In mid-June, faster than the original plan, the construction of the Qixia controllable nuclear fusion project was finally completed in the Huaguo Nuclear Industry Construction Group with several times the manpower and three shifts of construction.

While it's still a long way from being fully perfected, at least for now, once the controlled fusion reactor is in place, it can begin experimenting in earnest.

Xu Chuan personally hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony in formal clothes, and saw the eyes that revealed hope and hope.

That is the desire for the motherland to be strong, and the hope and expectation for the completion of controlled nuclear fusion technology.

At the beginning of July, after a long march of wind and rain, spanning a full three months, the disassembled and packed ASDEX device also officially arrived at the Yangtze River port in Jinling from the Germanic country.

300 million euros, according to the current exchange rate, is 240 million RMB.

That's a lot of money even for a controlled fusion project.

However, Xu Chuan knew that it was worth it, although the ASDEX device had been retired for two years, its performance parameters were still quite powerful in the whole world.

Especially in the area of water-cooled deflector, although the Germanic country has been updated, the water-cooled deflector deployed on it, no other country can beat it.

In addition, there is the upgrading of the Planck Plasma Institute for a long time, as well as the equipment to adapt to it, etc., and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has cost more than a billion euros.

In this way, 300 million euros + high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material technology in exchange for this complete equipment is actually a great bargain.

If it weren't for the Planck Plasma Institute's urgent need to prove its strength on the stellar simulator and obtain more financial support, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to complete this transaction.

With the support and coordination of the Jinling government, the ASDEX device was successfully sent to the Qixiashan Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base and placed in the core area.

Immediately, with the assistance of engineers arranged by the Planck Plasma Research Institute, the disassembled parts and equipment quickly began to be assembled again.

After the equipment arrived in China and was sent to the project base, the ASDEX device was officially renamed as the 'Dawn' device, and the English name was 'DAWN' device.

The name was given by Xu Chuan, implying that it would tear through the dark clouds that hung over controlled nuclear fusion technology like the dawn of dawn, and he had great hopes for the dawn breaking device.

With the delivery of the fusion reactor device, the Qixia controllable nuclear fusion project has officially entered the next stage.

For controllable nuclear fusion technology, at present, Xu Chuan has three pieces of the puzzle in his hands.

The first and most important piece of the puzzle is, of course, the mathematical control model of 'plasma turbulence', which is one of the cores of the entire controlled nuclear fusion technology.

Only by controlling the high-temperature and high-pressure plasma in the chamber of a controllable nuclear fusion reactor and allowing it to operate stably in the chamber can a steady stream of electrical energy be produced.

The second piece of the puzzle is a high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material that provides a stable and powerful magnetic field that binds the plasma flow in the fusion reactor chamber.

The powerful properties of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials can more than double the restraint performance of the original ASDEX device.

The strong magnetic field can maintain the stability of the plasma in the chamber more stably.

Especially at the end of last year, after he and Zhang Pingxiang two academicians optimized together, through the use of graphene whisker (fiber) toughening technology, the toughened side has a better thermal conductivity.

This allows the superconducting material to be better maintained below the critical temperature of superconductivity.

It is important to know that when the current passes through the conductor, the stronger the magnetic field, and the higher the temperature generated at any given time.

When the temperature breaks through the critical Tc temperature of the superconducting material, it will cause the superconducting material to reverse from the superconducting state to the normal state, thus losing the superconducting properties.

Because how to provide a strong magnetic field while maintaining the temperature of superconducting materials below the critical temperature of Tc is also a headache.

The value of the thermal conductivity of high-temperature superconducting materials lies here, the better the thermal conductivity, the lower the area that needs to be exposed to liquid nitrogen and liquid helium to dissipate heat and reduce the temperature.

Compared with the copper-carbon-silver composite without optimization, the thermal conductivity of the graphene whisker (fiber) toughening technology is nearly doubled.

This is reflected in the retrofitting of controlled fusion reactors, which can save at least more than a third of the condensation area.

As for the third piece of the puzzle, it is the detection technology for plasma turbulence in the chamber of a controlled nuclear fusion reactor.

Of course, this technology is still in a theoretical state, and it is necessary to wait for the Daybreak device to be assembled before conducting experiments.

