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Volume 3 Big Scene Chapter 61 Artificial Little Sun

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    Ultrasonic nuclear fusion is Citi's strength. News about this kind of "cold fusion" has often come out in recent years. The experimental equipment is not too big and cannot be compared with Tokmak.  With the development of other industries, iter's progress is getting faster and faster, making the public focus on this implementation method.

    "Inertial electrostatic confinement method" (iec) is not difficult, but it is difficult to use high-power thermonuclear fusion power plant (tpp).  The Nuclear Laser Laboratory of the Military Industry Research Institute used IEC to develop a nuclear laser strategic defense system, which raised the company's self-protection capabilities to a higher level.

    The realization of controllable nuclear fusion is only a matter of time. Li Zhuang had a premonition that he had a direct video call with the management of the Institute of Theoretical Physics.

    "The thermonuclear fusion reactor has only achieved initial success. It can be self-sustaining and release energy stably. It is still early to commercialize it on a large scale, so don't worry," Xavier said.

    "I think the scale of Citigroup's project seems to be quite large, and the power should also be quite large. Maybe the experimental reactor can be directly used in small power plants," Li Zhuang was dubious.

    "Haha, scale and power are two different things. It's just because the scale is not small and the power is not big enough that it is not cost-effective. This is a civilian technology, and we cannot rush forward. Otherwise, the power plant will easily go bankrupt. The more power it generates, the faster it will die.  Durand laughed.

    "How is the progress of the company's ter?"

    "It's not bad. Our time to develop a complete set of high-power TPP technology will not be slower than that of Citigroup. It can definitely be completed within ten years. They have internal conflicts of interest. Ours is a vertical system and is more efficient than them," Durand  Very confident.

    "Pay attention to reducing costs, otherwise we won't be able to promote it on a large scale," Li Zhuang said after a few words and hung up the phone.  The technology of thermonuclear power plants is no longer a problem. The difference lies in the cost per kilowatt hour. If the cost is too high, it cannot be promoted at all.

    At the same time, Zhou Qisen received a call from the Prime Minister. The questions he asked were similar to those of Li Zhuang, and they were all about nuclear fusion power plants.  With Wisconsin becoming a new member of Australia, everyone is happy, and the Prime Minister's reputation is at its peak.  He has no worries now and calls frequently.

    Zhou Qisen's words were very calm, "We will not be much later than Citigroup in building a TPP demonstration power plant. If you are interested, United Technologies can build a demonstration power plant in Canberra, which only requires a financial allocation of 10 billion Australian dollars."

    He said it easily, which made the Prime Minister very relieved, but asking Canberra to spend 10 billion Australian dollars is unthinkable.  Before the call was made, there was talk in Congress that up to 5 billion Australian dollars would be provided, with other United Technologies companies raising their own funds.

    The company's level in the fields of superconducting and lasers is extremely high. The level of plasma research can be seen from the progress of the plasma engine, and the progress of the artificial small sun device is relatively smooth.  Since Citigroup can succeed and other countries do not suffer, it shows that they also have confidence.  Everyone is confident that the company's scientists will not have such low self-esteem that they think their IQs and skills are lower than those of their peers.

    " Cutting-edge research is connected in many fields. The Nanotechnology Research Institute, Theoretical Physics Research Institute, Applied Physics Research Institute, Energy Research Institute, Materials Research Institute and Power Science and Technology Research Institute have jointly spread out a large network.  The complete set of technologies for TPP thermonuclear power plants is being developed by a super-scale project team composed of capable employees from these research institutes.

    Li Zhuang flipped through the information and couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy looking at the heavyweight technology chains that will change the world in the future.  Years of struggle have finally come to fruition today.

    In addition to antimatter, which is still under research, nuclear energy is the most powerful energy source discovered by mankind so far. It exceeds chemical energy by millions of times. The energy released by the fission of 1,000 grams of U235 is equivalent to 2,800 tons of standard coal.

    The most advanced technology that can currently use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is the fast neutron breeder reactor. This technology that kills two birds with one stone is frequently used by nuclear powers, increasing the amount of uranium resources that can be mined on the earth thousands of times.

    Nuclear fission power plant NPP has many benefits and relatively low operating costs, but it has a fatal weakness, which is radioactive contamination in the event of an accident.  Although officials claim that nuclear power plants are very safe, people are not machines, and there are always times when things go wrong, not to mention the occurrence of natural disasters that cannot be controlled by humans.  Since the Japanese nuclear crisis, the application of nuclear fission power plant technology around the world has been curbed, and many countries have announced that they will no longer build nuclear power plants.

