Chapter 505 Old Man: I'll Take Care of This for You
On the other side, in Europe, the Germanic country.
In the Planck Institute for Plasma Research, Professor Tilman Lent was leaning on the railing, holding a bottle of beer in his hand, looking down at the steel behemoth below.
That was the greatest achievement of the Planck Institute for Plasma Research, Spiralite-7X.
But it has not carried out controlled nuclear fusion experiments for more than a month.
This is an incredible thing for this once greatest "pride".
After all, it is the world's largest controlled nuclear fusion device of stellarators, and it was built less than ten years ago.
According to common sense, this is the time when it is in its prime, creating various historical records with its great power.
But now, it lies there quietly, like an old man who pities the lonely and the widowed, waiting to enter a nursing home (museum) for retirement.
And today is the time to decide this answer.
Originally, as the person in charge of the Spiralite 7X project, he should have attended today's meeting, but he really didn't want to face this "cruel" answer, so he asked for leave and came here alone.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came to his side, patted his shoulder, and then looked at the Spiral Stone 7X under their feet in silence.
The two looked at it quietly for a while, and Professor Tilman couldn't help but ask: "What's the result?"
Although he already knew the answer in his heart, he couldn't help but ask.
What if, what if there is a glimmer of hope?
Robert Mac shook his head, sighed, and was silent for a while before saying: "The decision has been officially made. Spiral Stone-7X will be temporarily shut down. All the focus of the Plasma Research Institute will be shifted to the Tokamak device route."
After a pause, he handed a can of beer he brought to Tilman, and then said: "We have tried our best. Since China achieved controlled nuclear fusion technology in October last year, nearly half a year has passed."
"We have gained half a year for Spiral Stone 7X, but there is still no breakthrough. Perhaps, the path of the stellarator is really not feasible."
After taking a sip of beer, Professor Tilman squeezed the can in his hand and made a creaking sound, looking at the steel behemoth below with red eyes.
Although he had guessed the result long ago, when the answer really came, he still felt disappointed and reluctant.
He had invested nearly one-third of his life, a full thirty years, on Spiral Stone 7X, or on the route of the stellarator.
It doesn't take that long to raise a child, so it's impossible to say that there is no emotion and sustenance.
But now, this route has been completely terminated.
Although Robert said it was temporarily stopped, on the basis that the Tokamak route has successfully achieved controlled nuclear fusion, Spiral Stone-7X has no possibility of restarting.
The only way waiting for it is the museum.
"Let's go, pack up. Although the research on the stellarator has been suspended, we still have to study controlled nuclear fusion. There are still many technologies on Spiral Stone-7X that can be disassembled and used on the Tokamak route. For it, this may also be an alternative rebirth."
Patting Tillman on the shoulder, Director Robert Mack drank the beer in his hand, threw the empty can into the trash can, and turned away.
Tillman looked at his back and was silent for a while.
Looking at the Spiral Stone 7X under his feet, Tilman sighed in his heart.
Is the road of the stellarator really blocked?
To be honest, he didn't think so.
In his opinion, the stellarator has never reached the end, but their ability is not enough.
They don't have enough ability to build a perfect plasma turbulence numerical control model like Professor Xu, nor can they solve the first wall problem.
If these two problems are solved, he believes that the stellarator can also release its own starlight.
However, for the Planck Plasma Research Institute, even if the road of the stellarator can still be taken, it doesn't make much sense.
After all, it is easier to bet on a road that can't see the end, and to repeat the road that others have already walked and realized. You can tell with your toes.
On the other side, China, Jinling.
In the Xinghai Research Institute, Xu Chuan shook his head and took a long breath, then deleted the email that he had written and deleted.
When Professor Tilman felt complicated about the closure of Spiral Stone 7X, he was also distressed about Spiral Stone 7X.
Of course, what bothered him was not that Spiral 7X was shut down. In fact, this was what he really wanted.
What bothered him was what reason he should use to buy the stellarator from the Planck Institute for Plasma Research without spending too much money.
In the past two days, he has been thinking about how to buy back Spiral 7X or WEGA from the Planck Institute for Plasma Research in a reasonable way.
But he has never come up with any reasonable reason.
After all, they have now achieved controlled nuclear fusion technology. If they buy a "useless" fusion reactor like a stellarator, anyone can see that there is something fishy and problematic.
At this moment, the door of the office was knocked.
Xu Chuan casually responded to the invitation and continued to think with a frown.
However, the voice that followed quickly interrupted his thinking.
"What's wrong? What difficulties have you encountered that can make you frown."
In the office, a smiling voice sounded.
"Why are you here?"
Looking at the old man who pushed open the door and walked in, Xu Chuan asked in surprise, then quickly stood up and greeted him.
The old man smiled and said, "I've been doing some things in Jinling these two days, so I came to see you. Speaking of which, I rarely see you so worried. Have you encountered any problems?"
Xu Chuan said casually, "I'm thinking about how to buy a useless thing from other countries at the lowest price?"
Old man: "????"
Hearing this question, he was a little confused.
What does it mean to buy a useless thing at the lowest price?
Useless things, why do you buy it? Give money to others?
He seemed to be unable to understand this idea.
Looking at the stunned old man, Xu Chuan finally came to his senses.
He smiled and explained, "It's like this. Regarding miniaturized controlled nuclear fusion technology, the Tokamak device route is probably no longer feasible. Now I need a stellarator for research, but there is no stellarator technology in China, so I can only buy one from other countries."
"But we have already achieved controlled nuclear fusion technology. If we buy a "useless" fusion reactor like a stellarator, anyone can see that there is something fishy and problematic."
"So, how can we get the stellarator and related technology from the Germanic country at the lowest cost?"
Hearing this, the old man finally understood what he meant. He smiled and said, "I thought it was some technical trouble, but it turned out to be this kind of thing."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan looked over curiously. He had been thinking about this for the past two days, but he had never thought of a good way. It felt more troublesome to find a reason than to study a world-class problem.
The old man smiled faintly: "This kind of thing is indeed very troublesome from the perspective of individuals or Xinghai Research Institute, but from the perspective of the country, it is still easy to do."
"If it is a technical problem, it may be more complicated, but for this kind of purely transactional nature, the country has countless ways to deal with it."
"Don't worry, I will handle this matter for you. Within two months at the latest, I will have someone send you the star simulator and related technologies."
PS: I thought about it all night, but I couldn't figure out how to buy the star simulator at the lowest price. Just like the protagonist's email, I deleted and revised it countless times. Forget it, let the country solve it directly, and let the country show off by the way. The protagonist can't always solve all the problems.
Another question in a low voice: Do you have any solution? ヾ(ω`)o