Chapter 383 I, Xu Chuan, Send You Money!

Jinling, Qixia Mountain Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base.

It has been nearly half a month since the Dawn Breaking Device broke the world record and completed the 45-minute high-density plasma operation experiment.

The relevant inspection and data analysis work has been completed. Now engineers and researchers are optimizing the water-cooled divertor, external high-temperature superconducting coil, and plasma turbulence numerical control model of the Dawn Breaking Fusion Device step by step.

According to the plan, these works are expected to take about one and a half months.

During this period, Xu Chuan did not continue to stay in the park.

These relatively simple tasks are enough for others. As for him, there are other things to solve.

For example, use mathematics to solve the problems of magnetic surface tearing, plasma magnetic islands, and twisted touch that will be generated during the operation of the deuterium and tritium tokamak device.

If some people can be found to replace him in the previous transformation work, then there is almost no replaceability for the latter work.

At least it cannot be found in China.

Although there are many mathematicians in China, there are really no famous mathematicians in fluid mechanics and turbulence.

This can actually be seen from the field of CFD.

At present, more than 95% of the CFD software in China is imported.

ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, STAR-CCM, Comsol, XFLOW, which occupy more than 90% of the market, are all imported.

The dependence on industrial software is really too serious.

If those manufacturers directly strangle the CFD software, most of the domestic manufacturers engaged in this industry will probably be paralyzed.

But Xu Chuan has no way to deal with this.

Although he can be said to be a big cow in the field of fluid mechanics, and can even be said to be ranked in the top five or top three in the world in this field of mathematics, he can't change it.

Because this is a field that has already formed a system and is difficult to change in a short period of time.

At least for now.

On the other side, the United States.

In a conference room of the Energy Department, the new director Dan Bruyette was looking at the investigation report in his hand with a headache.

The recent earth-shaking changes in the field of controlled nuclear fusion have made him, the head of the Energy Department, a little confused and unable to understand the situation.

First, China's Dawn Fusion Device achieved 45 minutes of operation, like a meteor in the dark night, bright and dazzling.

Then the German advanced stellarator Helix 7X achieved half an hour of operation and spread with the media reports. Although it was not as good as China's Dawn, it also set off a wave in this field again.

China and Europe have made breakthroughs in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, but they, who had always been in the lead, have fallen behind countless times.

What confused Dan Bruyette was that everyone was still playing in the field of second-level operation time, how could they suddenly enter the half-hour or even nearly an hour of operation time?

What about the promised fifty-year controlled nuclear fusion?

At this rate, it may not be possible in the next twenty years.

Just at this moment, the door of the office was pushed open, and the assistant hurried in, handed him an investigation document, and reported:

"This is the latest investigation report. According to the investigation by the CIA, the reason why the Planck Plasma Institute was able to achieve a 30-minute operation time is that they replaced the external field coil of the Spiralite 7X and replaced the superconducting material, which greatly improved the strength of the confined magnetic field."

"And the high-temperature superconducting material they replaced comes from the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute under the name of Professor Xu."

Flipping through the materials in his hand and listening to the assistant's report, Dan Bruyette couldn't help but have a headache again.

Recently, he has almost heard this name and his ears are almost calloused, and he can't avoid it everywhere!

After flipping through the investigation report in his hand, Dan Bruyette pinched his nose bridge with a headache.

From this report, the ASDEX device sold by the Planck Plasma Laboratory is not the key. The key lies in the high-temperature superconducting material and the possible mathematical control model of plasma turbulence.

And the key to all this lies in Professor Xu.

He developed the high-temperature superconducting material and also made the plasma turbulence control model.

Fuck, why didn't such a talent stay in the United States?

Pinching his nose, Bruyette thought about the solution.

At this time, the assistant across the desk said: "Boss, I have some ideas about this matter."

Hearing this, Bruyette looked up at his assistant and asked, "What ideas?"

Compared to him, this assistant has been in Energy Treasure for a long time, and his opinions may be used as a reference.

At least he doesn't have any good solutions now. Unless they can get the technology or materials from Professor Xu, it will be very difficult for them to catch up and overtake.

Assistant McAdam said: "Use ITER to put pressure on China to make them publicize the high-temperature superconducting material technology and control model."

