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Chapter 453 Nuclear fusion and resource issues, expanding nuclear arsenal? Failure proves success!

The nuclear fusion project entered the design stage.

When the project enters this stage, it can be regarded as "project approved", and it can be put into manufacturing after the design is completed.

The full name of the project is "Design of nuclear fusion reaction to power output device".

The science and technology department, the National Foundation, and a dozen other large enterprises have raised tens of billions of dollars for investment in design and related experimental research and development.

This is a normal research and engineering project.

Such a major project involves a lot of funds and various factors, so it is definitely impossible to keep it completely confidential, even the previous meetings can no longer be kept secret.

So the project is conducted publicly.

The science and technology department and other relevant institutions also issued a project announcement to officially announce the news.

The nuclear fusion project has received great attention, and a large number of media reporters came to interview it. The science and technology department organized officials to hold a press conference.

The person in charge of speaking to the outside world is still the dispatched press officer.

Facing a group of reporters at home and abroad, the press officer said forcefully, "The establishment of the nuclear fusion project is a decision after several demonstration meetings. We believe that the basic technology has accumulated enough to support the completion of controllable nuclear fusion. energy research."

"The goal of this project is to create a nuclear fusion device that can support power output applications."

The tone of the press officer is very positive, showing confidence in the nuclear fusion project.

The media reporters are not surprised. Now that the project has been established, the press officer who speaks to the outside world must express confidence.

They immediately started asking targeted questions.

Some reporters are more concerned about the project itself, such as whether there is confidence, how many people will participate in the research, how much additional investment will be made in the future, where the project will be launched, etc.

Some journalists are more concerned with technology.

This is also the key content.

Controllable nuclear fusion is considered to be a century-old project, and it is also considered to be the most important energy source in the future. Human beings always think that it is very close to controlling nuclear fusion.

It was so fifty years ago.

It is the same now.

But reasonable people are very clear that the research of nuclear fusion involves various technologies, and there are many difficulties to be overcome, and the research itself is a huge project.

Let alone now, it will be remarkable to realize it within fifty years.

Many top scientists believe that it is already very remarkable that human beings can achieve controlled nuclear fusion within the 21st century.

Journalists who care about technology, mostly representing other countries, ask whether there is an annihilation field technology that supports confidence in fusion research.

This involves key technologies.

The press officer didn't know the specific situation. He glanced at the screen prompt, nodded and said, "Now we have established a nuclear fusion research project, which is inseparable from the annihilation force field technology."

This answer surprised many media.

The news disclosed in the official news is that among the control technologies of nuclear fusion, the annihilation force field technology is one of them, and it is likely to be the core technology.

Another related question is, "Whether tokamak will be used for nuclear fusion control technology".

The press officer replied, "So far, the tokamak device is the most likely design to realize the control of nuclear fusion. When we study nuclear fusion devices, the tokamak device cannot be bypassed."

"At the same time, we have been doing various researches on the tokamak. For example, the artificial sun device of the Metropolitan Research Institute is the tokamak control device."

"That is also the technical experience accumulated for our project..."

The press officer did not say whether the tokamak device will be used, but only said that the research on the tokamak device has accumulated technical experience for the current research.

This is normal speech.

Whether it is... you can guess.

Journalists at home and abroad naturally feel that the tokamak device must also be one of the core technologies for controlling nuclear fusion.

Of course, they can't think of other technologies.

Except for the questions about the annihilation force field and the tokamak device, other more in-depth technical related questions cannot be answered.

There were some other questions at the press conference, which were also bypassed by the press officer, such as, "Will the research consider international cooperation?".

Some countries definitely want to intervene, even if they cannot complete the overall research, it will be beneficial and harmless to them.

Also, "If the design is complete, will it go to manufacturing immediately?"

The design and manufacture of the device is a project process, but it will definitely cost a huge amount of money to enter the manufacture, which cannot be supported by "tens of billions".

There are also some odd issues.

For example, "Has the research considered environmental and resource issues? Tritium, a radioactive element, is basically produced artificially."

The press officer's answer was, "It is meaningless to talk about environmental and resource issues until controlled nuclear fusion is achieved."

