Chapter 406 Demonstration of Pile Construction!

Published on 2023-07-28 19:36 | VIP Chapter

Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base.

In the lecture hall on the second floor of the institute, a large meeting is about to be held.

In the two doors in front and behind the lecture hall, people kept pushing open the doors and walking in.

Not only the researchers and engineering leaders of the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, but also many cooperative units that received emergency notices temporarily.

Such as the Western Superconducting Group responsible for the production of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials, the power grid structure responsible for the power system, and the China Nuclear Industry Construction Group responsible for engineering construction.

All companies and groups involved in the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project received emergency notices and arranged representatives to come.

Sitting in the middle of the lecture hall, Li Hua, the deputy general manager of Jiuzhou Electric Group, who has been in charge of docking, looked at the crowd in front, and then looked at the empty lecture hall in front of him. He was a little confused about what Academician Xu wanted to do by holding today's meeting.

Although Jiuzhou Electric Group participated in the Qixia controlled nuclear fusion project, it only signed a contract and provided corresponding steel structures and parts according to the other party's requirements. Its contribution to the project was not very great.

To be honest, this was his first time to participate in such a large-scale meeting.

I don't know what he was doing in such a hurry this time.

"Long time no see, Mr. Li." Just as he was thinking, a voice came to his ear, and another figure sat down next to him.

Li Hua turned his head and raised his eyebrows and said, "You are here too?"

Beside him, Wang Demin, the vice president of Shangwei Co., Ltd., smiled and said, "Of course I have to come when Academician Xu summoned me. I just don't know what it is this time. Do you have any news?"

Li Hua glanced at the lecture hall, his eyes fell on the lecture table, and shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just know it's very urgent."

Wang Demin smiled and said, "I'm afraid only the big guys sitting in the front know the specific news. For those of us who provide materials and parts, I'm afraid we will hardly disclose internal information."

Compared to the external cooperative companies sitting in the middle and back, those sitting in the front are the internal staff of Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project.

If there is something today that needs to be discussed or announced in such a solemn meeting, I'm afraid only those people in the front row will know.

Of course, what Wang Demin didn't guess was that in the lecture hall today, only one in a hundred people knew the specific things.

Even the internal staff sitting in the front were as confused as them, and were quietly asking and discussing with their colleagues around them.

Li Hua shrugged and said, "Wait, since we are here, we will definitely talk about it at today's meeting."

Wang Deming smiled and said, "That's right, I'm just curious. This is the first time I've attended such a large-scale meeting. I haven't attended it before when signing contracts and providing materials."

After a pause, he continued, "I don't know if I will have the opportunity to meet and say hello to Academician Xu this time."

Li Hua said lightly, "You think too much. How many times have you met that person in the past two years? With that person's level, if you run over without an appointment, you will go there without authorization."

Wang Deming laughed and didn't mention it again.

As the two were chatting, a young figure walked out from behind the podium.

In the lecture hall, the originally noisy whispers disappeared instantly, and all eyes gathered and fell on the podium.

Walking up to the podium, Xu Chuan first tried the microphone, and then looked at the pairs of eyes and the crowd watching him below the stage.

Clearing his throat, he spoke calmly under the attention of the crowd: "With the unremitting efforts of many scientific researchers in the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research Institute and the Computational Materials Laboratory, the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project has ushered in a new progress."

"A week ago, the material research team led by Professor Zhao Guanggui in the Computational Materials Laboratory successfully found a material that can be applied to the first wall of the controlled nuclear fusion reactor chamber."

"After rigorous testing, the institute confirmed that this new material has excellent performance in neutron irradiation resistance and meets various performance requirements of the first wall material."

As soon as this sentence came out, there was a commotion in the audience.

Li Hua, who was sitting in the back of the lecture hall, couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his eyes were full of surprise and shock when he looked at the lecture table.

And next to him, Wang Demin, the vice president of Shangwei Co., Ltd., had the same expression on his face.

After being shocked for a moment, the two looked at each other, neither of them spoke, but they could see the emotions that the other wanted to express from each other's face and eyes.

New materials that meet the performance requirements of the first wall material!

