Standing in front of the main console, looking at the button in front of him, Xu Chuan took a deep breath again and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to stand here with you today and witness the miracle of history together."

"No matter what the future holds, no matter what results today, we will go down in history!"

The two short sentences, with a slight tremble, made everyone hold their breath and focus on the figure in front of the main console.

Xu Chuan didn't hesitate anymore and pressed the button hard.

CTV media reporters, who were always paying attention to the movements here, quickly pressed the shutter and captured this historic moment.

With the activation of the ICRF heating antenna, the temperature in the chamber of the Daybreak demonstration reactor continued to rise.

The deuterium-tritium raw material, which had already been put in, quickly completed the plasmaization transformation, and then was confined in the pitch-black chamber by the magnetic field provided by the external field coil.

As the temperature continued to rise, the pitch-black reactor chamber was like the early universe, and there was gradually a glimmer of light.

The quiet blue shines in the chamber, as beautiful as the Milky Way, and like the Milky Way, it is pregnant with stars.

With the short passage of time, with the continuous heating of the ICRF heating antenna, the final moment has finally arrived.

At this moment, the light that shone like a star, the majestic energy like a sea of stars, was released from the fusion atoms, brilliant as light, like a supernova lit up the entire universe.

In the general control room, Xu Chuan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and stared at the screen on the main console.

There were no instructions, no cheers, everyone sat at their posts and continued their work according to the regulations that had been arranged.

The biggest difference between the test reactor and the experimental reactor is that the demonstration reactor is a complete set of projects.

From controlling the turbulence of high-temperature plasma in the reactor chamber to the occurrence of fusion, neutron irradiation to complete tritium self-sustaining, and then directing the heat in the chamber to complete power generation, all the processes of controlled nuclear fusion technology can be found on the demonstration reactor.

Now that they've completed the ignition, it's time to control the star-like energy.

In the general control room, everyone is working in their own positions.

CTV's media reporters seized the gap to take some photos and then quickly retreated to the corner so as not to bother the other people's work.

Standing in front of the main console, Xu Chuan waited silently.

[The current external field coil is in good condition, and the output strength of the steady-state magnetic field is stable!] 】

[Deuterium-tritium fusion reaction detected!] 】

[Neutron irradiation detected on the first wall!] The current state of the first wall is stable! 】

[The helium three observation system is operating normally, and the plasma in the chamber is observed to be running stably!] 】

[The liquid lithium molten salt proliferation tritin system is operating normally, and tritium formation has been detected! 】

【. 】

The sound of reports one after another sounded in the general control room, and each voice was excited and trembling, but the atmosphere in the general control room was pushed to the peak step by step.

Standing in front of the main console, Xu Chuan didn't know how long he had been waiting.

Finally, a trembling voice made his eyes brighten quickly.

[The tritium recovery system is working well and has been recovered from the liquid lithium molten salt multiplication tritin system!] 】

The first ignition, that's the ultimate goal.

The recovery of tritium means that the entire cycle has been completed except for power generation.

Although it is still in the experiment, it is impossible to judge the efficiency of neutron utilization and the efficiency of tritium self-sustaining and recovery, but the goal of the first ignition has been achieved.

Tritium is self-sustaining, which is one of the most important cores of controlled nuclear fusion technology.

Only by doing this can we continue to make the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor continue to operate for a long time.

After all, it is simply impossible to rely on the outside world to provide tritium in the same way as deuterium.

Only when the tritium self-sustaining problem is solved can controlled nuclear fusion be of value.

Otherwise, even if it achieves ignition, power generation, and output, it will not be able to support its long-term operation.

The first ignition run doesn't take long.

Taking the tritium recovery system as the standard, 20 minutes is enough time for the tritium recovery system to obtain enough data, and it is also enough to judge the core points of neutron utilization efficiency and tritium recovery value through this batch of data.

After reaching this limit in time, Xu Chuan decisively ordered the order.

"All units and teams should pay attention to stop the operation of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor."

"Roger!"

"Roger!"

“.”

With the cessation of the input of deuterium-tritium feedstock and the cessation of heating of the ICRF antenna, the temperature in the chamber of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor began to decrease rapidly and steadily.

The excess heat is quickly discharged with the water-cooled deflector, and the plasma involved in the reactor chamber quickly returns to normal, which is then removed through the helium ash port.

From now on, the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor will be shut down for thirty minutes.

During this time, the engineers will make a preliminary inspection of the overall condition of the demonstration reactor and related equipment, and judge the state of the demonstration reactor after the first ignition.

At the same time, researchers from the tritium recovery system group will use supercomputing to quickly sort out and calculate the tritium recovery data to determine whether the TBR value of the fusion reactor cladding meets the standard.

If all goes well, the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor will be restarted in half an hour.

The second ignition will achieve today's second goal, and it will also be the last goal, which is connected to the generator set to complete the large cycle of power generation!