However, in the first half of this year, Xu Chuan theoretically established a complete theoretical route for this set of technologies, and only waited for the completion of the dawn device to be tested.

While the 'Dawn' fusion reactor is being assembled and transformed, on the other side, on Luyang Science Island, Chen Mingji, the general director of the EAST project, is holding a tablet in his hand.

It shows a news story being reported.

Planck Plasma Research Institute and Huaguo Conclude ASDEX Transaction

The news was delayed, and the deal between the two sides was officially reported by some media in the nuclear energy field after the ASDEX device had been delivered to the Qixia Mountain Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base.

Of course, this is also what Xu Chuan requested.

He worries that there may be some other setbacks and pressures before the deal is completed.

For example, the European Union and NATO, after hearing about the deal, may intervene to block it.

For Xu Chuan and Planck Plasma, this may be a happy deal, but for others, it may not be.

After all, Huaguo is now at the forefront of the world in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, and if it receives some technical support from the Planck Plasma Institute, it may be reborn.

And except for Western countries such as the European Union and the United States, at home, not everyone is happy.

For example, the two people in this office couldn't be happy.

After rejecting Peng Hongxi's request last time, Chen Mingji was preparing to open the EAST device again and refresh the operating record of the tokamak, as a means of telling the above that the Luyang controlled nuclear fusion project led by him is the most promising and possible route to achieve the controlled nuclear fusion project.

Including not renting the EAST device to Peng Hongxi, there are also some such ideas in it.

After all, at present, the EAST device in China can carry out ignition operation experiments, without EAST, even if you Xu Chuan is a Nobel Prize winner, you can't conduct experiments out of thin air, right?

And making it yourself, even if it is expedited, it will not take two or three years to complete it.

After two or three years, EAST will achieve greater results, step by step, and he is ready to continue to press the other party and control the right to speak in the field of controlled nuclear fusion in China.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that he didn't play according to the routine and bought a piece of equipment directly from the Germanic country.

This is something he did not expect.

What's more, it's even more unbelievable that the Planck Plasma Institute actually agreed to this transaction request.

You must know that he personally flew to Germany before, and wanted to exchange for water-cooled deflector technology through the domestic advanced ICRF heating technology, but he was rejected by the other party without hesitation.

However, Professor Xu directly traded the entire ASDEX device.

Thinking of this, Chen Mingji felt even more appreciative in his heart.

On the other side, the assistant who sent the news smashed his mouth, and said with a look on his face that didn't know whether he was envious or jealous:

"Academician Xu is really generous, 300 million euros, 2.4 billion nearly 2.5 billion RMB, just smashed into it."

Putting down the tablet in his hand, Chen Mingji said expressionlessly: "It's not his own money, what's so generous." ”

The assistant smiled and said, "That's right, it's not distressing for the cub to sell his field, the state's funds have been squandered like this, two and a half billion, which is not a small amount." ”

As a public official, it is honest to say such things that should not be spoken, or said inappropriately.

Not to mention that Huaguo also took advantage of this transaction, and the loss was Xu Chuan's own technology, but the transaction suffered a little loss, in fact, it was also called.

After all, along with the ASDEX unit, there are more advanced technologies such as water-cooled deflectors from the Planck Plasma Research Institute.

It can significantly make up for China's shortcomings in controlled nuclear fusion technology.

But in this office of only two people, it doesn't matter.

After all, there are no outsiders.

And Chen Mingji didn't speak after hearing this.

After thinking for a while, he slowly spoke: "Since the other party bought the ASDEX device back, it will definitely not be put there, check when he will start the ignition operation experiment, and we are ready to start the operation experiment synchronously." ”

Hearing this, the assistant's eyes lit up and said happily: "At that time, as soon as the experimental results are compared, we will naturally know which is better and which is inferior." ”

"If we set a new world record by then, he won't even be able to light the fire, and it will be a big shame."

"And even if it can be ignited and run, it will definitely not be able to run for long with the old ASDEX unit! I believe that the country will also look at it. ”

"When the time comes, the field of controlled nuclear fusion will still be our final say!"

Behind the desk, Chen Mingji didn't speak, but the slight curvature of the corners of his mouth proved that he recognized what the assistant said.

How long can an old ASDEX device run even if it can barely ignite the experiment?

PS: The second more asks for a monthly pass!

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