Chapter 223: Benefits for the Present and Future Generations

Hearing Xu Chuan's words, Qin Anguo's pupils shrank and his breathing became more rapid.

50% to 80% efficiency, this is too scary.

According to his current understanding, the highest efficiency of countries around the world using nuclear waste to generate electricity is less than 5%.

50%, this efficiency has increased tenfold.

If it can be achieved, nuclear power plants will be able to be promoted on a large scale, and how to deal with the generated nuclear waste will no longer be a problem.

"Can such conversion efficiency really be achieved?" Qin Anguo asked with some hope after a long time.

Xu Chuan nodded affirmatively and said, "That's for sure. We didn't find a suitable method before, but now I have completed the relevant theories and papers."

On the side, the old man's breathing was also slightly heavy, as if he was digesting this information. After a while, he asked, "Can you do it?"

He didn't know much about the technical details related to the reuse of nuclear waste for power generation.

But he knew very well that how to deal with nuclear waste in nuclear power plants has always been an 'epic' problem.

If there is no breakthrough in preservation technology, and it still needs to be preserved for 100,000 years as it is now, I am afraid that all the income of the nuclear power plant will not be enough to preserve the nuclear waste for 100,000 years.

What is more dangerous is that the power generation of nuclear power plants is the benefit of the contemporary people, but the preservation of nuclear waste is the business of the descendants for 100,000 years.

If one generation of descendants does not care, or has no money to care, then what should be done with these nuclear wastes?

Let it leak out and pollute their living environment?

If this problem can be solved, it will really benefit the present and the future generations, and benefit the descendants.

Xu Chuan nodded: "You can give it a try, but I need to conduct experiments to improve the theory, and I also need help."

"What kind of help do you need?" the old man asked.

"Establish a research institute, as well as talents in the corresponding field, scientific research funds, and support from relevant policies." Xu Chuan said.

The old man nodded: "These are all fine."

In the quaint little building, Xu Chuan and the old man chatted for a long time.

From the reuse of nuclear waste to the ultimate goal of controlled nuclear fusion

From the development of domestic education to the changes in scientific research funds, intellectual property rights, etc.

The two talked about a lot of things.

But apart from expressing some of his own opinions on science and technology, and some judgments on the future development form, Xu Chuan did not talk much about other things.

Institutional reforms and the like, in fact, it is not his turn to intervene.

He is not very interested in things other than academics.

Moreover, each country has different cultures and histories, and foreign things are not necessarily good.

Sometimes many things introduced into China will not adapt to the local conditions. If you blindly study without thinking, you will lose your own advantages.

Compared with doing these "layman" jobs, Xu Chuan wants to go to a farther place to take a look.

Those unfinished jobs, those fields that have come to an end.

He wants to try, break through, and see the unknown scenery.

As for other things, he doesn't care much.

After following the guard out of the small building, Xu Chuan looked up at the blue sky, inlaid with a few scattered white clouds.

From now on, the sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly!

On the street, a black domestic Hongqi car stopped there. After bringing Xu Chuan over, the guard saluted and turned away.

Next to the Hongqi car, an ordinary-looking, inconspicuous middle-aged man came up to greet him.

"Hello, Professor Xu, my name is Zheng Hai, and I am the driver of the organization. If you need a car to travel, just tell me."

After seeing Xu Chuan, the middle-aged man standing next to the car quickly came over and introduced himself.

Xu Chuan nodded and looked up and down at the middle-aged man named Zheng Hai.

Although he introduced himself as a driver and his appearance seemed to be the kind that would be hard to find in a crowd, his upright posture and the spirit when introducing himself told him where this person came from.

However, Xu Chuan did not care. He smiled and shook his hand and said, "Hello, Brother Zheng."

Hearing the name Brother Zheng, Zheng Hai quickly declined and said, "Professor Xu, you can call me Xiao Zheng Xiaohai or my name, but I can't bear the name Brother Zheng."

Xu Chuan smiled and didn't care about these details. He said, "Then I'll trouble you in the future."

Zheng Hai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is my job. It's not a big deal. Are you going out now?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Please take me to Shuimu University."

Although he had talked with that person today and confirmed some general things, he still had a lot of things to do.

Since the first project to be launched was the 'Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism' project, he needed to bring in a group of people to help.

