Chapter 412: I Want Both the People and the Equipment!

Luyang, Science Island, EAST Project Research Institute.

Chen Mingji looked at the red-headed document in his hand with an expressionless face, and then glanced at the two people sitting in his office, his face darkening.

If there was anyone in the country that he didn't want to see, the young man in front of him was definitely among them.

Although the two have basically never interacted with each other, the competition for the right to speak in the domestic field of controllable nuclear fusion is, to use a phrase from mythology, called the ‘Tao Zheng’.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two talkers in the field of controllable nuclear fusion.

He has been deeply involved in the field of controllable nuclear fusion in China for decades. Now if someone comes and wants to take away his position, I am afraid no one will agree.

What about Nobel Prize winners?

Xu Chuan didn't pay too much attention to the other party's expression as if he wanted to eat people, and said with a smile: "I probably knew that you wouldn't agree, so I went directly to the above to apply."

"Whether it's the EAST device or the researchers and engineers from Luyang Science Island, I need them all."

"The red-headed document in your hand has been written very clearly. The energy judiciary has also agreed. You will fully cooperate with my research work."

After a pause, he continued: "During the cooperation period, I will be responsible for the wages of scientific researchers and equipment-related losses."

"Of course, I welcome you to come too. For academician-level scholars, I have additional subsidies."

Chen Mingji's mouth twitched. Who the hell cares about your subsidy? ! ! !

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the anger in his heart: "Is this a matter of wages and equipment losses? You have taken away the personnel and equipment. What will happen to the EAST fusion project? Should we still do it?"

Xu Chuan shrugged and said, "Just pause for a while."

After a slight pause, he continued: "And, to be honest, with the current progress of EAST, it doesn't really matter whether we continue or not."

"Dawn is already at the forefront of the tokamak device route. We have solved a series of core problems, found materials suitable for the first wall, and started the construction project of the demonstration reactor."

"In contrast, EAST's progress is a bit too slow."

"If it is a stellarator or other route, it may be retained for continued attempts, but for tokamak, I think it is better to concentrate our efforts and prioritize the breakthrough of the Qixia demonstration reactor project."

Hearing Xu Chuan's words, Chen Mingji wanted to roar.

What does it mean that it doesn't matter if you continue or not? What does it mean that the progress of EAST is too slow?

Looking at the world, EAST is also the top equipment among tokamak devices, right? Why doesn't it make sense?

But before he could roar, he heard another piece of news that shocked him.

First wall material?

solved?

How can this be?

Is the first wall material that easy to solve?

This is a century-old problem that has been studied around the world for at least several decades, and has been explored since the last century.

So many scientists and researchers have spent decades and hundreds of years without solving a problem. You have solved it in two or three years?

Is it ridiculous?

Chen Mingji stared at the young man in front of him, trying to see any flaw in his eyes or face.

However, for Xu Chuan, this had no effect at all.

He continued indifferently: "No matter what, the order from above has been issued. Whether it is your EAST, the Southwest Nuclear Industry, or the Qingbei side, they will fully cooperate with the Qixia Demonstration Reactor Project."

"It doesn't matter whether you agree or disagree. In short, I want both the people and the equipment."

Hearing these words, Chen Mingji almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

It’s enough to take away most of the funds and resources in the field of controllable nuclear fusion from him. Now, are you going to take away even the last thing from EAST?

"Are you going a little too far? Funds in the field of controllable nuclear fusion have already been gathered towards you, but now you want to take away even the last bits of stuff from major research institutes?"

With a gloomy face, Chen Mingji stared at Xu Chuan and asked.

He was really unwilling.

After working in the field of controllable nuclear fusion for so many years, is there nothing left in the end?

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "EAST is still yours. I never thought about taking it away. What I did was just to complete the construction and ignition of the demonstration reactor as soon as possible and realize controllable nuclear fusion technology. "

"You can think of it as outsourcing. We are short of manpower in the controllable nuclear fusion project, and some of the problems we encounter need to be outsourced to you to solve."

