Jinling, Qixia Mountain controllable nuclear fusion engineering base.

It has been less than half a month since the Daybreak device broke the world record and completed the 45-minute high-density plasma running experiment.

The relevant checks and data analysis have been completed, and now engineers and researchers are working on a step-by-step optimization of the water-cooled deflector of the Daybreak fusion device, the external high-temperature superconducting coil, and the plasma turbulence numerical control model.

According to the plan, the work is expected to take about a month and a half.

During this time, Xu Chuan did not continue to stay in the park.

These relatively simple tasks are enough to be handed over to other people, and as for him, there are other things that need to be solved.

For example, mathematics is used to solve problems such as magnetic surface tearing, plasma magnetic islanding, and distortion that occur during the operation of deuterium-tritium in a tokamak device.

If the previous renovation work can still find some people to replace him, then the latter work is almost non-replaceable.

At least not in the country.

Although there are many mathematicians in China, there are really no famous mathematicians in fluid mechanics and turbulence.

This can be seen in the field of CFD.

At present, more than 95% of the domestic CFD software can be said to be imported.

ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, STAR-CCM, Comsol, XFLOW, which occupy more than 90% of the market, are all foreign.

The dependency on industrial software is too serious.

If those manufacturers directly strangle the CFD software, I am afraid that most of the domestic manufacturers engaged in this industry will be paralyzed.

But for this, Xu Chuan can't do much.

Although he can be said to be a big star in the field of fluid mechanics, and he can even be said to be in the top five or three in the world in this field of mathematics, he can't change it.

Because this is a set of fields that have already been formed and are difficult to change in a short period of time.

At least for now.

On the other side, the United States.

In a conference room in Energy Co., Ltd., the new head of the company, Dan Bluyet, was looking at the investigation report in his hand with a headache.

The recent earth-shaking changes in the field of controlled nuclear fusion have made him, the head of the energy plant, a little confused and unable to understand the situation.

First of all, Huaguo's dawn fusion device has achieved 45 minutes of operation, like a meteor in the night, bright and dazzling.

Subsequently, the Germanic advanced stellar simulator Spiral Stone 7X achieved half-hour operation results and spread with media reports, although it was not as good as the dawn of Huaguo, but it also set off a wave in this field again.

China and Europe have made breakthroughs in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, but they have always been ahead, but they are now lagging behind countless times.

It's just that what makes Dan Blueette confused is that everyone was still playing mud in the field of second-level running time, why did they suddenly enter the running time of half an hour, or even close to an hour?

What about 50 years of controlled nuclear fusion?

If this posture continues, I am afraid that the next 20 years will not really be realized.

Just then, the door to the office was pushed open, and the assistant hurriedly walked in, handed him an investigation document, and reported at the same time:

"This is the latest investigation report, according to the CIA's investigation, the reason why the Planck Plasma Institute has achieved a 30-minute running time is that they have replaced the outer field coil of the Spiral Stone 7X, replaced the superconducting material, and greatly improved the strength of the confined magnetic field."

"And the high-temperature superconducting materials they replaced came from the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute under the name of Professor Xu."

Flipping through the materials in his hand and listening to the assistant's report, Dan Bruyet couldn't help but have a headache again.

Recently, his ears are almost calloused when he hears this name, and he can't avoid it everywhere!

After flipping through the investigation report in his hand, Dan Bruyet pinched the bridge of his nose with a big head.

Judging from this report, the ASDEX device sold by Planck Plasma Lab is not the key, but the high-temperature superconducting material and the possible mathematical control model of plasma turbulence.

And the key to all this lies in Professor Xu.

He developed high-temperature superconducting materials, and he also developed a plasma turbulence control model

Fuck, why didn't such a talent force to stay in the United States in the first place?

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Brouyet pondered a solution.

At this time, the assistant across the desk said, "Boss, I have some ideas about this. ”

Hearing this, Bluyet glanced up at his assistant and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Compared to him, this assistant has been on the energy side for a long time, and his opinion may be a reference.

At least he doesn't have a good solution now, unless he can get the technology or materials from that Professor Xu, it will be very difficult for them to catch up and overtake.

