Chapter 384: You Can Always Find a Pretext to Accuse Someone of a Crime

After reading the contents of the letter, as well as the experimental arrangements and plans attached at the end, and the corresponding funding requirements table, Qin Anguo returned the letter to the old man.

The old man took the letter, folded it and put it in his pocket, and asked, "What do you think?"

Qin Anguo thought for a moment and said cautiously, "If the technology of controlled nuclear fusion can be realized, I think we need to strongly support the development of this technology."

The old man nodded. This view is the same as that of almost all the experts and professors he consulted in the past two days.

Compared with controlled nuclear fission technology, controlled nuclear fusion can bring more things.

Energy, materials, and information are the three pillars of modern society.

But if you want to go deeper, energy is the only core.

Just like oil, don't you see how many conflicts have occurred around it? The unrest in the Middle East is almost all caused by oil.

Moreover, if energy can be solved, materials and information are a little worse, and it doesn't matter much.

If the energy problem can be solved, big horses pulling small carts can gradually turn all parts of the motherland into habitable areas, not only inland areas, but also the South China Sea; even the moon above our heads can be used as a living base.

After thinking for a while, the old man continued, "Since Academician Xu is sure, we must do a good job in logistics."

"The Science and Technology Department should be prepared. Whether it is scientific researchers or technical aspects, they must do a good job in auxiliary work."

Hearing this, Qin Anguo's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly replied respectfully: "Well, I know. I will be prepared."

The old man nodded and continued, "There is one more thing."

"Regarding ITER, I have received news that ITER will hold a targeted meeting in Cadarache in a week. The United States may join other member states to make an accusation against Academician Xu's high-temperature superconducting materials and plasma turbulence numerical control models."

"They think we have obtained enough technology from ITER, but have not provided ITER with high-temperature superconducting materials and mathematical models in accordance with the public agreement."

Hearing this, Qin Anguo frowned and couldn't help saying, "This is simply nonsense!"

Not to mention that the Qixia controlled nuclear fusion project is not linked to the ITER project, the two have nothing to do with each other.

The fact that the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material and the plasma turbulence numerical control model were developed by Academician Xu and are not within the scope of ITER's agreement is enough to refute this.

And if that's the case, which of the countries in ITER that are studying controlled nuclear fusion does not have its own independent project?

Let alone others, how many have the United States built?

There are several inertial confinement and laser ignition devices alone.

In addition, there are magnetic confinement routes such as tokamak devices, stellarator devices, ball beds, and reverse field tights. The United States has taken almost every possible route.

There are so many routes, but the United States has never provided much technology to ITER.

Not only does it not have technology, but it has also failed to provide scientific research funds to ITER as agreed.

Over the years, the United States has not paid the fees that should have been paid in time.

I really don't know how it has the face to lead this rhythm.

But then again, they have done this more than once or twice.

If you want to accuse someone of a crime, why not find a pretext?

Across from him, the old man smiled at the somewhat angry Qin Anguo and said, "Academician Xu previously traded his own technology for the Dawn Device from Germany. For such a patriotic scholar, we must not let him suffer any injustice."

Qin Anguo nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, I will handle this matter."

With the reply from the top, a special research fund of 20 billion yuan came along with it.

With the arrival of the funds, the research funds that were almost at the bottom were replenished again.

In addition to the research funds, what surprised Xu Chuan a little was that the Science and Technology Department also organized a group of people to come to the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base.

On the one hand, it is to assist in improving the progress of the controlled nuclear fusion project.

After all, compared with these newly recruited researchers and engineers in the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, this team is backed by the entire Academy of Sciences.

Some problems that seem difficult here may have suitable solutions in the Academy of Sciences, and at the very least, there are related experiences or discussions.

Although it is not to say that all the scholars in the Academy of Sciences are revolving around the Qixia controlled nuclear fusion project, it must be said that with the support of such a team, the transformation of the Dawn fusion device and the optimization speed of the plasma turbulence control model have been greatly improved.

The optimization and adjustment time originally required about one and a half months, with the sufficient scientific research funds in place, plus the support from the Science and Technology Department, the time is predicted to be shortened to about one month.

It is now the end of October, and in another month, it will be New Year's Day in 21.

