Chapter 423 Ignite!

Days passed like this, and with the joint efforts of the Dawn Experimental Reactor Engineering Base and the Dawn Demonstration Reactor Engineering Base, the time has come to late September.

In the office, Xu Chuan signed the last work report document in his hand, then put down the signature pen and stood up to stretch his muscles.

Outside the glass window, a fighter jet passed over Qixia Mountain with a deafening sound.

Since the above approval document was issued, this kind of sound has become the norm.

For the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, which is considered to be inland and not in the coastal area, if there is any accident, the most likely thing is that it will appear from the Yangtze River and the sky.

Therefore, the troops responsible for security have set up a strict protection plan for this.

They have considered any possible situation and are fully prepared to deal with it.

As the time approaches, engineers and researchers at the Dawn Fusion Demonstration Reactor begin to make final inspections of the demonstration reactor and related equipment.

On the other side, Atlantic Washington.

In the White Room, hurried footsteps were heard outside the presidential office room.

Armed with an intelligence document, CIA Director William Joseph Burns barged in without even knocking on the door.

The elderly president who was taking a lunch break was woken up and looked at him with a frown: "What happened?"

William Joseph Burns quickly stepped forward, handed over the document in his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "The latest information is that China may be planning to conduct a demonstration reactor ignition around October."

"This is impossible!"

The elderly president, who was still taking a nap but was a little lethargic after being woken up, quickly woke up and was surprised.

William Joseph Burns said bitterly: "But there will be no problem with our intelligence. This is the information we obtained with difficulty, and it is very accurate."

The elderly president took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, looked through the intelligence documents in his hand, and then asked: "I need to confirm a more accurate time and intelligence!"

"In addition, an emergency meeting will be held in the afternoon. I will ask representatives from major controllable nuclear fusion institutions to come and evaluate the progress of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor in China. You need to provide corresponding accurate information."

William Joseph Burns nodded solemnly and said, "I'll get ready right now."

The director of the CIA left, and the elderly president sat in his office chair, looking up at the ceiling and thinking deeply.

Even though it was nap time now, he was not sleepy at all.

It's already mid-to-late September, around October. If this is true, there won't be much time left for the United States.

On the other side, Jinling.

In this golden autumn season, when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, the annual National Day is coming again.

At the foot of Qixia Mountain, everyone in the Dawn Fusion Demonstration Reactor Engineering Base is busy in an intense and orderly manner.

A golden holiday for others, but also the most anticipated day for those who work here.

Within the base, both researchers and garrison personnel are working at their respective posts in an orderly manner.

Starting three days ago, the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base, whether it is an experimental reactor base or a demonstration reactor base, has entered the ultimate alert state.

Two entire regiment-level units drawn from the Jinling Army closely protect this place. Even a mosquito flying over from the sky will be locked by the array control radar.

Teams of heavily armed soldiers patrolled inside and outside the base to exclude all potential threats and security risks.

At the same time, in the core factory building housing the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor, engineers from the Nuclear Industry Group and researchers from the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project were methodically conducting final inspections of various equipment.

On the other side, in the main control room of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor, Xu Chuan was sitting in person, directing and simulating tomorrow's ignition work.

In fact, this is not the first time they have conducted this kind of simulated ignition exercise since September. Every staff member and working group in different positions has already firmly kept their work scope and operations in mind.

Repeating it again and again is just to ensure that tomorrow is foolproof.

In the main control room, a long time passed. When all the simulation exercises were completed again, Xu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Thank you for your hard work today. Let's go back and rest early. We will have a real battle tomorrow!"

"yes!"

In the main control room, a reply sounded like a military order.

As the sound landed, each team and staff began to check their work, and then left the venue in an orderly manner.

For everyone, tomorrow is definitely the most exciting day in the history of life.

Whether successful or not, they will go down in history.

In the main control room, Xu Chuan also cleaned up his things, and then walked out of the main control room accompanied by Zheng Hai.

Since the approval for the ignition of the demonstration reactor was issued, the security level around him has been improved a lot. Fortunately, he has already experienced it once when he presided over the "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Project" and has adapted a lot. That

As soon as he walked out of the door, a familiar old man came into his eyes with a smile.

Seeing the old man, Xu Chuan walked over quickly and said respectfully: "Good first time."

The old man smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't be so polite, I just came to see. How is it, is everything going well?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "We have done several simulation exercises, just waiting for tomorrow."

The old man laughed and said, "Okay, that's really great! Thank you for your hard work."

After a slight pause, the old man continued, "Don't be too stressed. It doesn't matter whether tomorrow's ignition is successful or not."

