Spark

Chapter 396 YLS-1000 Trial Production Success

At this time in China, everyone in the Huorong team is already busy.

Chen Nian's true purpose for setting up this group was finally revealed. At this moment, they realized that maybe the superiors never thought of asking the members of the group to make any "theoretical breakthroughs".

What they need to do is to keep in touch with the latest theories under the guidance of Chen Nian, and build a framework for new technologies in their minds, so that they can better understand and apply the truly disruptive technology after it is born. .

To be precise, this is a kind of reverse engineering.

And to do reverse engineering, it really doesn't have to be the top experts.

That's why I was chosen.

All the people in the Tinder Group, just like their names, are the Tinder who want to pass the flame on. The meaning of their existence is to take over the spark from the spark and light a bigger bonfire.

It took Chen Nian a week to output the large framework of the superconducting coil technology. After the document was submitted to the relevant department, the first entity organization of the entire Huorong team was also disbanded. These people were dispersed into various departments of the project and began to use The status of an expert guides the subsequent construction.

The EAST project has been fully launched, and the key to the future of mankind has also been inserted into the keyhole.

On the other hand, Chen Nian was finally able to gradually let go of the field of plasma control and began to devote himself to the research of the first wall material.

However, compared to the plasma control technology, he was not so anxious about the first wall.

After all, even in his previous life, without mature first-wall materials, various research institutes could still create tokamaks, and even complete the process of net energy gain.

The only difficulty lies purely in "commercialization".

The same is true for this EAST device. It does not necessarily have to be able to boil water immediately, but as long as it proves to all countries that the stove can be ignited, then most of the success is already achieved.

Sitting in his office, Chen Nian was scrolling through news and discussions about the EAST project, while listening to Chen Guo's feedback.

".So generally speaking, the work of Huorong Group this time has been a great success."

"Practice has proved that these experts who have undergone your special training are indeed better than other people in the project team in terms of technology application."

"In fact, most of the people have started to take on key responsibilities step by step within less than two weeks after officially entering the project."

"It's not because of Huorong's background, but because of their real ability."

"Based on this, the superior decided to continue to promote the Huorong Project in the future-but of course, your time and energy shall prevail."

"Whether it's budget or resources, we will prepare it for you, and you can start it anytime you need it."

Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded and said:

"Then go ahead and form the group on the first wall material, get it in place as soon as possible."

"In addition, Guo Qi can be considered to be included in the group. I am very impressed with Professor Guo. With his ability and execution, he can adapt to the rhythm of the group."

"Understood, he is also an old acquaintance, and the work will be smoother-just let him be the leader of the group."

"That's what I thought."

A smile appeared on Chen Nian's face.

Although he is the real leader of the Huorong team, having a character like Guo Qi and Pan Qingwei in the team can always save a lot of worry.

After talking about the specific work arrangements, Chen Guo talked about Li Xiang's progress.

The release of a series of achievements in the field of plasma control can be said to have dropped a heavy bomb on the academic community.

Those funders who had doubts about Huaxia's actual capabilities all let go of their last reservations and began to devote themselves to the project with the utmost sincerity.

But they want to invest, and Huaxia has to screen them carefully.

The countries that jumped the most, including island countries and the United States, were cut a large number of shares, and these shares were distributed to the countries with the most determined teams in the early stage.

Listening to Chen Guo's narration, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Sure enough, technology is not only the primary productive force, it is indeed an authority capable of changing the world.

What awaits these countries in the future?

For the United States, no matter how bad their relationship with China was before, with their strong technical background and scientific research strength, they could have gotten a considerable piece of the big cake of nuclear fusion.

but now?

It would be nice to have some cream sticking to the back of the knife.

On the other hand, Russia's technological accumulation is much worse than that of the United States. After a long period of decline, the resources they can provide are not too many, but it is because of the previous brainless standing in line that they were able to get enough. Fire up their share of that old engine.

In ten years, such a gap may not be too large.

But thirty years later, this small decision made by Huaxia may even determine the trend and pattern of the entire world.

Therefore, real authority has never been "I can do what I want", nor is it "I don't want to do what I don't want to do", but

You have to do what I want you to do.

Otherwise, I will take away those things that should belong to you.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian was a little curious about the reactions of other countries, so he asked:

"With this arrangement, even if we have no problems, there will be problems among other countries, right?"

The so-called common man is not guilty, but pregnant is guilty.

The current Huaxia is certainly not a person who is pregnant, but a person who "fat jade".

No country would be stupid enough to take action against China, but their internal conflicts might not be so easy to resolve.

Hearing his words, Chen Guo nodded slightly, and replied:

"It's true—it can also be said that this is an unintentional result."

"Under the premise of unequal distribution of benefits, conflicts among countries continue to intensify."

"Germany and Japan originally had a technical cooperation relationship, but after the final share was determined, the two sides quickly completed the cut."

"And the United States has also begun to put pressure on several European countries, but obviously, no one is going to follow it now."

"Unless they come up with more drastic measures, no one will be foolish enough to transfer a key technology like nuclear fusion."

"Then what if they really don't care about the consequences?"

"That's out of our control."

Chen Guo smiled slightly, with a gloating tone.

Indeed, in the past, it was Huaxia who were "pressured". Now, it's time for them to feel our pain

On the other side, in the Livermore lab.

Henning looked over and over again at the results papers that Huaxia had just released. The expressions on his face ranged from surprise, to disbelief, to anger, to loss, to bewilderment, and finally, as if he had experienced the biggest setback in his life, he was dumbfounded. Sit in place.

He originally thought that even if his strategy could not seriously mislead Huaxia, it would at least cause them to diverge in direction and slow down the pace of their theoretical research.