There are not many schools in China that have nuclear science and technology, as well as nuclear industry departments.

Shuimu and Peking University definitely have them, and in addition, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Technology, and Jiaotong University also have them.

On the contrary, although Nanjing University has a physics department and also has research and talent training in the field of nuclear physics, it is not on a large scale.

Nanjing University is good at theoretical physics, condensed matter physics, acoustics, optics, atomic and molecular physics, and particle physics. These have no research in the field of nuclear physics.

Otherwise, he would not need to find additional people, and could just go back to Nanjing University to form a team.

He was willing to do this kind of thing to take care of his alma mater, but it was a pity that his alma mater could not support what he needed.

Of course, the higher-ups would also help deal with things like team members.

However, ordinary scientific researchers could be helped to solve the problem, but Xu Chuan wanted to find a leader who would lead the entire project, and he had a suitable candidate in mind.

Zheng Hai drove the car and took Xu Chuan all the way to Shuimu University.

"We're almost there, Professor Xu, do you need me to take you in?" On the road, Zheng Hai looked ahead and asked Xu Chuan behind the car.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Well, go in, and then just find a place to put me down."

"Okay." Zheng Hai nodded and changed the route.

As one of the two most famous top universities in China, Shuimu University has a few tourists from other places every day who want to visit this dreamy college.

However, correspondingly, not all tourists can enter at all times.

Shuimu University is generally open to the public only on weekends, statutory holidays and winter and summer vacations, and is not open to the public at other times.

This is normal. As the top university, Shuimu has countless students and precious scientific research facilities.

And the school is a school after all. It is a place for students to study. Too many foreign tourists can easily disturb the normal study of students.

Today is not Saturday or Sunday, and Shuimu is not open to the public.

But for Xu Chuan, this is not a problem. Zheng Hai can handle these, so he is too lazy to call others.

Why stand at the school gate for a long time when you can go in directly?

All the way to the Engineering Physics Department, Xu Chuan looked up at the huge Engineering Physics Teaching Building and walked inside.

The Engineering Physics Department of Shuimu University, full name Shuimu University Engineering Physics Department, mainly studies nuclear technology, with engineering physics, engineering energy physics experiments, engineering directional physics, nuclear engineering and nuclear technology, directional nuclear and other majors.

It was established very early, and it was officially established in 1956. The success of China's first atom "Miss Qiu" is also inseparable from the support of talents from the Engineering Physics Department of Shuimu University.

Xu Chuan appeared at the bottom of the teaching building and did not attract the attention of others.

The students here, holding books, all thought he was a student.

After all, from the appearance and age, he was no different from undergraduates.

"Classmate, excuse me, where is Professor Peng Hongxi's office?" Xu Chuan asked a student in the teaching building.

"Professor Peng Hongxi?" Hearing this name, the boy who was pulled to ask for information was obviously stunned. After thinking for a while, he continued: "Academician Peng has retired and is not here. If you want to find him, you have to go to the faculty and staff family compound."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was stunned. Professor Peng retired? He really didn't know about this.

He vaguely remembered that this person was still in office when he was over 80 years old?

But considering his age, it is normal for him to retire. Maybe he was invited out again after retirement.

The boy who was pulled to ask for information raised his schoolbag and reminded: "In addition, Academician Peng usually does not see outsiders. If you have any questions to ask, it is best to find someone else or send him an email or call to make an appointment."

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you."

The boy asked curiously: "Classmate, are you a student of the Department of Engineering Physics?"

Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "No."

"Just said it, I mean why I have never seen you before." The boy muttered, then glanced at Xu Chuan: "Then are you the opposite side?"

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then realized where the opposite side was referring to, and smiled suddenly: "No."

"Then what do you want to see Academician Peng for?" The boy frowned and looked up and down again, as if he was guessing something.

Before Xu Chuan opened his mouth to answer, he heard a question that was half question and half surprise.

"Are you, Professor Xu Chuan?"

Xu Chuan looked up and saw a middle-aged man standing aside, with surprise and confusion on his face, as if he didn't believe that he would appear here.

After looking at the middle-aged man and confirming that he did not know him, Xu Chuan asked, "I am, who are you?"

Hearing his affirmative answer, the middle-aged man walked over quickly, extended his hands enthusiastically, and put on a bright smile on his face.