    Compared with nuclear fission technology, the energy density of deuterium-tritium fusion is about 4 times that of pure u235 in nuclear weapons.  Because it mainly relies on hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium, it will not produce long-term and high-level nuclear radiation that occurs in nuclear fission, will not produce nuclear waste, and of course will not produce greenhouse gases, basically not polluting the environment.  Compared with uranium and other nuclear fission fuels, deuterium is very abundant in seawater. There are sufficient reserves of lithium used in tritium reactors on the earth, not to mention the millions of tons of helium 3 on the moon.

    As a subcritical reactor, a fusion reactor requiresAt high temperatures, if there is a problem in some link and the fuel temperature drops, the fusion reaction will automatically stop.  It would have absolutely none of the problems of nuclear fission reactors like Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and there would be no troublesome nuclear waste to dispose of.

    Nuclear fusion energy is a clean, safe and unlimited new energy source.  Once the problem of controllable nuclear fusion is solved, mankind will no longer have to worry about energy issues within its own history. The significance of this research is greater than many people imagine.

    It is precisely in recognition of the importance of controllable nuclear fusion that relevant research began as early as the 1950s.  The prototype of the iter plan originated from the meeting between the leaders of the two superpowers in the 1980s, but due to political factors, it did not become active until 2006.

    Any international joint research is always bumpy and bumpy, and interference factors cannot be avoided, whether it comes from differences of opinion or different interests.  Citigroup has been in and out of the country for 20 years and regards the location of the ITER project as its hometown. This has caused serious dissatisfaction in other countries.

    The European Union and Japan are one of the advocates of the iter plan because of their domestic energy landscape.  China and Citigroup have different ideas, and Russia¡¯s ideas are hard to figure out. I don¡¯t know what they are leaning towards.  They are rich in domestic resources and have a small population compared to the country.

    Although the various forces are working together on the surface, they are actually pursuing their own agendas. Over the years, iter has become a place where the major forces exchange technologies, make up for their respective shortcomings, and spy on their opponents' technical expertise.  Even so, it still greatly promotes the development of controllable nuclear fusion technology on the earth, far better than doing things alone in the past.

    There are many scientists in the company¡¯s Institute of Theoretical Physics who have worked for the ITER project. They know the tricks very well and know that controllable nuclear fusion may succeed at any time, but it will take some time for the formal construction of a controllable nuclear fusion power plant.  The personalities of most scientists are still somewhat different from ordinary people. Many people cannot bear to see political wrangling in the research field. However, as long as large-scale international cooperation is involved, political issues cannot be avoided.

    The international drastic changes in the past two years have made the iter project fall short when it was close to success. The international thermonuclear fusion experimental reactor iter died first, but its technology has been fully used by all major forces.  Like Citigroup and Japan, they no longer want to share their research results with other countries. Germany, France and Russia just follow the trend and no longer participate in research, and ITER exists in name only.

    Citi¡¯s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a laboratory affiliated with the Department of Energy. However, there is little news about research on controlled nuclear fusion from this laboratory. It is famous for its research in the field of nuclear fission.  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is more famous in the field of nuclear fusion. They use inertial confinement nuclear fusion instead of the magnetic confinement Tokmak device used by ITER.  There are also several universities and research institutes that are also conducting research on nuclear fusion. Citigroup¡¯s system sometimes makes people confused. They don¡¯t know whether it is assigned or unintentional. The core secrets are probably only known to the top.

    ¡°Obviously, Citigroup, like other big countries, likes to hide what it is good at. While conducting other research, it does not forget to develop it independently.  Citigroup has greater ambitions than other countries in this field. The three realization methods of controllable nuclear fusion, ultrasonic fusion, inertial confinement fusion and magnetic confinement fusion are all being studied by different laboratories, and they invest in basic research.  The money spent was more than many opponents imagined.

    What disappoints Washington is that the response from countries around the world has been mediocre, as if this is not shocking news.  In the past, he had been following his little brother John Bull and his little brother Australian Cowboy, but this time he ignored them.  Except that the media is as hyped as before, attracting the attention of ordinary people.

    What is new energy?  Many people think that solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, etc., there are only two types of energy on our planet, one is energy from the sun, and the other is nuclear energy.  The energy of the sun comes from the hydrogen nuclear fusion reaction inside the sun. Some microorganisms in the deep sea of ??the earth rely on nuclear energy to survive. The sun is not their leader, but humans cannot live without the sun.  As for the vacuum zero-point energy that is said to be magical, it will not be possible to use it freely in the short term, at least not as difficult as anti-gravity propulsion.

    It has been proven that all human resources come from the sun. There is no doubt that the sun is the greatest.

    In terms of energy levels, the most powerful energy is the annihilation between antimatter and matter. The energy density is 139 times that of solar hydrogen nuclear fusion, 275 times that of deuterium and tritium fusion, and 1100 times that of pure u235 fission energy, which is equivalent to  The chemical energy released by the combustion of the same mass of standard coal is 3.1 billion times.