"We still have enough time, you are still young enough, and there is still a long future."

For the top management, even if tomorrow's ignition fails, it doesn't really matter.

The core problems of controlled nuclear fusion have been solved, and tomorrow's failure is just paving the way for the success of the day after tomorrow.

Besides, how can scientific research be 100% successful?

In many cases, it is normal for input and output to be not proportional, and there are even scientific research work that has no harvest.

So tomorrow's ignition, whether it is successful or not, they can accept it.

But at the same time, they were also worried about whether this extremely young genius scholar could withstand the blow if there was an accident during tomorrow's ignition.

If he had any problems because of a failed ignition, it would be truly unacceptable to the country.

So the old man came here specially, on the one hand to witness tomorrow's fusion light, and on the other hand to do preventive work, so that if there was an accident, he could provide timely guidance.

Xu Chuan naturally heard the meaning of the old man's words, and he smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, for me, these are all necessary roads in life, there will be no problem."

He is not a real young man, and he has experienced many setbacks on the road of scientific research. In addition, he stayed in the United States for 20 years in his previous life, which has sharpened his heart as hard as a rock.

The old man smiled and said: "I won't bother you any more, have a good rest, I am looking forward to tomorrow."

Xu Chuan nodded, said goodbye to the old man and walked out.

The night is very short and very long.

The next morning, when it was dawn, everyone in the base had already gotten up from bed.

The usual familiar washing and brushing became a little heart-pounding today, and everyone couldn't help but speed up the progress.

It was less than seven o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before the real ignition began, but whether it was the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, or the Nuclear Industry Group, or the State Grid and other units, the staff had already entered their posts.

Outside the base, the patrolling soldiers took over the posts from their teammates, concentrating on searching for every detail.

Inside the base, Xu Chuan and the old man walked side by side into the main control room of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor Project.

The CTV camera was facing this side, recording this precious moment.

Xu Chuan ignored these media reporters. He walked steadily to the main control center, tried the headset, and spoke clearly and forcefully: "All units and groups report the situation."

[The external field coil has been adjusted! It can be started at any time! ]

[The plasma turbulence CNC model has been adjusted! The Dawn supercomputer is in good condition! ]

[The water-cooled divertor has been adjusted and is in good condition! ]

[The ICRF heating antenna is in good condition! 】

【The first wall system has been checked and everything is good.】

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The reports rang in my ears, with excitement, suppressed excitement and trembling.

Everyone knew what today's work represented.

Standing in the main control room, Xu Chuan listened carefully to the reports one by one until all the feedback from the teams was completed. After confirming that everything was correct, he took a deep breath again and calmly issued new instructions.

"Attention, all units and teams! Start the experiment in an orderly manner according to the work plan!"

"Received!"

"Received!"

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With the issuance of new instructions, the Dawn Demonstration Reactor woke up from its slumber and looked up at the new world.

【The external field coil is stable, and liquid nitrogen and liquid helium are being injected! 】

【The Dawn fusion supercomputer is started, and the deuterium-tritium plasma turbulence CNC model starts running! 】

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【Steady-state magnetic field is formed, and the confined magnetic field is being fine-tuned.】

【The ICRF heating antenna is ready and can be ignited at any time! 】

【.】

【Confined magnetic field adjustment is completed! 】

【Deuterium-tritium fuel has been injected! 】

【.】

The work that had been simulated countless times before was carried out one by one. Finally, after a short and long time, after the deuterium-tritium fuel was injected into the chamber of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor, they ushered in the last step.

Now, just press the red switch on the main control console to turn on the final ICRF heating antenna to witness the final miracle.

Standing in front of the main control console, looking at the screen in front of him, Xu Chuan's heart was pounding.

For some reason, at this moment he suddenly hesitated.

Will the dream of living two lives be realized at this moment?

Nervous?

That's for sure.

No one will not be nervous when facing this ultimate moment.

Hesitation?

Maybe, but in any case, hope is right in front of us.

Standing beside Xu Chuan, the old man with a slightly flushed face seemed to see the feelings of the young man in front of him.

When their eyes met, he nodded gently, with encouragement in his eyes.

Feeling that powerful gaze, Xu Chuan nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and glanced at the crowd in the main control room.

There, everyone's eyes met with his, full of expectation and excitement.

From 1970 when China embarked on the road of controlled nuclear fusion research to now, a full fifty years have passed.

Half a century of time has witnessed the efforts of generations.

The door to the dream is right in front of us.

Push it open, and there is a new world.

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