Chapter 365 Temporarily shut down for a period of time
Chapter 365 Temporarily shut down for a period of time
Kang Chi does not need to explain the importance of controlled nuclear fusion.
Energy is one of the three cornerstones of modern social development, the source of all power, and the lifeblood of industry.
Without energy, humans will regress to agricultural civilization in a minute.
Looking back at the three industrial revolutions of mankind and the three leaps and bounds of productivity, they are all closely related to the changes in energy acquisition and energy utilization methods.
With the increasing demand for energy in modern society, the existing energy system has actually been overwhelmed for a long time. In order to alleviate energy problems and improve energy utilization efficiency and sustainable development, humans have tried every possible way, from wood to coal, from oil to solar energy, from fuel vehicles to new energy…
In order to open up more sources and save more flow, every scientific research, infrastructure project, and every policy issued by humans often requires a considerable cost.
From nuclear fission power generation to nuclear fusion power generation, it is the most anticipated energy open source project in the world.
It is no exaggeration to say that whoever masters controlled nuclear fusion will truly master the key to the fourth industrial revolution.
This key will open the door to a new world for mankind.
Behind the door, in addition to the complete liberation of productivity, the qualitative breakthrough in the ability to develop various resources on the earth, the substantial improvement of people’s material living standards, and even the stars and the sea! In fact, China has already vaguely figured out the shape of this key.
On April 12, 23, the All-Superconducting Tokamat Nuclear Fusion Experimental Device (EAST) of the Luzhou Institute of Plasma Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully achieved 403 seconds of steady-state plasma operation in high confinement mode. This is almost four times more than the 101 seconds in 2017! Among the global nuclear fusion experimental devices, the performance of EAST can be said to be far ahead, really far ahead! Therefore, even in the foreign academic community, it is generally believed that EAST will be the world’s first tokamak device that can operate stably for a long time and has a Q value of 1.
But even so, there is still a long way to go before controlled nuclear fusion can be truly commercialized.
The current conservative estimate is that it will be after 2050.
In addition to the length of stable operation, the bigger problem that limits the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion is actually this Q value.
The meaning of Q value is the ratio of the energy output of a device to the energy consumed multiplied by the angular frequency.
When the Q value is 1, it means that the energy consumed by the device is the same as the energy it outputs.
When it is less than 1, it means that this thing is a big power consumer.
Don’t even expect it to generate electricity…
Therefore, many pessimists believe that the Q value of the controlled nuclear fusion device can only be infinitely close to 1.
The energy required to confine the plasma is always greater than the energy it outputs.
The artificial sun is as unrealistic as a perpetual motion machine.
It cannot be the ultimate answer to energy acquisition.
Although the old man is optimistic about this matter, no matter how optimistic he is, he will definitely worry that this is really a dead end.
After all, researching this thing is a waste of money.
If it fails, it will still be very painful.
Therefore, after hearing that Kang Chi is optimistic about controlled nuclear fusion, you can imagine how excited he was.
But soon, he calmed down.
The main thing is that Kang Chi wants to develop controlled nuclear fusion on an aircraft carrier…
This is not ordinary controlled nuclear fusion, but a small nuclear fusion that can be installed on an aircraft carrier! Even if he doesn’t understand the technology, he knows that this is much more difficult than building a fusion reaction device on land!
Such a major event can be completely equal to the drone aircraft carrier,
Even, it is far more than the drone aircraft carrier project,
But it seems that Kang Chi is just preparing to solve this problem while building an aircraft carrier…
It’s outrageous! When the old man raised this question just now, he didn’t think about it, and it was completely a continuation of the previous topic.
Now after thinking about it carefully, he seriously doubted whether Kang Chi was joking with him…
”How sure are you?”
”Before it is actually built, I can’t be sure, but as far as my personal intuition is concerned, it feels very hopeful. I even have a strong hunch…What limits us is actually the material problem.”
The old man was silent for a moment before he spoke: “The research on controlled nuclear fusion has been going on for more than one or two years. Even though we are at the forefront, it is conservatively estimated that it will take about 20 to 30 years to achieve commercialization… No one can even guarantee that it will succeed.”
”It should take up a lot of your time and energy to conduct research in this area, right? Does 006 have to have a fusion reactor? Traditional nuclear power is not enough?” ”That’s not the case.” Kang Chi heard the old man’s concerns and immediately explained, “It’s just that fusion is obviously safer and more controllable than fission, and it has greater potential, so I still want to try it first.”
”Of course it would be best if it can be realized. If I encounter difficulties that I can’t overcome in the short term, I will retreat. In short, I will definitely not delay the 006 promotion plan.”
Hearing Kang Chi say this, the old man was relieved.
”What do you need me to do? ”
”All the information of the EAST project.” Kang Chi said with a serious face, “If possible, I suggest that all the controlled nuclear fusion devices in the country be temporarily shut down for a period of time…”
”One is to avoid the waste of resources. On the other hand, I also hope that they can spare some time and energy to help me build experimental devices.”
The old man was stunned after hearing this.
The previous request is easy to understand,
but shutting down all the experimental devices?
The meaning is very clear, If he can’t do it, then others are wasting resources!
It was the first time that the old man saw such a confident, even arrogant person! He just felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, but soon thought of Kang Chi’s achievements all along…
It seems that there is no reason to “educate” him at all! After a while, he sighed and asked: “This period of time…how long is it?”
”Three months. ”
“…”
Fortunately,
It’s just three months…
He should be able to hold it.
After some careful consideration, he finally nodded and said, “No problem.” —— On the plane back to Yanjing, the old man quickly talked about this with the other two elders.
Sure enough, after hearing Kang Chi’s request, they also felt that this was a little too ‘confident’.
Even if his starting point was to avoid the waste of resources, his original intention was good, but putting all the eggs in one basket still made them feel a little uneasy.
But fortunately, Kang Chi’s request was three months,
which seemed a little more acceptable…
“This kid seems to be thirty this year, right?”
“Already 31.”
“Well…at this age, he is not too old, nor too young, but why does he still give people a feeling of youth and frivolity? ”
“In my opinion, this man still needs to get married!”
“Without a family and without being a father, he will always be a child who never grows up.”
“Well, I agree with this. I will ask Comrade Lao Li to think of more solutions later.”
“Alas, it is popular among young people now not to get married or have children. We have finally achieved the current good situation after several generations of hard work. What if there is no successor?”
“In addition to actively resolving existing social contradictions, it is also necessary to set a good example and provide more value-oriented guidance.”
“Well, the brainwashing of various self-media on the Internet is too strong now. They will do anything to attract traffic. They only know how to hype up scumbag men and scumbag women all day long. Today this star is divorced, tomorrow that star is cheating, and marriage is the grave of men and women… bullshit remarks are actually the deviation of the unfortunate!”
“In fact, most of us have harmonious and beautiful families and people who are sincerely in love. It’s just that because this kind of thing is too normal, no one reports it. ”
“Well… the value guidance of public opinion should indeed be taken seriously.”
“Dr. Kang is now a role model for young people across the country. In my opinion, he should play a leading role as a role model!”
“I second the motion!”
(End of this chapter)