order to make up for him.
Professor Li and his team on the side were even more shocked, and their total project budget was only 4 billion.
Compared with Zhou Huaide's controllable nuclear fusion project, their funding is really a small amount!
The chief nodded calmly in agreement!
Because he thinks Zhou Huaide's failure rate is 100%.
Seeing that the chief was so calm, everyone instantly put their minds at ease, although the 10 billion funds are a lot, the key is to have the ability to take them.
"Commander-in-Chief Zhou, it's really a lion wide open! Haha......"
"The prerequisite is that the fusion is stable for 100 seconds! I don't believe he can figure it out unless the sun comes out of the west! ”
"Haha...... If he can do it in 100 seconds, we are willing to give up on this solar project! ”
Because Professor Li knows that their solar energy project is also to solve the energy problem, but the conversion of solar energy is a low-power energy source! It won't help much for the future of technology!
Controlled nuclear fusion is different, it can burst out of powerful energy, pulse fusion output power of more than 16 megawatts, such a powerful power to push a hundreds of thousands of tons of aircraft carrier to play!
If the research is successful, it will definitely be a historic turning point, just like the discovery of oil, coal, and gas energy, human beings directly entered the modern industrial society.
It is no exaggeration to say that with the successful development of controlled nuclear fusion, the entire human society will undergo tremendous changes, and will directly enter the future ultra-modern society from a modern society!
But all this can only happen after the research on controlled nuclear fusion is successful.
Professor Li believes that it will take at least 80 years, or more, for controlled nuclear fusion to succeed!
Therefore, they did not hold out any hope for Zhou Huaide's ignition experiment.
Everyone looked at the screen with a smile and a few jokes about Zhou Huaide from time to time!
And Zhou Huaide in the control room took a breath again and glanced at Jiang Fan, their eyes were full of firm conviction.
"Ignition begins!"
Jiang Fan got Zhou Huaide's order, sat upright, and stared at the data of the main console with a serious face! After finding that there was no problem, he shouted again!
"Laser ignition ready!"
“3”
“2”
“1”
"Ignition!"
The scientific researchers who control the laser ignition switch slapped down with their hands!
Everyone held their breath and stared at the tokmak device on the screen, their eyes unblinking!
I saw that the white light suddenly rose in the Tokmak device, illuminating the entire research room!
This brightness increases so quickly that it quickly reaches a dazzling point like the sun!
All the personnel in the control room were clenched fists, staring at the nuclear fusion reaction inside the Tokmak device.
Time one second, two seconds, three seconds.
Everyone began to get excited from nervousness. Some researchers began to hold their colleagues next to them, shaking excitedly, and stammering!
"3 seconds, 3 seconds, stable for 3 seconds! That's great! The nuclear fusion we developed can be stable for 3 seconds, haha......"
"A time never reached before! Great, we're finally able to get fusion under control! Haha......"
"Commander-in-Chief Zhou, look, look, it's stable, it's stable!"
“……”
Everyone was dancing with excitement, for the first time in ten years, they controlled nuclear fusion this time, although it was only a few seconds, but for them, this is already a historic technological breakthrough!
They all know in their hearts that as long as they can stably control nuclear fusion, even if it is only for a few seconds, it is equivalent to pointing out the direction for them, and as long as they work hard in this direction in the future, they will definitely be right.
And by obtaining stable data, they can improve the mistakes that fail later based on the successful data!
They believe that one day they will be able to develop controlled nuclear fusion!
And today is the turning point of the historic moment of their base!
Jiang Fan, who was sitting in front of the main console, did not cheer, what he wanted was when the controlled nuclear fusion was stable for 100 seconds, but now it was only a few seconds.
Because he knows that nuclear fusion is relatively easy to control stably in the early stage, and the more it goes, the higher the temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees, it is a test for all the materials of the Tokmak device.
Zhou Huaide stood beside Jiang Fan, and he forcibly suppressed the excitement and excitement in his heart.
"Xiaofan, is there a problem with the data?"
Jiang Fan already had a serious expression and said calmly, "There is no problem for the time being!" ”
The conference room of the State Administration of Science and Technology!
Everyone was discussing the solar project, and I don't know who suddenly shouted!
"Nuclear fusion is stable!"
The entire conference room fell silent for a moment, and they all looked up at the screen in unison.
I saw a scorching red ball of light inside the Tokmak device on the screen! Continuously emit this dazzling light.
"Artificial sun!"
"It's really an artificial sun!"
"This ...... How is this possible! ”
"Nuclear fusion is really stable!"
The chief stood up in shock, rubbed his eyes, and was sure again, that it was an artificial sun, stable nuclear fusion!
He hurriedly shouted to the technician in charge of remote video.
"When?"
"When?"
"How long has nuclear fusion been stable?"