"Hello, Professor Xu, my name is Qiu Hongyi, and I am a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Shuimu University. Your reports at the International Congress of Mathematics are the two most exciting ones I have ever seen."

Qiu Hongyi warmly shook Xu Chuan's hands, shook them vigorously, and flattered him: "Professor Xu, you didn't even say hello when you came, and we didn't arrange a reception."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "You are too polite. There is no need to greet you. I just came here to take a look and find Professor Peng Hongxi by the way."

"Academician Peng, I don't know where he is now, but I'll ask someone to help you ask." Qiu Hongyi said, and took out his mobile phone to call someone.

On the other side, the student who was reminded by Professor Qiu Hongyi and was still standing there and being asked by Xu Chuan looked at Xu Chuan in disbelief, and stood there with his mouth open.

Xu Chuan? International Congress of Mathematics?

The Chuan Shen who won the Fields Medal?

Damn it!

What was I thinking just now? I almost thought Chuan Shen was a walking 500,000?

Damn it!

Hearing the words of looking for someone, the boy suddenly woke up and said quickly: "Professor Qiu, Professor Xu, and Academician Peng should be at the Advanced Radiation Source Application Laboratory now. How about I take you there?"

"Then I'll trouble you." Qiu Hongyi smiled and put down the phone.

Xu Chuan, on the other hand, looked at the student with a smile.

He also said before that Peng Hongxi was in the Faculty College, which would now become the Advanced Radiation Source Application Laboratory.

It's interesting. Are you worried that he is a bad person?

"No trouble, no trouble." The boy, carrying his schoolbag, took the lead and walked quickly towards the Advanced Radiation Source and Application Laboratory.

The distance was not very far, and the three of them arrived in a few minutes.

The boy who led the way seemed to be very familiar with this place. He led Xu Chuan and Qiu Hongyi to find the office of Academician Peng Hongxi.

After knocking on the door, a sound soon came from inside.

"What's the matter? Chang Kai."

Peng Hongxi looked at the student who walked in and asked. He knew this student. He was the student of his student's student.

"Professor, someone is looking for you." Chang Kai, who was leading the way, said respectfully and stepped aside.

Behind him, Qiu Hongyi introduced: "Academician Peng, this is Professor Xu Chuanxu who won the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians not long ago. I came here specifically to see you today."

Xu Chuan looked at the old man at the door, smiled and stepped forward, saying hello: "Academician Peng, hello, I'm sorry for disturbing you if you come uninvited."

Academician Peng Hongxi, nuclear physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

He participated in the development and establishment of China's first neutron time-of-flight spectrometer on an atomic reactor; participated in and led many topics of near-zone physical testing in nuclear weapons testing, and pioneered and developed particle beam inertial confinement fusion in China. Research.

He is a true veteran figure in the field of nuclear physics and has considerable influence. Although he is now almost eighty years old, he has not completely retired and is still active in Shuimu University.

He was the person selected by Xu Chuan from many domestic nuclear physicists.

I came here personally to ask him to come out.

Seeing Xu Chuan, Peng Hongxi's eyes lit up. She shook hands with Xu Chuan with a smile and said, "I have long admired your name, Professor Xu. I often hear others talk about you. There is a top young mathematician in our country who also won the Phil. This is my award. When I saw you today, you are younger and more promising than I thought."

"Come on, come on in and sit down."

As he said that, he glanced at Chang Kai who was standing aside and said, "Xiao Chang, go and make some tea."

Chang Kai served the tea and then quietly retreated. Although he wanted to stay and listen to what the big guys had to say, he still had some sense of propriety.

In the living room, the three of them chatted for a while. Xu Chuan got to the point after seeing that they were almost there: "Academician Peng, I came to disturb you this time because I have something to ask you for help."

Hearing this, Peng Hongxi nodded and said, "Please tell me, I will do my best wherever I can help."

Although it was his first meeting, he felt very good about the young genius in front of him.

Xu Chuan glanced at Qiu Hongyi, who was sitting aside, and after thinking for a while he said, "Professor Qiu, how about I go find you later?"

Qiu Hongyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Then I won't disturb you for now."

It has been harmonized and has just been modified. This is from yesterday, but there are still others today.