If this news were released, it would shock the whole world.

Neither of them had expected to hear such a bombshell at the meeting today.

On the stage, Xu Chuan's report continued.

"Last year, the Dawn Fusion Device had achieved long-term high-density plasma operation and achieved fusion ignition of deuterium-tritium materials. Based on the progress of the Qixia controlled nuclear fusion project, I think we have made considerable preparations on the road of controlled nuclear fusion."

"Now, it's time to push it forward a step further."

In the lecture hall, everyone seemed to realize something.

Today's Dawn Fusion Device has achieved initial ignition of deuterium-tritium nuclear fusion. If it is to be pushed forward a step further, it is to convert the temperature generated by the ignition into energy.

As for controlled nuclear fusion, only one device can output energy!

Thinking of this, everyone's breathing became heavier.

No one spoke, but everyone present guessed what would happen next. At this moment, everyone unconsciously clenched their fists and held their breath.

If nothing unexpected happened, they would witness the birth of history in the conference hall today. They were extremely lucky.

On the podium, Xu Chuan was also excited.

Taking a deep breath, he looked around the almost full report hall and said in a steady tone: "Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor Project!"

"From today!"

"Start building!"

After the words fell, there was a tide of applause in the report hall. Everyone stood up and clapped their hands red.

For everyone present today, this is undoubtedly a historic moment!

After the meeting, representatives from various manufacturers and units did not leave.

The construction of the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor requires hundreds of different units to cooperate with each other.

Every material, or the material of a component, is a big deal.

Xu Chuan didn't care about these. At present, the demonstration reactor-related projects have just begun. It is enough to leave the resource integration to Peng Hongxi and Gao Hongming.

In the morning, after the internal meeting of the project engineering, a press conference started in the afternoon.

The host of the press conference was naturally Xu Chuan.

The construction of the demonstration reactor is a major project for the country, and it must be announced to the public.

It is not only to enhance the confidence of the people, but also means that the social status in the international community, whether it is political status or scientific research status, will be greatly improved.

Of course, the press conference for the construction of the demonstration reactor was not organized in a big way. Only some well-known domestic media were notified and some brief reports were made.

However, this still caused a huge shock in the field of controlled nuclear fusion and even the whole world.

Accompanied by reports from media such as Renren Daily, Nuclear Industry Times, and Huaxin Daily.

The entire network instantly became lively.

In fact, in the past year, the field of controlled nuclear fusion has not been calm.

In other words, since Professor Xu returned to China and began to control the Qixia controlled nuclear fusion project, the field of controlled nuclear fusion has become quite lively.

Starting from high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials, to the transaction of the ASDEX device of the German Plasma Research Institute, to the renamed Dawn Fusion Device to achieve 45 minutes and two hours of high-density plasma operation. Finally, the US representative challenged the intellectual property issue at ITER, and China took the initiative to leave ITER

One event after another, it was dazzling and overwhelming.

The development of the international controlled nuclear fusion field also followed the electrocardiogram, up and down like bungee jumping.

The development of the field of controlled nuclear fusion, especially the international cooperation project ITER, can be said to be a small boat swaying in the sea in the wind and rain. No one knows when a big wave will come and the boat will completely capsize.

Many people have a hunch that the Tokamak device route may have problems and may not be suitable.

But the Dawn led by Professor Xu achieved 45 minutes of high-density plasma operation, just like building a lighthouse in the sea, redirecting the direction and giving hope.

This also inspired many scholars who studied ITER and other tokamaks.

But not long after, the United States's attack on ITER and China's withdrawal once again threw ITER, a ship that had already set sail again, into the storm.

And now, a piece of news released by Chinese media such as Renren Daily and Nuclear Industry Times has caused a shocking wave in the international plasma physics community and the field of controlled nuclear fusion.

In China, the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project officially started the construction of a demonstration reactor.

This news shocked the whole world.

Whether it is the United States, the European Union, or the many scientific researchers fighting on the front line, no one thought that all this would come so quickly and so suddenly.

So much so that after hearing the news, everyone's first reaction was doubt, and then they were completely confused.

China?

Going to build a demonstration reactor?

How is this possible!

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