Chapter 397 Double Happiness
Integrating researchers and engineers who came back from ITER is not Xu Chuan's business.
There are other people to handle such trivial matters. He asked Wu Pingle and other fixed people to consult on the development status and technology of controllable nuclear fusion projects in various countries.
The predecessor of the Dawn Device is the relatively old ADSEX. Except for the external field coil made of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite material, the other components are not very outstanding.
A fusion reactor of this level is okay for experiments. It can be used as a demonstration reactor. Xu Chuan just wants to say that if you want to die, he won't even bother to bury you.
In theory, controllable nuclear fusion is a fairly safe technology, but theory also says that controllable nuclear fission power plants are also safe.
But Chernobyl and Fukushima didn’t just blow up.
The high-temperature plasma of hundreds of millions of degrees and the strong neutron radiation produced during the deuterium and tritium fusion process would cause an accident, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, while the problem of neutron irradiation has not yet been solved, further optimization of various parts of the fusion reactor and then targeted design is the way to go.
Of course, Xu Chuan doesn't care about this kind of thing.
It is enough for him to provide general ideas and designs, and leave the rest to professional engineers and researchers to discuss.
During the Chinese New Year, the third round of testing of the Daybreak Fusion Device was also completed.
While waiting for the results, Xu Chuan also began to make arrangements for annual leave.
Since the ADSEX purchase in July, the work at the institute has really not stopped.
Not to mention the weekends and weekends, there are only two or three days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.
Even many researchers, such as Zhao Hongzhi and his team who went to Germany to take over the study of the ADSEX device, did not even have a holiday during the National Day and slept directly in the research institute.
There is no way, there is a lack of talent, and every experiment requires them to check and repair the Dawn Device.
However, hard work pays off. For Xu Chuan and the country, the record set by the Dawn Fusion Device several times and leading China to the top of the world in the field of controllable nuclear fusion is the reward.
For researchers such as Zhao Hongzhi, generous year-end bonuses and project performance are rewards.
When it comes to money, Xu Chuan has never been stingy.
After arranging things related to the annual leave, the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project suddenly became a lot more deserted. More than two-thirds of the researchers and engineers went home for the New Year, leaving a small number of those who voluntarily worked overtime.
Xu Chuan didn't plan to go back to celebrate the New Year this year. He called his home two days ago during the New Year's Eve, explained the situation, and planned to take advantage of the New Year period to solve the problem of magnetic surface tearing.
After inputting the data of the second deuterium-tritium raw material fusion ignition operation into the computer, Xu Chuan connected the link to the supercomputing center supporting the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, and inserted the model into the supercomputer to run it. .
At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.
Xu Chuan took a pen and recorded the data on the manuscript paper, and shouted without looking back: "Please come in."
"Brother! surprise!"
A crisp voice rang in my ears, and a pretty figure trotted in with a smile on her face. Behind her, there was a middle-aged couple.
Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Chuan put down his pen in surprise and looked up.
"Xiaoxiao, Dad, Mom. Why are you all here?"
Xu's mother smiled and said: "You called two days ago and said that you were busy this year and would not go back to celebrate the New Year. After Xiaoxiao heard about it, she came up with the idea to come here to celebrate the New Year together. We calculated it and thought it was not bad. , anyway, you have a villa to stay in.”
"Brother, are you happy?" Xu Xiao came around and asked ghostly.
"Of course." Xu Chuan said with a smile. He was prepared to celebrate the New Year alone this year. Unexpectedly, instead of going back, his family came over. He was naturally happy to be reunited for the New Year.
On the side, Father Xu looked at his son and said with a smile: "Originally, we went to your villa first, but there was no one in your house. Later, a security guard from your community showed up and said you were here, and then sent him over. of."
"I originally wanted to go back and wait for you where you live, but Xiaoxiao insisted on coming over to have a look, so I came. Speaking of which, it's quite troublesome for you to come in. You were not allowed in at first, but your driver Zheng Hai was still behind you. The person who came out to bring us in made several inspections along the way.”
Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "This is a key national project. You can't get in without a permit."
After a pause, he continued: "That's why you are here today. Originally, I planned to sleep here today."
"Brother, are you so busy at work now? You don't even have a holiday during the Chinese New Year?" Xu Xiao asked curiously with his little head open.
Xu Chuan nodded and said: "It must be a holiday. Many researchers left yesterday, but my research has entered a critical point, so I thought of taking advantage of this Chinese New Year period to deal with it so as not to delay the beginning of next year. work."
Hearing this, Father Xu asked, "Then if we come here, won't we delay your work?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "It's okay, there won't be any delays. It's not far from where I live, and I can get back after get off work."
Father Xu nodded, and just as he was about to say something, there was a knock on the office door.
Before Xu Chuan could say anything, Xu's mother, who was closest to the door, opened the door.
Zhao Guanggui, who was standing at the door, was stunned for a moment when he saw the door open. When would Academician Xu open the door in person?
After seeing the figures in the office clearly, he realized that there were other people inside.
"Well, Academician Xu, you go ahead and I'll come back later."
Looking at Xu's father, Xu's mother and Xu Xiao, who obviously didn't look like researchers, Zhao Guanggui reacted, smiled awkwardly and turned around quickly to go out.
But before he could go out, Xu's father called him: "Well, professor, wait a moment, we'll leave soon."
Turning his head, he looked at Xu Chuan again and said: "Chuan'er, we'll go back to your place first, you go to your work first."
Xu's father didn't know Zhao Guanggui, but he knew that someone who came to the office to look for Xu Chuan at this time must have something to do, so he hurriedly grabbed him.
Xu Chuan nodded and said: "Okay, I'll let Zheng Hai take you there. I'll go back after I finish dealing with things here."
Xu's father nodded, and took Xu Xiao, who was still reluctant to stay here and tried to join in the fun, away.
In the office, in the blink of an eye, only Xu Chuan and Zhao Guanggui were left.
Zhao Guanggui smiled awkwardly, looking embarrassed.
It was obvious that the family of Academician Xu had come over and were chatting. It was not appropriate for him to barge in at this time.
Xu Chuan didn't care too much and asked, "What's wrong?"
When it came to the point, Zhao Guanggui also gathered his thoughts and said, "Regarding the research on carbon nanomaterials, we seem to have made some progress here."
As he spoke, he handed over the printed data in his hand, and then said, "In the experiments a few days ago, when I was working with the carbon nanomaterial research group of the Sichuan Hai Materials Research Institute under the name of Academician Xu, I accidentally constructed a new type of carbon material through the 'atomic cycle' technology."
"Through testing, we found that this new material may have the potential to be used in first-wall materials."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan looked at him in surprise and quickly took the data and read it.
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