The Daybreak Demonstration Reactor was shut down, but the staff of each unit and group remained at their posts.

Thirty minutes is not a long time if it used to be.

But today, in this race against time, a long time has passed in a trance.

Finally, the overall test results of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor came out first.

A document with residual warmth was quickly sent over by Zhao Hongzhi.

With excitement and excitement, he reported the results to Xu Chuan with a trembling voice: "Report, the interruption inspection of the dawn demonstration reactor has been completed, and the current demonstration reactor and various supporting equipment are in good condition!" There is no obvious damage to the first wall material and structural material, and the ignition experiment can be continued! ”

Xu Chuan nodded, took the report and read it carefully.

The demonstration reactor is in good condition, with no significant radiation damage to the first wall material and structural material, which is expected.

However, from today's ignition experiment, it is still joyful.

After waiting for a while, the data of the tritium recovery system, with the cooperation of many scientific researchers and the Daybreak supercomputer, finally came out.

Academician Duan Jianming, who is in charge of this aspect, took the data verified by supercomputing for the first time.

[Fusion reactor cladding TBR numerical statistics: MCNP: 1.3398]

[Fusion reactor cladding TBR numerical statistics: MCNP: 1.3406]

Seeing these two data, Xu Chuan finally showed a smile on his face.

The average TBR value of the fusion reactor cladding is above 1.3! This is nearly 0.05 points higher than the previous tritium self-sustaining tritium recovery experiment conducted using the Daybreak Experimental Reactor, and the results can be described as perfect.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Chuan stood up and gave a new command again.

"Attention to all units and teams, the second round of demonstration pile ignition work has begun!"

With the transmission of the command, the steel giant beast lying quietly in the core area once again let out a roar that belonged to it.

The repeated journey was quite calm, and the indicators quickly returned to the standard state.

Looking at the data and images on the general control screen, Xu Chuan calmly issued a new order.

"Attention generator set, connect to the system in one minute, please be ready!"

Judging by the operational data of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor, everything is quite perfect.

Now, it's time to flip the final switch and unleash its endless energy!

The clear sound was transmitted to the ears of the generator set personnel through the headset, and standing in the control room on the other side of the demonstration reactor engineering base, Wang Yongnian and Hou Chengping, two academicians, glanced at each other and nodded to each other.

It's their turn!

Although they were not able to stand in the general control room to witness history, they also had the most important mission.

All the preparations have been made and only wait for the last moment.

A minute was not long, and when the countdown was over, the staff member sitting in front of the computer pressed his finger, which had already hovered over the button.

Thermal energy is directed to the generator set.

Controlled nuclear fusion power generation and conventional nuclear fission power generation, aside from the ferrofluid generator set, there is not much difference in the power generation process.

Both of them direct the heat generated by nuclear energy to the generator set, which then provides heat to the steam generator, heats the liquid water into steam, and then pushes the steam turbine to rotate, and the heat energy is converted into mechanical energy; The steam turbine then drives the generator to rotate, converting the mechanical energy into electrical energy.

As for the ferrofluid generator set, that's a different principle.

Of course, there is a difference between nuclear fusion power generation and nuclear fission power generation.

For example, in terms of controlling power generation, nuclear fission is to control the nuclear reaction rate in the nuclear reactor by cutting off the control rod and absorbing neutrons, thereby slowing down the rate of nuclear reaction and reducing the heat output.

Nuclear fusion, on the other hand, is about how much deuterium-tritium feedstock you need to feed into the reactor chamber as much electricity and heat as you need.

As long as the upper limit of the reactor chamber is not reached, as long as you have enough generator sets, then a controllable nuclear fusion device can drive a very large number of generator sets.

With the access of a group of ferrofluid generator sets + conventional units, a new round of experiments was opened.

When the energy comparable to the stars was channeled out of the dawn demonstration pile, the generator set deployed not far away was running smoothly!

The fuel that is heated into plasma flows rapidly down the pipeline to the magnetofluid generator set, cutting the magnetic inductance lines at high speed, and then converting it into a steady stream of electricity.

And this is not the end, the plasma that has undergone a round of power generation still contains extremely considerable energy. They will be guided to ultra-supercritical generator sets and supercritical generator sets, continuing their mission and dedicating every trace of heat.

In the general control room, Xu Chuan stared at the screen tightly, waiting for the good news to come.

Finally, a loud debriefing sounded in everyone's ears.

[No. 1 ferrofluid generator set is working normally! High-temperature plasma cutting magnetic inductance lines detected! Power output detected! 】

[No. 1 ultra-supercritical generator set is working normally! The current steam generator temperature has reached a critical value! The steam turbine has been started! Power output detected! 】

[No. 1 supercritical generator set is working normally! The current steam generator temperature has reached a critical value! The steam turbine has been started! Power output detected! 】

[The load of the No. 1 combined generator set has reached full load, and the current total power generation power has reached the peak!] 】

PS: The second more asks for a monthly pass!

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