Assistant McAdam spoke: "Use ITER to pressure China to disclose HTS technology and control models. ”

"Judging from our survey, the main factor that China and Europe can achieve 45 minutes and 30 minutes of running time is basically here."

"China is a member of ITER, and according to the original agreement, member countries need to share and provide information to ITER when researching technologies related to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Fusion Reactor project, such as device operation schemes, magnetic confinement theory and modeling, overall plasma performance and control, material physics and technology."

"Now, it's clear that Huaguo isn't doing that, and their HTS materials and control models aren't being provided to ITER. It is clearly against the convention that they use ITER's sharing convention to draw technology from ITER to grow themselves, but not share their own research. ”

After a pause, McAdam continued: "In addition, we can also investigate that Professor Xu through the monopoly law. ”

"According to our investigation, it is clear that the high-temperature superconducting materials he developed have monopolized the global market, and now there is one supplier of high-temperature superconducting materials on the market, perhaps we can use the monopoly law to force the other party to release the authorization of high-temperature superconducting materials."

Listening to his assistant's words, Dan Bruyette's index finger tapped lightly on the log desk.

He was well aware of ITER's technology-sharing conventions. In fact, this is a waste of paper for Member States participating in ITER.

Whether it is the United States, Europe, or their old rival Tsarist Russia, everyone will never really provide the core technology in their hands to ITER.

It is precisely because of this that the development and progress of ITER has been so slow.

Otherwise, how could a large international cooperative organization, which has gathered more than half of humanity, have been studying for decades and has not even completed the construction of a reactor so far?

But now this piece of waste paper does seem to be a reason.

Of course, if you only rely on the United States, it may be a bit difficult to force the other party to hand over the technology.

But it doesn't matter, I believe that in this position, whether it is the European Union, or the other countries of ITER, they will be on their side.

After thinking for a while, Bluyet raised his head, looked at his assistant, and said, "Contact the allies of other ITER member states, at the next meeting, we will raise this issue in a targeted manner, I believe they should also be interested." ”

"In addition, more information is being collected on the technologies that China has acquired from the ITER program, whether it is public or traded, and these are all evidence."

On the other side, the capital of Huaguo.

In the building on the north side of Chang'an Avenue, the old man who lives here all the year round looks at Qin Anguo who is flipping through the letters in the office.

【Respectful】

[Hello, in the past few months, the Qixia Mountain controllable nuclear fusion project has ushered in a huge development, from the completion of the industrial park to the acceptance and operation of the dawn fusion device, and then to the forty-five minutes of high-density plasma operation, we have created one miracle after another. 】

[Looking back on the entire process of nuclear fusion research, at this moment, we have achieved the lead in controlled nuclear fusion research, and we have stood at the top of the world, and I believe that we are no longer far from the real application of controlled nuclear fusion technology, at least, we have walked on the right path. 】

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

[As for the potential of controlled nuclear fusion technology, I believe you can understand it without too much introduction. It has many important meanings and has a profound impact on the development and future of human civilization. 】

[I believe you know better than I do the long-term effects, and when economically, nuclear fusion is a cheaper energy source than nuclear fission.] 】

[Theoretically speaking, a million-kilowatt nuclear fusion power station consumes only 300 kilograms of deuterium per year; A million-kilowatt fission nuclear power plant requires about 35 tons of nuclear fuel. 】

[The cost of producing one kilogram of enriched uranium is close to 100,000 yuan, while the cost of producing one kilogram of deuterium is only 2,000 yuan. 】

[Therefore, from an economic point of view alone, controlled nuclear fusion power generation has a great advantage. 】

[According to the plan, after completing the forty-five minutes of high-density plasma operation, the next task of the Daybreak fusion device will be to actually use the deuterium-tritium raw material for ignition operation experiments.] 】

It will be the first step in the true sense of the word to open the door to controlled nuclear fusion. 】

【. 】

Flipping through the letters in his hand, Qin Anguo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

That's really his style.

The whole letter, in fact, is the same as the letter he wrote last time when he was engaged in the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Aggregation and Conversion Project", which can be condensed into one sentence!

"I, Xu Chuan, hit the money!"

The last time he wrote here to ask for money and research funds, this time is the same, I really don't know if there will be a next time.

Of course, in fact he knew what was going on before he came here.