"Of course, in terms of credit, if you can really solve the problem, I will also report it to you."

Chen Mingji stared at Xu Chuan, his face gloomy and uncertain.

He wanted to refuse, but the documents in his hand made it impossible for him to refuse.

In the end, he could only snort coldly.

Xu Chuan didn't care. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, the matter had become a foregone conclusion.

He didn't even need to come here in person, it was enough for Gao Hongming to come with the documents approved by him.

However, he still came in person. On the one hand, he was sincere, but on the other hand, he also needed to investigate the situation of the EAST device on site to see if some experiments could be transferred here.

Although EAST is much inferior to Daybreak, it is the number one tokamak device in the country after all, and its performance can be said to be quite excellent.

Without high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials and plasma turbulence mathematical control models, EAST has achieved 450 seconds of high-density plasma operation.

If these two are replaced, the operating time can be further improved.

This is of great help in solving various problems in the process of controlled nuclear fusion.

"By the way, there is one more thing. I need detailed information and performance parameters of the EAST device. I will modify it later to better match and adapt to Dawn to complete more experiments."

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Chuan took a sip of tea and continued.

Hearing this, Chen Mingji was completely anxious and quickly replied: "Transform? Why! EAST is our hard work, why do you say to transform it! Who knows what you will do, if EAST is destroyed in your hands."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Chuan waved his hand to interrupt.

"Don't worry too much. If EAST has problems, the responsibility will naturally fall on me."

"Also, don't think I'll be so petty as to use the EAST device to retaliate against you. I don't have that much free time to waste on this."

After a pause, he added: "Even if you disagree, it's useless. The above instruction document is in your hands."

Hearing this, Chen Mingji's face suddenly turned into a liver color, and he looked uncomfortable.

Finally, he snorted coldly, threw the instruction document in his hand on the desk, stood up and left his office.

On the side, assistant Mo Hongyun smiled awkwardly and said: "Don't blame Academician Xu. I will sort out the data and performance parameters related to the EAST device and send them to you."

Xu Chuan nodded and said: "Then I'll trouble you."

He didn't stay in Luyang for a long time. After getting the data and performance parameters related to the EAST device, as well as the specific situation of the researchers who controlled the EAST project, Xu Chuan returned to Jinling.

Under the powerful motivation of the instruction document, well-known domestic controlled nuclear fusion institutions, including Luyang Research Island, Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics, Engineering Institute No. 9, Peking University National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Technology, etc., have temporarily stopped their own projects and transferred personnel to Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base one after another.

For Xu Chuan, this is a very good thing.

With enough manpower support, I believe that the remaining problems will be solved soon.

He did not waste time. After these people arrived, he quickly assigned the previous problems.

As for the confidentiality issue, there is no need to worry about it. These later researchers have been preliminarily investigated by the Security Bureau.

The remaining confidentiality work can be done slowly.

And before they are confirmed, they basically cannot touch the core of the Dawn Fusion Device.

All they can do is to solve the work assigned to them.

At least this is the case before the confidentiality issue is resolved.

After the investigation is clear, they can gradually touch the core.

With the addition of this group of new forces, the progress of the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project will change almost every day.

Although it will take some time to adapt to the environment, these researchers and engineers are already working in the field of controlled nuclear fusion.

Before coming to Jinling, they had worked in major research institutions for a long time and had a lot of experience in their minds.

More than half of the problems that were listed in the documents can be solved by different researchers.

Compared with the researchers of the Dawn Research Institute, these new forces cover a wide range of research.

Of course, this is probably a huge force that is unique in the world.

In the world, I am afraid that except for China, no country can mobilize all domestic research institutions to work together for a project.

At this point, I am afraid that the United States may not be able to do it.

After all, their respective national mechanisms are there.

PS: I ask for monthly tickets for the second update. It was originally a 4,000-word chapter. When I checked it later, I found that there were some problems in the latter part. I can only post the first 3,000 words first, and the rest will be made up tomorrow.

There will be three updates tomorrow, please vote for the monthly ticket!