Asking the reporter is a bit of a deliberate embarrassment, but there is some reason for asking the question.

If the conventional deuterium-tritium reaction is used for nuclear fusion, a large amount of tritium will definitely be used. As an isotope of hydrogen, tritium is extremely rare in nature, and it is a radioactive element, which is basically produced by humans. .

The manufacturing method of tritium is also very special. It needs to use neutrons to bombard lithium elements to produce tritium, which involves a resource problem.

Lithium resources on the earth's surface are limited.

Consuming a large amount of lithium resources to produce tritium and then producing energy is a challenge to the limited lithium resources. Obviously, there is no clean energy, and it can even be classified as "wasting resources".

...

soon.

A lot of reports have been made at home and abroad.

Domestically, people are talking about the project itself, and they are all looking forward to the development of a nuclear fusion device. Some people also hope that after the nuclear fusion power station is established, it can replace thermal power generation and make domestic electric energy cleaner.

At the same time, nuclear fusion research is also strategic.

With nuclear fusion providing power energy support, coupled with the fact that many vehicles have become electric drives, a closed loop has been formed in terms of energy, and the country no longer has to rely on imported fossil energy.

In addition, many people are talking about Wang Hao.

The chief designer of the project is Wang Hao, and because Wang Hao is in charge of the project, many people began to look forward to it.

This is Wang Hao's personal influence.

"God Wang Hao can succeed in anything, it has been proven in the past..."

"If there is no Wang Hao in the project, I must not be optimistic, but Wang Hao is the chief designer, there must be no problem."

"God Wang Hao has been creating miracles, and I hope he can create miracles this time as well."

"The legend is in charge of the project, what are you worried about?"

"..."

At the same time, there are also many voices of doubt in public opinion.

Just like a question from some reporters, even if the project has entered the design stage, how long will it take to design and manufacture?

Design takes time.

Design reviews take time.

It takes time to establish a project.

Even after the manufacture is completed, it will take even more time to experiment, debug, and perfect the device.

This is true of many research engineering programs.

For example, it took only a few years for the project approval, design, and manufacture of the first domestic aero-engine, but it took nearly ten years for subsequent debugging and improvement before it could be mass-produced and assembled on fighter jets.

So how long will it take to complete the manufacturing and debugging of the nuclear fusion device?

The research and development of aero-engines still imitated the engines produced by other countries, and it took so long to follow the precedents.

The nuclear fusion device is completely autonomous exploration, and it will definitely take longer.

However, there is another point of view that it may not take too long to complete the follow-up debugging, because Wang Hao is in charge of the entire project. He led the team to study superconducting power storage technology, superconducting batteries, and also designed the Airship-1, Airship -2 aircraft.

None of this took too long.

Foreign public opinion is also optimistic and not optimistic. The difference is that most of them are not optimistic, and some conspiracy theories have emerged.

The conspiracy theory believes that "nuclear fusion research is just a cover, and everyone knows that it is impossible. Their main purpose is to use nuclear fusion research as an excuse to mass-produce tritium and expand nuclear arsenals."

The deuterium-tritium reaction itself is the manufacturing principle of the hydrogen bomb.

When a large amount of "tritium" material is produced, many hydrogen bombs can be manufactured naturally, and the nuclear arsenal can be expanded.

This is of course a rumor.

However, the rumors are indeed well-founded, coupled with the reports of many international media, it even affected the international raw material prices for a while.

For example, the price of lithium mines has risen a wave.

In fact, the top academic and political circles can see clearly that the domestic nuclear fusion project has indeed been formally established.

This is a normal transition from argumentation to design.

As for the expansion of the nuclear arsenal, it is indeed just a rumor, because even if it is the expansion of the nuclear arsenal, there is no need to use the nuclear fusion project as a cover. It can be expanded normally. Other countries can only condemn it, and there is nothing they can do.

In addition, China has the largest lithium battery market and is also a major importer of lithium ore, and it also has certain lithium ore resources.

If it is only to expand the nuclear arsenal, the resource extraction itself can be easily done.

The top academic and political circles are concerned about what kind of technology is used in China to complete the design of nuclear fusion devices.

"They say there's enough of a technical base that there must be something we don't know."