After confirming the operation of the entire project from Peng Hongxi, Xu Chuan plans to schedule the second operation of the Dawn fusion device on December 31, 2020.

This time, the operation is not only to simulate high-density plasma using helium-3 and hydrogen. If it is confirmed that the modified Dawn fusion device and mathematical model can achieve the expected results, he will even conduct a real deuterium-tritium raw material ignition fusion.

And this will be the first time in China's controllable nuclear fusion field that real materials are used to conduct experiments using deuterium and tritium raw materials!

If all goes well, China's controllable nuclear fusion field will usher in new good news on New Year's Day.

As for the other aspect of arranging a scientific research team to come over, it is to convert technology.

Controllable nuclear fusion is a super project involving physics, engineering, materials science and other disciplines.

In the process of this engineering research experiment, various technologies will be born, such as the control of magnetic fields, the study of high-energy particles, radiation protection and other aspects.

These technologies are just a module in controllable nuclear fusion, but taken separately, they can also be applied to other fields.

Just like the Large Strong Particle Collider built by CERN, various technologies such as beam instruments and systems, superconducting magnet technology, and ultra-low temperature cooling technology were born during the construction of the LHC.

The results of such a systematic and huge project are quite valuable even for China.

A scientific research team was arranged to come over with the intention of assisting Xu Chuan in sorting out things in this area.

While Xu Chuan was busy preparing and planning to restart the second dawn device.

On the other side, in Europe, a targeted meeting is about to be held in the Cadarache region near Marseille in southern France.

The Cadarache region is another large-scale nuclear energy research center in Europe, currently second only to CERN.

The reason is that ITER, the largest "artificial sun" project in history, is located here.

In order to verify and realize the feasibility of nuclear fusion energy, a total of 35 countries around the world have jointly established the Kadarashe nuclear fusion project.

But such international large-scale projects usually have a troubled life.

ITER is no exception.

There has been almost no progress in the exploration of controllable nuclear fusion over the years. The operation control of high-temperature plasma has been unable to break through the second level, which has led to a deadlock in the research and development of controllable nuclear fusion.

Participating countries and member states have also cut investment in the project, reducing support in terms of funding and scientific researchers.

The United States, in particular, once withdrew from the ITER project. Although it later joined back, in recent years, under the leadership of that person, it has thought about withdrawing from the group.

However, today’s meeting is not discussing the United States’ withdrawal from ITER.

On the contrary, the United States, which has been hesitating to withdraw from the group, not only did not withdraw this time, it even tried to use ITER to put pressure on another country and force it to hand over technology that had nothing to do with the ITER project.

Regarding this situation, except for the countries under pressure, several other member countries of ITER almost all want to watch the show and support it.

After all, judging from the recent performance of the Dawn Fusion Device and the Helix 7X, the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material and the control model of the Dawn Fusion Device played a very important role in the entire experimental process.

If the other party can be forced to hand over these two technologies, these ITER member countries will gain huge benefits.

Of course, no country is stupid. In this matter, since the United States is willing to be the leader, let it stand up first.

If there is hope, they will follow.

If not, forget it.

In fact, every country knows that the so-called high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials and numerical control models of plasma turbulence have nothing to do with ITER.

Even these two have nothing to do with China's participation in ITER's Luyang fusion project.

These two technologies were developed by the famous Professor Xu himself.

Instead of taking sides prematurely and following the United States in publicly defying others, it is better to watch the show.

After all, Professor Xu's temper is not that easy to offend.

In the past two years, South Korea had provoked him because of a media newspaper. As a result, he was counterattacked and almost lost the patent authorization for the artificial SEI film.

After irritating the other party, it was not impossible for that person to refuse the purchase of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials from all ITER member countries at once.

Even the deal that has been negotiated at CERN may be delayed.

Therefore, compared with Sakura Country, which is preparing to join the United States, Europe has not made any statements at present, at least not until there is no hope.

After all, if there is no hope of using ITER to obtain these two technologies, Europe will still choose to purchase a batch of high-temperature superconducting materials from Professor Xu or trade them through technology.

Because the EU is more eager to achieve energy freedom than other countries.

In the area of ​​oil and gas, they have been suppressed by Tsarist Russia for too long.

Of course, if there is hope that ITER can be used to obtain these two technologies, they will not hesitate to join in and get a share of the pie.