Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

The statement by the Ark was unexpected.

At a previous meeting with Ambassador Zhang, Ark Boat had revealed its intention to discuss issues in the area of new energy at that meeting.

But no one thought much, just when he was going to talk about the future direction of lithium-sulfur battery-related technology and what support his own research would require from the State.

It is precisely for this reason that Wu Shigang was invited to serve as the consultant for this meeting, the so-called "academic translator”.

However, this systematic scientific engineering of nuclear fusion...

There is no doubt that this is beyond his field of expertise.

Noting the old man's gaze, Wu Yancheng hesitated for a moment and looked seriously at the Ark and asked.

“Can you elaborate? ”

The ship nodded: "The source of all the energy on Earth, be it fossil fuels or wind energy, water potential energy… ultimately comes from the Sun, whose energy comes from fusion. ”

“As I said earlier, from a technological point of view, the key to unlocking all factors of productivity and production, drawing on the experience of several industrial revolutions, is ultimately energy. ”

“If we can grasp the energy of fusion, it means we grasp the sun and the future as well! ”

The room was quiet for a minute.

The Ark also waited quietly for a minute.

He believes that the people who sit here have not heard it more than a hundred times. Enough lessons have been learned from the rich speech.

But he also believed in the weight of the Nobel Prize itself, as well as the power of the word controllable fusion itself.

It is cleaner than fissile power generation and consumes a wider range of raw materials.

The mass of deuterium in a litre of sea water reaches 0.03 g, while nuclear fusion provides the equivalent of 300 litres of gasoline released after complete combustion.

Deuterium resources abundantly abound on the planet, exceeding 45 trillion tons of deuterium in sea water alone, which can be said to be an enormous source. Expensive tritium can also be solved through “tritium retention”.

With controlled fusion technology, all energy-related problems facing modern industries will cease to be a problem.

And once the energy problem is solved, what does that mean?

This means that if you want to, even in the barren desert, you can build a high-rise of reinforced concrete. Even at the bottom of the ocean where the sun is not seen, you can spread vast areas of agricultural land… at least in theory.

Because by then.

Electricity, no longer worth...

Of course, these things can only be seen by the ship itself, or he believes he can see them.

What leaders need to consider is more realistic than these unfulfilled fantasies.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Yanchuan and the old man exchanged sights and then looked at the ark and slowly said.

“Controlled nuclear fusion engineering has a long history, but so far there has been little tangible progress. In fact, our country has already played a significant role in ITER engineering, and we are well aware of the value of this technology and are willing to invest more in it. But the most important question is, how sure are you? And whether it's worth it. ”

The ark shook its head: "Unless it's a technology that's already been realized, no technology can know it's going to do it before it starts experimenting. Science itself is a mistake to try, as is science in any field. You're an academician, you should know that. ”

“But I'm afraid the cost of trying wrong on controllable fusion technology will be somewhat high. ”

When he said this, Wu Shigang felt himself pinching a sweat in his hand.

Whether it's because of this amazing topic itself or because of the appetite of this young man in front of us.

Less importantly, it's hundreds of millions of projects.

More to the point, it's not capped.

Nobody knows how much it's going to burn before it's really made, except for that visible black hole...

The Ark nodded, not concealing the challenge raised by the Wu Academician.

“Yes, it's expensive, but for the moment, it's in Chiaki. ”

Perhaps thoughtful, or perhaps touched by the last sentence.

The old man pondered for about half a minute and said slowly, "What kind of support do you need? ”

In a positive tone, the Ark said: "Funds, people, and the cooperation of the relevant departments. ”

The old man nodded and did not even ask for specific figures, answering only three words.

“No problem.”

……

Just as talks were under way in the compound, Academician Pan Changhong of the Southwest Institute of Physics of the Nuclear Industry was presiding over an important working session.

At the heart of the discussion was the groundbreaking progress made by Spiral 7-X in plasma constraint time a month ago.

Presentations were made at the meeting by Professor Sheng Xianfu, who had returned from an exchange visit to Germany. In his debriefing, he referred to the problem of star imitators on water-cooled filters, to how the Maple Society Institute of Plasma Physics had solved the problem, and to the paper on the ark.

“Professor Lu's calculations played a crucial role in the astral research, and this is reflected in the updated control plan of the Spiral 7-X Institute…”

In PPT, Professor Sheng showed relevant technical details and quickly went over the data on the picture.

At the end of the day, he held his hands on the table and said in a positive tone.

“We must pay attention to this issue. Our research on imitators starts too late, but if we don't take it seriously, we'll stay late. ”

At that time, a researcher raised objections.

“Even so, however, Tokamak is more succinct in engineering and remains the mainstay of international research on nuclear fusion energy. ”

Professor Sheng nodded and argued reasonably.

“I know that Tokamak is still mainstream, but that doesn't mean it must be right. Any possibilities should be considered before this technology is born! ”

At this time, another researcher presented his views.

“Tokamak's technical difficulty is in plasma restraint, right? Why don't you ask Professor Lu to help us design a control plan? ”

Professor Sheng shook his head: “Tokamak has more than one order of magnitude greater difficulty in constraining plasma than a copycat. Even if such a control scheme existed in theory, it would be difficult to match the hardware to run it. ”

And the researcher goes, "How do you know if you don't let him try? ”

Professor Sheng was annoyed: "Why don't you write to him yourself? ”

Choked by this sentence, the researcher smiled and stopped talking.

Let Noh do his job, he's not that big of a face.

Due to time constraints, the meeting entered the halfway house.

Walking down the corridor, recalling what Professor Sheng had said in his debriefing, Pam lit a cigarette.

“I have a hidden feeling Tokamak may not be able to make it this way. ”

Instead of the media cheering for every outcome of the EAST system, Pan's academicians, who really work in this area, are much more cautious.

Because a lot of things may seem exciting to the outside world, but for the inside world, even the gradual results are not counted.

Standing next to Pam, Professor Zheng Gaoming asked, “Why do you say that? ”

“For no particular reason," Pan Yard just shook his head and bounced the cigarette butt that was clipped to his finger, "it was just an intuition. ”

That's when his cell phone rang in his pocket.

The cigarette butt was extinguished, and Pam reached out and touched his phone, reaching into his ear.

“Hello?”

After listening in silence for a while, Pam did not speak, but nodded at the end.

“Okay, I get it. ”

Keeping an eye on the look on Pan Yard's face, Zheng Gaoming was somewhat confused and had to try and ask.

“… what is it? ”

With his phone stuffed back in his pocket, Dr. Pan looked at Professor Zheng.

“The man we were just talking to at the meeting is now in Beijing. ”