"It's already strong!"

Listening to the sigh of the old man in front of him, and looking at the admiring and approving eyes of others in the observation laboratory, Xu Chuan smiled and did not speak again.

Strong and weak are just definitions based on one's own cognition.

But people are different.

And for him, in fact, the definition of strength and weakness does not make much sense from other people's mouths.

In his opinion, only by defining oneself and breaking through oneself can one be considered strong.

Just as he has been studying mathematics since he was reborn, and constantly mastering new mathematical knowledge, and applying them to physics, astronomy, materials, and other fields to do things that were impossible before.

Based on its own breakthrough, this is called strong.

But obviously, this kind of reproduction of the results that have already been made is not called strong in his own opinion.

If he can find a way to use the α rays and neutron streams that he could not use before, this is called strong.

As for now, this simple reproduction does not meet the standard of 'strong' in his heart.

Of course, if you're going to say based on reality or whatever, the technology is already very strong.

Indeed, it is.

Compared with the current reality of science and technology, the technology for the reuse of nuclear waste, not to mention very strong, can be described as outrageous.

And some of the basic principles in this technology can be used for nuclear waste beyond just light energy.

If you think about the technology that can absorb radiation rays, where else can it be used?

For some purposes, it's definitely the most powerful technology of the moment.

......

The first step in the lab lasted fifteen minutes.

When the time for testing arrived, the laboratory staff quickly manipulated the equipment to remove the nuclear waste from the radiant energy converter and reseal it into a lead protective box.

The equipment used to convert radiated electricity requires a comprehensive inspection.

Inside and out, every part needs to be thoroughly inspected, and every piece of data detected by every detector deployed on the equipment needs to be processed and analyzed.

It's time-consuming, but luckily, there's a small supercomputer at the Center for Nuclear Research at the Academy of Sciences that can help speed it up.

It took a full day for the researchers at the Nuclear Energy Research Institute to complete the inspection of the radiant energy conversion equipment and the collation of some experimental data.

Xu Chuan took the sorted out data from Han Jin and flipped through it.

Judging from the test report, the results of the first round of test experiments are quite perfect.

Whether it is the damage state of the semiconductor material inside, or the degree of nuclear radiation leakage, and whether the neutron stream radiation penetrates the double protection, etc..... All values are within the standard range.

It's time for the second round of testing.

"Start the second round of testing!"

In the observation room, Xu Chuan held the black communicator in his right hand and watched the staff in the laboratory calmly give instructions.

"Roger!"

After receiving this order, the staff in the laboratory immediately began the second round of testing through thick protective clothing.

Compared to the first round, the second round of testing is not much different.

The only difference is in time.

The first round lasted only fifteen minutes, while the second round of testing had to be pushed to more than an hour, the third round was twenty-four hours, the fourth was a week, and the fifth round lasted ......

However, a year ago, there was probably only enough time to complete the first four rounds of testing, and this still had to be done if someone stayed in the institute to work overtime.

But that's enough.

The first four rounds of testing were enough for Xu Chuan to obtain a large amount of experimental data and write a report to announce the good news.

.......

As the staff manipulated the reloading of the radioactive-laden nuclear waste into the radiant power conversion equipment, the instruments in the observation room began to shine and beat again.

If you look at it purely with the naked eye, the equipment placed in the laboratory does not move in any way except for the continuous output of electrical energy.

But if you can have a pair of eyes that can see through the microscope, you will definitely be able to see through a long distance, in the box on the central platform of the laboratory, a silver-gray material is continuously releasing various powerful particle streams.

It was something terrible for the creatures, and for everything in the world.

But for special materials that are tightly encased, these particle streams are nutrients.

After magnifying thousands of times, the interstitial lattice constructed by nanotechnology and vapor deposition methods, like chloroplasts in leaves, constantly devours particles one by one, and finally converts them into weak electrical energy, which is gathered together and released.

These are the easiest β rays and γ rays to handle.

And some of these particle beams are directly intercepted in the outermost layer and do nothing.

This is the α ray that is most easily blocked.

In addition, there is another part that directly penetrates these intersital lattices as if no one else is around, and is finally trapped and trapped by gadolinium oxide, which has a high endothermic and high molecular absorption cross-section in the outermost protective material.

This is the most difficult neutron beam to intercept.

The microcosm is far more wonderful than the world that can be seen with the naked eye.

......

Intensive rounds of testing continued until the 24th day of the lunar month.

On the day of the New Year, Xu Chuan finally got the results of the third round of tests.

In the face of 24 hours of intense radiation, the semiconductor conversion materials fabricated by special means maintain a near-perfect structure.

Looking at the people in the conference room, he smiled and said: "Our experiment is quite successful, from the various tests of the material, it is almost the same as new, and the grain boundary integrity sampling is maintained at 99.9985%, 99.9981%, 99.9982% ......."

"What this means, I think everyone here knows very well!"

In the conference room, everyone who attended the meeting cheered after hearing Xu Chuan's words.

"Ulla!"

"Hahaha, I knew it would be fine!"

"Congratulations, Professor!"

"Beautiful!"

In the conference room, all the researchers clenched their fists excitedly.

Although there are still the fourth and fifth rounds of testing that have not been done, the third round of testing is more than sufficient.

In one day, less than 0.002% of the grain boundary integrity is lost, and theoretically it can be stable for at least ten years before it needs to be replaced.

Of course, it may not be that long, after all, there are limitations to the atomic grain boundary cycle technology.

What's more, the materials used this time are not

Ten years, compared with the previously developed protective materials, whether it is 'crystalline erbium zirconate' or lead-free nanocomposite reconstructed nuclear protective materials, the short time is almost negligible.