But now it seems that my thoughts are not only wishful thinking, but even ridiculous.

Because, from the beginning to the end, they didn't seem to be disturbed in any way.

Judging from the results they released, they seem to have chosen a direction at the very beginning, and they have always adhered to this direction and have never wavered. Afterwards, it can be said that they directly broke through all the difficult nodes on the path in one go. reached their final destination.

Such a process is really pleasing to the eye. Looking at the whole thing, I feel like I have watched a wonderful game.

Every player on the field is amazing, and they have played jaw-dropping strikes at countless incredible times and positions.

Even as an opponent, or even as an enemy, he had to applaud the opponent's performance.

But who is willing to just applaud?

Henning couldn't figure out how they did it.

That Xinghuo, which is no longer a "legend", is dictatorial, autocratic, willful, and has no democracy at all. Is its technical strength really so strong?

At this moment, Henning even began to doubt what he had always believed in.

To make matters worse, Congress also showed serious dissatisfaction with his plan-especially after China canceled the share that had been negotiated to belong to the United States.

He didn't know what happened to those old men.

Do we really have to rely on Huaxia?

Can't we put our all into it like they did, and then come up with an achievement that will amaze everyone and reclaim our own place?

——

Before this idea had turned around in Henning's mind, he already had his own answer.

Maybe, it really doesn't work.

At present, the latest experimental progress of the two most advanced tokamak devices in China, ST and Almak, is not satisfactory, especially the ST device, after using a more compact spherical plasma cross-section design, although it has obtained more High magnetic field strength, but the stability of the plasma drops sharply.

Similarly, a series of magnetic field schemes designed based on our own plasma control theory did not reach the expected plasma density at all.

In this case, how can we compare ourselves with Huaxia?

Yes, they really haven't built an actual device yet, but it's only a matter of time before EAST surpasses ST and Almak under the guidance of strong theory.

There is really no other way.

Henning let out a long sigh. At this moment, he seemed to feel that all the strength in his body had been exhausted.

The assistant on the opposite side noticed that there was something wrong with his expression, so he quickly handed him a glass of water and the heart-protecting medicine that he had prepared long ago.

After finally calming down, Henning said:

"It was a colossal failure"

"I can now understand Turrets and Mayfair."

"Before this, I always thought that our previous failures were because the decision makers were too stupid and underestimated our opponents too much."

"But now it seems that the problem is not that simple at all."

"Even in the purely academic field, they are much better than us."

"That's my problem because, in my naive thinking, we've lost the best possible chance to get as close to the sun as possible."

"And the irony is, I'm not even in the field at all."

"I think those colleagues who are actually engaged in the research of tokamak devices hate me now."

"It's a joke. They're going to come across me one day, and they're going to beat me up with whatever they have, whether it's a teacup, a pen, a baseball bat."

Hearing his words, the assistant was speechless for a moment.

On the one hand, he can understand Henning's strategy, and to some extent, this strategy is not too problematic.

After all, except for Huaxia, other scholars around the world have not discovered the flaws in the deliberately released "research results" from beginning to end.

Even now, there are still people who are seriously studying the difference in the conclusions of the two sides, thinking that it is just a deviation caused by different directions and routes.

But on the other hand, he really felt that such a strategy revealed some stupidity from the very beginning.

In the end, it was just an elaborate lie.

For a lie to be effective, the most important thing is not its "credibility", but that the other party has to listen to you.

Obviously, Huaxia would not listen.

So it's really a joke

After being silent for a long time, seeing that Henning's expression became more and more depressed, he finally spoke to comfort him:

"At least we still have a chance."

"It is undeniable that we have actually fallen behind in the direction of the tokamak device."

"But what about inertial constraints? Who's to say it's not the right direction?"

"We have to believe in ourselves and push through it no matter what, otherwise, we really lose everything."

Henning on the opposite side nodded slowly, and his eyes recovered a bit.

Yes, at least from the current situation, only the direction of the tokamak is at a disadvantage.

Although the progress of the National Ignition Device is not fast and there are not many achievements, at least it has considerable stability and a huge space to satisfy all imaginations.

Perhaps, the failure of the tokamak is not a bad thing?

On the contrary, this will push Congress to increase investment in NIF in reverse.

——

Isn't this the original purpose?

Although the development of the matter has seriously deviated from my expectations, but by accident, I seem to be able to achieve my goal?

Henning finally found some comfort for himself, and he even felt that maybe this was God's arrangement.

So he opened his mouth and said:

"Yes, in the field of inertial confinement nuclear fusion, our advantages are still obvious."

"At least in the field of laser generators, we have an absolute technological monopoly."

"They didn't have a chance to outperform us, and all their resources were put into the EAST project."

"Lasers. This is their weakness."

Henning's tone became more and more excited. In the midst of despair, he seemed to have found his own way out.

The old man regained his fighting spirit. Instead of wasting time, he drove his assistant out of the office, put down those messy thoughts, and started to sort out NIF's future plans again.

The assistant closed the office door for him in relief, but when he looked at the computer screen in his hand with a smile on his face, his expression suddenly froze.

A piece of latest news has just been refreshed on the intranet dedicated to summarizing major developments in Huaxia.

That was just captured, news from Huaxia's official website.

"Domestic laser technology has made significant progress, and the performance of a new generation of domestic laser generators may exceed the world's top level."

Beyond the world's top level?

Such an evaluation is probably not just talk.

The assistant raised his head with a complicated expression.

His view was blocked by the office door.

At this moment, he didn't know what he should do.

If I go to push open that door now, what I will bring to Henning is probably the final blow that will completely knock him down.