As the person in charge of science and technology, he was already holding relevant meetings forty-five minutes after the dawn fusion device was made.

He has attended two or three meetings, including those at the top.

For China, a major energy country, it is necessary to seek a new energy source that can replace coal and oil.

Nuclear energy is a good route, whether it is nuclear fission or nuclear fusion, it is optional.

Especially the former, after Xu Chuan solved the problem of nuclear waste, nuclear fission power generation has become a real clean energy, and the large-scale construction of nuclear fission power stations can also alleviate China's energy demand to a certain extent.

However, the shortcomings of nuclear fission power generation are very large, first of all, the investment in building a nuclear fission power station is quite huge, and the investment required to build a nuclear power plant of 1 million kilowatts is almost 20 billion.

If you want to rely on nuclear fission power generation to achieve energy self-sufficiency, it can be said that the amount of money to be invested is considerable.

At least not for a short time.

And nuclear fission power generation is not without danger, although that academician Xu solved the problem of nuclear waste is difficult to dispose of, but the experience of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the Fukushima nuclear power plant is in front of us.

Large-scale laying of nuclear power plants, safety and other aspects are also a huge pressure.

Therefore, it is necessary to invest in the research and development of nuclear fusion technology.

And that academician Xu may also be worried about this problem, worried that now that the problem of nuclear waste has been solved, the country's demand for nuclear fusion may not be so urgent, and he deliberately compared nuclear fusion and nuclear fission together in the letter.

To be honest, controlled nuclear fusion is a must, especially with the current lead, there is no reason why China should not continue to maintain the lead.

But I have to say that this thing is really a bottomless black hole.

A letter, a full 20 billion funds, and it is only the second stage of investment, and there will be several more stages in the future, no one knows.

And according to the way Academician Xu used money, to be honest, whether these two tens of billions can last for a year is very doubtful in Qin Anguo's opinion.

After all, from the establishment of the controllable nuclear fusion project in Qixia Mountain to the present, the time has only been more than a year and a half, and in this year and a half, the first batch of 16 billion funds has bottomed out.

There are still many projects, such as the purchase of ASDEX devices and the purchase of high-temperature superconducting materials, which are all paid in installments or not at all.

If it is all paid, I am afraid that the 20 billion funds will be gone directly.

Of course, the harvest is also huge, and the forty-five minutes of high-density plasma operation directly pushed the original record of everyone in seconds directly by an order of magnitude.

Originally, they were still pulling with Western countries such as Europe and the United States, but now they are directly crushed.

I have to say, this is really cool!

Although the Germanic side also made a half-hour stellar simulator operation a few days ago, in fact, insiders know that this is very different from the forty-five minutes of the Daybreak Fusion Device.

It's not just time, it's fusion temperature.

The Daybreak Fusion device is running at 120 million degrees Celsius, while the Spiral Stone 7X is operating at less than 30 million degrees Celsius, which can even be said to be a fraction.

But then again, the speed at which this money is spent is really distressing.

China's economy is indeed huge, but there are also many places to spend money.

An investment of at least 20 billion yuan a year at the minimum guarantee level is still a single project, not to mention China, even the United States or the entire European Union will not be able to withstand it for a few years.

Aside from those international and industry predictions on controlled nuclear fusion technology, according to his understanding of controlled nuclear fusion, it can be said that the successful development of this technology in 20 years can be said to be extremely short.

20 billion a year, 400 billion in 20 years.

This is still the most conservative estimate, after all, the investment in the early stage of controlled nuclear fusion technology is far less than that in the later stage.

Especially after the real deuterium-tritium experimental fusion is turned on, each experimental run will cause a certain degree of damage to the first wall material and the fusion device.

And to replace these damaged things, I am afraid that it will cost hundreds of millions, or even more, at one time.

According to his estimates, in 20 years, it is possible to spend trillions.

Of course, if it can really solve the problem of controlled nuclear fusion.

Then this investment is definitely the most rewarding.

I don't know how many trillions of value can be created by controllable nuclear fusion.

PS: Yesterday's chapter.,And then into the small black room ̋ (°▽、°),It's been a long time since I've encountered this.,Yesterday I was suddenly locked in.,I didn't react for a while.。