After all, the first two can maintain their own protection stably, and can radiate for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

But ten years, with its commercialization, is completely sufficient.

In ten years, a nuclear waste power plant can produce almost 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.

And what is paid is only the replacement of special semiconductor materials.

Although these special semiconductors are a bit cumbersome to manufacture, they are made from cheap raw materials such as silicon, germanium, selenium, and carbon.

Perhaps another researcher in the lab mentioned before that the use of chromium semiconductor materials as conversion materials can last for a longer period of time, maybe 50 years, maybe 100 years.....

But there is no doubt that in terms of price-performance ratio, this cheap material is more suitable.

......

Xu Chuan knocked on the table with a smile, drawing everyone's attention back, and continued: "Today, our work this year can be regarded as a successful draw. ”

"From tomorrow, the laboratory will arrange annual leave, and colleagues who want to take a vacation can leave tomorrow."

Hearing this, a burst of cheers broke out in the conference room again.

After a pause, Xu Chuan continued: "In addition, the test of the radiant energy converter has not been completed, and two or three people need to stay behind to complete the fourth round of testing during the Chinese New Year. ”

"Left-behind personnel are calculated at five times the salary, and there is another allowance."

"In addition, the left-behind personnel can take their immediate family members over to the institute for the New Year's reunion, and the institute can reimburse the immediate family members of the left-behind personnel for visiting relatives, and there are corresponding standards for travel expenses, accommodation expenses and food expenses.

"Did anyone stay voluntarily?"

For the benefits and subsidies during the Chinese New Year, Xu Chuan's side can be regarded as the top, almost in accordance with the highest standards allowed by the state.

Five times the salary + subsidy, plus the cost of detection for immediate family members, I believe that this condition should attract some people to take the initiative to stay.

Of course, for these postdocs in the nuclear energy research institute, who can be said to be high-level talents, they deserve this treatment.

However, he seems to have underestimated the conditions he put out.

When he said this tempting condition, the people in the conference room stared at each other and saw each other's throated Adam's apple.

"Me! Professor, I choose to stay! ”

"I, I'll stay too, Professor!"

"I'll stay, Professor, I'm alone, I don't have a wife, it's the best!"

"Wang Yuan, didn't your kid say two days ago that he was going back on a blind date? How suddenly you changed your mind! ”

"Five times the salary + subsidy, he can get forty or fifty thousand yuan in a year, blind date is a fart! Don't rob anyone, I'm sure to stay! ”

", don't rob it, isn't it good to go back for the New Year? Is it bad to be accompanied by family? ”

In the conference room, the quiet atmosphere was broken in an instant, and the noise was like a vegetable market, and almost everyone was vying for two or three places.

From the beginning of the new year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the Nuclear Energy Research Institute will take 15 days of annual leave.

The current salaries of these researchers are basically not very high, with an average monthly salary of about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Five times the salary + subsidy, a fifteen-day annual leave, you can get at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, which is very tempting for the vast majority of people.

Not to mention that the institute can also reimburse relatives for their travel expenses, and it is completely possible to bring parents, wives and children here for the New Year.

In this way, it is no different from going back for the New Year.

In the face of such conditions, this is not grabbed, regret a few months of well.

Looking at the conference room of the mixed wheel, Xu Chuan coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention back.

"Only two or three people are needed to stay behind, of which Director Han Jin occupies a place, and the remaining two people, you submit an application, and Director Han Jin will screen them."

"That's all for today's meeting, the year is coming to an end, and I wish you all a happy new year."

With that, he got up and left the room, the wails of the other researchers behind him.

"Professor, don't, we can all work overtime!"

......

After handing over these daily trivial matters to Han Jin, Xu Chuan no longer took care of the affairs of the Nuclear Energy Research Institute.

Today is the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Xiao Nian, and tomorrow happens to be his birthday.

Now rush back to write a phased results report, and the timing to report to the above tomorrow is perfect, not only to report the results, but also to ask for a second scientific research fund.

After all, now that the radiant power conversion equipment has been completed, it is only necessary to wait for all five rounds of testing to be completed before the test nuclear waste power station can be started.

This is not a small project, aside from the nuclear energy research institute that is now under construction in Qidong, the construction of a nuclear power plant requires more than one billion yuan.

Not only that, but also the production of protective materials and special conversion semiconductor materials, etc., which require a huge amount of money, manpower and material resources.

......

After returning to Jinling from the magic capital, Xu Chuan took a shower in the villa he had bought not long ago, and then sat at his desk.

After a deep sigh, the ballpoint pen in his hand sketched out the characters one by one on the white letterhead:

"Dear ....."

"Hello, in the past few months, the "Nuclear Energy β Radiant Energy Aggregation and Conversion Mechanism Project" has completed the research and development of materials such as 'crystalline erbium zirconate' and 'lead-free nanocomposite reconstructed nuclear protective materials'."

"Of course, I'm sure you already know about it."

"And today, I would like to report to you another good news that, with the efforts of all the staff of the institute day and night, we have succeeded in finding materials that can convert the radiant energy of nuclear waste into electricity. And a few days ago we successfully developed it and carried out radiation-electrical energy conversion experiments. ”

"The results of the experiment are quite good, and according to the current test results, this new material can maintain a stable power generation time of about ten years. It is believed that this time is enough for commercial use. ”

"According to my calculations, a nuclear waste power plant covering an area of 2,000 acres needs 500 tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste as an energy source to provide radiation. Theoretically, it could provide us with two billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year for at least 50 years. ”

"The results of this research allow us to see that in the next year, nuclear waste will become a new and important energy source that we can use. At the same time, when nuclear waste can be disposed of, the nuclear energy resources scattered all over the world will also provide us with endless electricity. ”

“........”