"From our investigation, China and Europe can achieve 45 minutes and 30 minutes of operation time, and the main factors are basically here."

"China is a member of ITER. According to the original agreement, member countries need to share and provide ITER with relevant technologies of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Fusion Reactor project, such as device operation scheme, magnetic confinement theory and modeling, overall plasma performance and control, material physics and technology."

"Now, it is obvious that China has not done so. Their high-temperature superconducting materials and control models have not been provided to ITER. They use ITER's sharing agreement to draw technology from ITER to strengthen themselves, but do not share their own research, which is obviously a violation of the agreement."

After a pause, McAdam continued: "In addition, we can also investigate Professor Xu through antitrust law."

"According to our investigation, the high-temperature superconducting materials he developed have obviously monopolized the global market. Now there is only one high-temperature superconducting material supplier on the market. Perhaps we can use antitrust law to force the other party to release the authorization of high-temperature superconducting materials."

Listening to the assistant's words, Dan Bruyette's index finger gently tapped on the log desk.

He was very clear about ITER's technology sharing agreement. In fact, this is just a piece of waste paper for the member countries participating in ITER.

Whether it is the United States, Europe, or their old rival, Tsarist Russia, no one will ever really provide the core technology in their hands to ITER.

It is precisely because of this that the development and progress of ITER is so slow.

Otherwise, how could a large international cooperation organization that has gathered more than half of the human race have studied for decades and has not yet completed the construction of the reactor?

But now this piece of waste paper seems to be a reason.

Of course, if the United States alone wants to force the other party to hand over the technology, it may be a bit difficult.

But it doesn’t matter. I believe that in this position, both the European Union and other countries in ITER will stand on their side.

After thinking for a while, Bruyette raised his head and looked at his assistant, saying: "Contact the allies of other ITER member countries. At the next meeting, we will raise this issue in a targeted manner. I believe they should also be interested."

"In addition, collect more technologies that China has obtained from the ITER plan, whether they are public or traded, and collect them. These are all evidence."

On the other side, the capital of China.

In the building on the north side of Chang'an Avenue, the old man who has lived here for many years looked at Qin Anguo who was flipping through the letters in the office with calm eyes.

[Dear]

[Hello, in the past few months, the Qixia Mountain controlled nuclear fusion project has ushered in great development. From the completion of the industrial park to the acceptance and operation of the dawn fusion device, to the 45-minute high-density plasma operation, we have created one miracle and achievement after another. ]

[Looking back on the entire process of nuclear fusion research, at this moment, our leading position in controlled nuclear fusion research has stood at the top of the world. I believe that we are not far away from the real application of controlled nuclear fusion technology. At least, we are on the right path. ]

[Of course, I also believe that you already know these works. ]

[As for the potential of controlled nuclear fusion technology, I believe you can understand it without too much introduction from me. It has many important meanings and has a far-reaching impact on the development and future of human civilization. ]

[Those long-term impacts are more clear to you than me, and from an economic point of view, nuclear fusion is a cheaper energy source than nuclear fission. ]

[Theoretically, a million-kilowatt nuclear fusion power station only needs 300 kilograms of deuterium per year, while a million-kilowatt fission nuclear power station requires about 35 tons of nuclear fuel. ]

[The cost of producing one kilogram of enriched uranium is close to 100,000 yuan, while the cost of producing one kilogram of deuterium is only 2,000 yuan. ]

[Therefore, from an economic point of view alone, controlled nuclear fusion power generation has great advantages. ]

[According to the plan, after completing 45 minutes of high-density plasma operation, the next task of the Dawn Fusion Device will be to truly activate deuterium and tritium materials for ignition operation experiments. ]

[It will be the first step in the true sense of opening the door to controlled nuclear fusion. ]

[.]

Flipping through the letter in his hand, Qin Anguo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

This is really his style.

The whole letter, in fact, can be condensed into one sentence, just like the letter he wrote last time when he was engaged in the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Concentration Conversion Electric Energy Project"!

"I, Xu Chuan, send money!"

The last time he wrote here was to ask for money for scientific research funds, and this time is the same. I really don't know if there will be a next time.