    Is there any energy source more powerful than antimatter?  Theoretically, it should exist that certain energy in ultra-high pressure and ultra-high magnetic fields is stabilized, forming energy crystals in subspace structures.  Neutron stars with the strongest magnetic fields exceed the Earth's magnetic field by 100 trillion times.  The energy from the annihilation of matter is preserved around certain stars and compacted into a stable crystal.??The energy density is higher, this phenomenon has been discovered by astronomers.

    Super crystals may exist, but they are basically impossible to obtain. It is not clear how they were formed. Human beings have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg of the mysteries of the universe.

    Energy is one aspect, but the mutual conversion of various energies requires exquisitely designed conversion devices. The higher the efficiency, the more fully utilized the energy will be.  Not that you can win if you are strong, but if you are not strong, it will definitely be tiring to fight. If you encounter an opponent with amazing strength and good skills, you will only be defeated.

    Li Zhuang has always advocated equal emphasis on strength and technique. Of course, the greater the strength, the better. Technique must be able to fully exert the force.  In the process of developing a controllable nuclear fusion device, United Technologies Corporation did not forget to develop a high-efficiency deuterium sieve. A special deuterium harvesting ship has been designed and is waiting for the big guy called the deuterium sieve.  This deuterium screen also has another function, which is to collect lithium in seawater.  There is a lot of lithium in seawater. Although the content is very small, the automatic detection device of the deuterium mining ship can still distinguish it.

    The valuable tritium is currently only produced in small quantities by the fast neutron flux test reactor designed by the company. The company's nuclear physicists believe that this method is the most economical to produce tritium, and they are studying other more convenient ways to produce tritium.

    Nuclear weapons may be necessary. What should we do if we have nuclear weapons?  Is it helping the Australian Navy design nuclear submarines again?  With the current strength of United Technologies, the relevant design work can be completed within five years. The level is definitely much higher than those big guys in China who can hear sounds from a long distance.  Although few of the company's researchers have experience working in the military industry, they have many friends who work in the military industry. There is no place in this world that can be completely disconnected.  Not to mention China, where Wesson Technology started, other major countries are aware of the level, and no matter how secretive it is, it cannot be hidden from the experts.  As long as you grasp a few points, you can deduce the whole story, which is something ordinary spies can't do anyway.

    ¡° If this continues, there will be no end. Many of the company¡¯s research efforts will definitely be redirected to the competition on how to improve the efficiency of killing similar species.

    The company¡¯s top researchers can accept ambiguous human genetic research, at least the national treasure is erected very high, but the development of weapons of mass destruction still caused a lot of controversy.  Li Zhuang believes that as time goes by, most people will regard Weizhou as their home and will think more about the United Technologies Corporation. "Angel" is just a dream.

    Citigroup¡¯s complacency did not achieve the expected results. Its obedient little brother, the Koreans, said that Citigroup has learned too much from iter and should pay patent royalties to iter for the controllable nuclear fusion device it developed.

    Washington almost yelled, but it also knew that what the Koreans said made sense. Citigroup had no good intentions in participating in iter.  As one of the countries participating in ITER, South Korea does not have enough strength to independently develop controllable nuclear fusion, so it can only benefit from ITER.

    Japan is the second country to announce the realization of controllable nuclear fusion, followed closely by France and Russia.  China announced it at the end of the year, but there is no official timetable for building a nuclear fusion power plant.  China has the highest level of superconducting tokmak, but it is not as good as other countries in precision laser control and plasma state research.

    With the progress of the iter project and the rapid development of solar cells in recent years, all major countries have announced plans to unify the green energy field in the future. Everyone has their own strengths and does not know their own details.

    United Technologies did not seem to respond. The public relations department had only one sentence to the media: "No comment."  The TPP project team of nearly 30,000 senior researchers has methodically begun all preparations for the era of controllable nuclear fusion, down to the detail of producing all the screws that can be used in-house.  For nuclear power plant screws, ordinary factories are not even qualified to participate.

    There are many factories here, and there is no shortage of materials, let alone robots and automation equipment.

    "A new era has begun. I hope my wish to go to space will not be delayed for too long," Li Zhuang fell into deep thought after reading the information.

    NASA announced a large-scale lunar base plan in mid-June. Washington took the lead in allowing states and private capital to form a lunar development company, intending to raise US$1 trillion in capital for the construction of various factories on the moon.

    The space assembly factory is still there. NASA¡¯s space plane flew into space again in June. I don¡¯t know what big thing it sent.  The only thing NASA scientists are certain about is that NASA will use an intelligent combination spacecraft and use nuclear fission rockets to propel it.

    Major countries have launched a large number of lunar probes in recent years, but no one has landed on the moon because it is too expensive.  NASA's plans and actions are like pouring cold water on a hot oil pan. The successful realization of controllable nuclear fusion has revealed both the attraction and side effects of lunar minerals.

    There are already signs of the coming storm, and a large number of black clouds are looming in the sky!

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