"But the overall design framework can still be guessed. The strong annihilation force field generating device, coupled with the design of the tokamak, is the perfect container for nuclear fusion reactions."

"This scheme is theoretically feasible, but it is too difficult to realize."

Some experts seriously analyzed, "Based on these two technologies, it can only be realized theoretically, but safety and stability cannot be guaranteed."

"A thin layer of strong annihilation force field can annihilate energy, but there is an upper limit to the strength that can be carried. In addition, the device itself is used to generate electricity. If most of the energy is annihilated, it is naturally impossible to generate electricity. It can maintain the device itself. It’s been amazing to run.”

"In addition, the strong annihilation force field generating device itself has safety problems. The superimposed force field based on high-pressure mixed materials has its own safety hazards."

"There is a nuclear fusion reaction above..."

"Unbelievable!"

"Also, the tokamak device itself is a bit idealistic. If you want to achieve the complete confinement of ions, there are many difficulties that need to be overcome. Just one alpha particle is a big problem."

"..."

After careful analysis by some experts, some top decision makers were relieved.

For example, American's number one decision maker.

Flower growers possess nuclear fusion control technology, and can also apply technology to generate electricity. The strategic significance is very huge.

This also means that florists will no longer have energy difficulties in the future.

At the same time, the No. 1 decision maker couldn't help but think of the Groom Lake project and the person in charge, Gamow Shapley, and his mood became very bad again.

No matter whether the planter's nuclear fusion project can be completed or not, at least it has entered the design stage, and the strong annihilation force field generation technology is definitely a key factor in nuclear fusion design.

To put it simply, the opponent's strong annihilation force field technology can theoretically be applied to nuclear fusion research, and their strong annihilation force field technology...

not yet!

This is the most embarrassing place.

Even if the Groom Lake Project can produce a device that is equivalent to the technology of the International Annihilation Theory Organization, the No. 1 decision maker feels that it will not be so embarrassing.

After all, it was still manufactured.

Now there is nothing, and the project has cost over $20 billion.

Decision maker No. 1 felt that he couldn't bear it anymore. He also saw the news in the public opinion that nothing was researched on the Groom Lake project. It may be a project used by the decision makers to "cheat money". Walking on the street and holding signs to protest, thinking that policymakers are squandering taxpayers' money at will.

Against this background, the No. 1 decision maker asked Gamow-Shapley to come over.

The two talked for ten minutes alone.

Gamow Shapley walked out of it, his expression was full of depression and sadness, and anyone passing by could know that he was a loser.

He was fired.

This is not unexpected.

In fact, even before Gamow-Shapley came to see the No. 1 decision maker, he knew that he could not continue to be in charge, or even stay on the project.

For the past few months, their research has stalled.

There has been little progress in the study of antigravity morphologies of materials.

So far, they have not been able to find a first-order iron-based superconducting material that can support the creation of an anti-gravity field with a strength greater than 7%.

Gamow-Shapley himself was about to lose confidence.

He was in a trance when he walked out of the building, and he felt like a clown when he recalled the experience of the past year or so.

At the beginning, he proposed the direction with full confidence, and even took Wang Hao as his opponent.

result……

He was no different.

Gamow-Shapley thought about it carefully and realized that his failure was also a matter of course.

In the direction of the annihilation force field, American's research has not been smooth.

From anti-gravity technology to strong annihilation force field technology, major research has always received a lot of investment, but the person in charge has changed time and time again.

The last one was Empoli Kubo.

Empoli Cooper served as the head of the International Annihilation Theory Organization, but because the equipment manufactured was far behind the florists, he could not escape the fate of being dismissed in the end.

"Now that I think about it, Kubo has been very successful!"

"The annihilation organization led by Kubo successfully created a strong annihilation force field, even if the magnification is only 4.0, it is already remarkable."

"At that time, I laughed at his failure, thinking that I would definitely be able to catch up in research, but until now, nothing has been produced..."

"Perhaps Cooper will be reactivated?"

Gamow-Shapley thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that the possibility was very high.

Empoli Kubo was considered a loser before.

Now he uses his failure to prove Empoli Kubo's success...Of course, everything has nothing to do with him.