Of course, in fact, he knew what it was before he came here.

As the head of the Science and Technology Department, he had been holding relevant meetings forty-five minutes after the Dawn Fusion Device was made.

Including the top-level meetings, he has participated in two or three times.

For China, a major energy country, it is necessary to seek a new energy source that can replace coal and oil.

Nuclear energy is a good route, whether it is nuclear fission or nuclear fusion, it can be chosen.

Especially the former, after Xu Chuan solved the problem of nuclear waste, nuclear fission power generation has become a real clean energy, and the large-scale construction of nuclear fission power stations can also alleviate China's energy needs to a certain extent.

But nuclear fission power generation has great defects. First of all, the investment in building a nuclear fission power station is quite huge. To build a 1 million kilowatt nuclear power plant, the investment needs to be almost 20 billion.

If we rely on nuclear fission power generation to achieve energy self-sufficiency, it can be said that the investment is quite large.

At least it cannot be done in a short time.

And nuclear fission power generation is not to say that there is no danger. Although Academician Xu has solved the problem of difficult disposal of nuclear waste, the precedents of Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plants are in front of us.

The large-scale laying of nuclear power plants is also a huge pressure in terms of safety.

Therefore, it is necessary to invest in the research and development of nuclear fusion technology.

Academician Xu may also be worried about this issue. He is worried that since the problem of nuclear waste has been solved, the country’s demand for nuclear fusion may not be so urgent. He also deliberately compared nuclear fusion with nuclear fission in the letter.

To be honest, controlled nuclear fusion must be done, especially in the current leading position. There is no reason for China not to continue to maintain its lead.

But it must be said that this thing is really a bottomless black hole.

A letter, a full 20 billion yuan of funds, and this is only the second phase of investment. There are several more phases to come, and no one knows.

And according to the way that Academician Xu used money, to be honest, Qin Anguo believes that it is doubtful whether the 20 billion yuan can last for a year.

After all, from the establishment of the Qixia Mountain controlled nuclear fusion project to now, it has only been more than a year and less than a year and a half, and in this year and a half, the first batch of 16 billion yuan has bottomed out.

There are still many projects, such as the purchase of ASDEX equipment and the purchase of high-temperature superconducting materials, which are all paid in installments or simply not paid.

If all are to be paid, I am afraid that the 20 billion yuan of funds will be gone directly.

Of course, the harvest is also huge. The 45-minute high-density plasma operation directly pushed the record that was originally at the second level by an order of magnitude.

Originally, they were still struggling with Western countries such as Europe and the United States, but now they are directly crushing them.

I have to say, this is really cool!

Although the Germans also made a half-hour operation of the stellarator a few days ago, in fact, insiders know that this is very different from the 45 minutes of the Dawnbreak fusion device.

Not only the time, but also the fusion temperature.

The operating temperature of the Dawnbreak fusion device is 120 million degrees Celsius, while the operating temperature of the Spiral 7X is only less than 30 million degrees Celsius, which can even be said to be just a fraction.

But then again, the speed at which the money is spent is really distressing.

The scale of China's economy is indeed huge, but there are many places to spend money.

At least 20 billion guaranteed investment per year, and it is a single project. Not to mention China, even the United States or the entire European Union can't bear it for a few years.

Putting aside the international and industry predictions on controlled nuclear fusion technology, according to his understanding of controlled nuclear fusion, 20 years can be said to be extremely short to successfully develop this technology.

20 billion a year, 400 billion in 20 years.

This is still the most conservative estimate. After all, the investment in the controlled nuclear fusion technology is far less in the early stage than in the later stage.

Especially after the real deuterium-tritium experimental fusion is started, each experimental operation will cause a certain degree of damage to the first wall material and the fusion device.

And replacing these damaged things once may cost hundreds of millions, or even more.

According to his estimate, it is possible to spend a trillion in twenty years.

Of course, if controlled nuclear fusion can really be solved.

Then this investment will definitely be the most rewarding.

The value that controlled nuclear fusion can create is unknown.

PS: Yesterday's chapter, and then entered the small black roomˋ(°▽、°), it's been a while since I encountered this. I was suddenly locked up yesterday and didn't react for a while.