From black technology to super engineering

Provincial Administration Building.

Principal Zhou, Tang Zhigao, Huo Liang and other school leaders led a group of people into the activity room talking and laughing happily.

This activity room was originally a meeting room, but was later changed into a high-standard administrative reception hall.

Those who can be used here are generally distinguished guests, at least at the principal level.

"Academician Luo, Dean Liang, this way please."

"Principal Zhou, please."

People on both sides greeted each other, and the guests and hosts were seated.

Professor Tang Zhigao sat on the right side of President Zhou. While maintaining a smile, he raised his hand and looked at his watch.

Ye Ming managed to go to the company today to carry out his CTO duties. This is good... A "surprise attack" came directly from Xijiao.

——Even if Professor Tang defended Ye Ming, he had to admit that Xijiao's enthusiasm and investment in fusion reactors really spared no effort.

Not to mention the design proposals that have been "preserved for many years" from the very beginning, the top team that is sent here is also a top team that does practical things, and they usually have the closest communication with this side.

For this "leapforward" commercial demonstration reactor, today is a good thing, and the "relationship" has been directly brought to the State Nuclear Corporation.

Luo Qi, chief engineer of the National Nuclear Corporation, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and alumnus of Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Of course, issues of this magnitude cannot be decided by ordinary "relationships". In a sense, Mr. Luo brought a large group of people here today in his capacity as the chief engineer of the National Nuclear Corporation, which also represents the attitude of the upper management towards the Western Union's controllable fusion, or the last review.

"Mr. Luo is from the province, right?" Principal Zhou, addicted to cigarettes, raised his teacup and asked with a smile.

"Yeah, and speaking of it, Ye Ming and I are not far apart, so we're half a fellow countryman." Mr. Luo laughed, and glanced outside the door: "I thought he would put the fusion If they are piled up in my hometown, then I can get all of them."

Hearing Mr. Luo's joke, everyone laughed together.

Principal Zhou and Professor Tang exchanged glances without leaving a trace, and then glanced at the opposite Dean Liang.

A few people knew it immediately.

Mr. Luo's words seem to be a joke, but combined with his identity and this visit...it actually shows too much.

First of all, as far as the provincial communication is concerned, the country recognizes Ye Ming's leading position in the fusion project.

As the principal and dean, Zhou and Tang are naturally proud and honored.

Secondly, it is necessary to leapfrog to commercial demonstration reactors in one step. This involves not ordinary projects, but the power and grid system of the entire country.

As a scientific research unit, the Western University Alliance can only propose design plans and technical ideas. As for how to realize it, it depends on "construction units", especially experienced units.

The State Nuclear Corporation is obviously experienced.

Finally, this "one-stop" commercial demonstration reactor obviously does not belong to a certain school or a certain scientific research unit, but to a certain power system group.

You can't set up a western university power group!

Well, the chief engineer of the National Nuclear Corporation is here...

This means that this time is very interesting!

A group of bigwigs were chatting, and just when Professor Tang was about to make another phone call, Ye Ming appeared at the door.

...

After one hour.

"...Academician Luo, this is our current solution to the problems that may be encountered during the operation of commercial demonstration reactors."

Ye Ming stood in front of the whiteboard, unscrewed the mineral water bottle, took a sip, and exhaled lightly: "We can think that the biggest shackle of this demonstration pile is not whether it can continue to operate."

"It's the cost of fusion materials. Although deuterium is cheap, tritium is not. At present, the only commercial source of tritium in the world is the 19 Candu reactors in Canada. Even if we have designed a tritium breeding program, the cost is still very high."

Mr. Luo nodded slightly: "Actually, we have also begun to design a tritium collection solution in the chain reactor, but compared to the demand, it is indeed a drop in the bucket."

"Yeah..." Ye Ming sighed: "So I still have to go to the sky and go to helium-3 fusion. Deuterium-tritium fusion can be regarded as practice."

Principal Zhou laughed: "Good guy, tens of billions to practice your hands."

Chief Engineer Luo also smiled: "But the training is worthwhile. The biggest problem now is that the solar energy of controllable nuclear fusion cannot be lit. As long as it can be lit, it will light up the future technology tree."

Ye Ming nodded with a smile: "Yes."

Principal Zhou looked at his watch and stood up: "It's time for dinner, why don't we eat first and chat while eating?"

Mr. Luo also stood up: "Then let's do as we please."

That night, in order to stay awake, Ye Ming did not drink alcohol.

In fact, those present didn't drink much, and they didn't talk about "business".

On the contrary, Mr. Luo was very interested in the fusion engine mentioned by Ye Ming, and asked him for a long time.

On the second day, all the members of the Fusion Research Group of Western Universities were in place.

This time, the National Nuclear Corporation headed by Mr. Luo swept away yesterday's gentleness and etiquette, and faced many tricky questions from the research team, some of which could even be regarded as deliberate picks.

Seeing this group of people's "pictures and daggers", everyone realized that the group of people from the National Nuclear Corporation is probably the future "cooperation" unit.

Although the National Nuclear Corporation is engaged in fission reactors, except for the different principles and designs, when implementing the power generation system, the construction ideas, materials, and construction know-how can be directly used.

Therefore, the people in the research team put in all their energy.

A week later, on Christmas Day, a low-key red-headed document was sent out.

At the same time, a silver Tesla car drove out of the parking lot downstairs of Jizhi Technology, followed by a BYD Han and drove towards the Provincial Jiaotong without a sound.

...

In Tesla, Musk sat quietly in the center of the seat.

Looking at the BYD Han in front of him, his expression was extremely serious.

"Mike, know our biggest rival?"

"Isn't it the front?" The assistant pointed to the front.

"Your answer is very cunning." Musk paused: "But you are right, whether it is the car or the people in the car."

"These days, every time I dream, I dream that Jizhi Technology announces its entry into the automotive market and into the aerospace field."

Musk frowned, looking worried.

"So, do you really want to buy them?"

"Are you crazy? What do I buy it with?"

Musk exhaled lightly.

The assistant shrugged, but he didn't smile as usual.

Because he knew that this week, his boss, the arrogant, arrogant, joke-loving, big-talking tech maniac, had indeed fallen into some kind of anxiety.

This anxiety has made him insomnia for a long time.