The president's order haunts the heads of the Secretary of State and others, but does it prevent the other party from delivering controllable nuclear fusion?
No matter how they think about it, the Secretary of State and others don't know what to do.
Technological breakthroughs are not something foreign countries like them can intervene in. Otherwise, how could that country have reached what it is today?
Unless they can restart Plan C, which was unsuccessful at the beginning, and come up with Plan D to decapitate the Golden Crow Plan, but obviously, for now, the other party will no longer allow them to use this failed plan.
the second time.
Therefore, this method that is most effective at eliminating the root of the problem can be completely ignored.
Thinking of Plan C, the Secretary of State got a headache again. At this time, he once again thought of the normal temperature superconductor issue that was being negotiated. This also made him regret the original Plan C more and more. Of course, the reason for regret could be that Plan C was not successful, or because Plan C was not successful.
It may be that the failure of Plan C led to their current negotiation deadlock.
Even if they want to buy another batch from other countries that have already bought it, or even increase the price to 100 million US dollars per kilometer, those countries will not sell it, because if they are discovered, they will not be able to buy it in the future.
"well."
With a long sigh, he could only pray that Lin Xiao would have an accident when he went out, such as another car accident, or the screen would fall down while giving a speech.
Being hit on the head, or being struck by lightning, etc.
If you don't want to lose your life, it doesn't matter even if you are in a vegetative state - after all, there is still a chance of awakening from a vegetative state, which is just very low.
But obviously, these ideas are just fantasies in the minds of the Secretary of State and others. They all know that these things are basically impossible to happen, and it is simply more difficult than winning the lottery, so they can basically be ignored.
So the only way now is for them to develop controllable nuclear fusion themselves, so as to be one step ahead of Lin Xiao and create their own unlimited energy. Even if they are not one step ahead of Lin Xiao, there is no problem, as long as they do not let the controllable nuclear fusion
Just plant a big killer weapon and it will be mastered by others.
But the question is, where are they going to find scientists with this ability?
Thinking about the expert reports he read, even he himself had pessimistic ideas about realizing this technology.
Those experts also told him that it will take at least fifty years before mankind can use energy from controllable nuclear fusion - strictly speaking, it is forever fifty years.
Because whether it is 2010, 2020, or now 2024, in the field of controllable nuclear fusion research, "there are still fifty years to realize commercial controllable nuclear fusion reactors" is a statement that has never changed.
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As for whether Lin Xiao can realize it...
The Secretary of State didn't want to believe it before, but after what he had just said with the President, he now doesn't know how to think about this issue.
Finally, he sighed.
"It seems that some special means must be used."
What are the special means?
He found the FBI director who left the White House with him.
"Hey, Frank, I want to ask if you have any spies with sufficient status over there..."
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China.
Jinmen City.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei circle is also a developed area in the country and is generally called the capital economic circle.
Of course, as a developed region, the demand for electricity here is also very large, but as the capital region, it is at the core politically, so the demand for stable electricity in this economic circle is also relatively important.
It is for this reason that the Jinwudui planned to be built in the Jinwu Project was located in Jinmen City.
"Tinmen City is close to the sea, which is of great help for us to build a factory to extract deuterium and tritium. In addition, before we find a better way to generate electricity, it is more economical to boil water and directly transport seawater there.
"
The Jinwu Project is located in the temporary office location of Jinmen City, and the Jinwu Project working group is currently having their meeting.
The person who was speaking was not Lin Xiao, but another person, Song Tao, the director of the Institute of Plasma.
Song Tao has now been appointed by Lin Xiao as the leader of the preliminary planning team for their Golden Crow Project. Naturally, the preliminary planning is mainly responsible for various preliminary preparations, including but not limited to the construction of facilities around the reactor, as well as specific selections.
Address, etc., and at the same time, it is also responsible for providing other researchers with services required for specific research.
This job seems to be completely a chore, but in fact, it is very important to the entire plan. After all, it is preparation work. As the saying goes, the sharpening of the knife does not waste the time of chopping wood, so the responsibilities that Song Tao assumes are very critical.
As for why Song Tao was asked to take on this task, it was because of Li Gang.
After all, Li Gang agreed to free up the Oriental Hyperring specifically for Lin Xiao's future experiments, and the Oriental Hyperring did not belong to Li Gang alone, but to the entire plasma institute, so in view of this, Lin Xiao
Song Tao was invited to hold this important position.
Although Song Tao is the director of the Plasma Institute, this does not prevent him from coming to carry out this work. What's more, their country's total investment in the Golden Crow Project is as high as 50 billion!
Moreover, this is only the initial investment, and there will be continued planned investments in the later period. Being able to participate in such an important project and assume such an important responsibility will obviously be a very lucrative job for Song Tao if he wants to participate in the academician selection in the future.
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So Song Tao was naturally very grateful for Lin Xiao's invitation.
Of course, not only Song Tao, but also many researchers from the Institute of Plasma were invited by Lin Xiao to become a member of the Golden Crow Project.
In this way, it is not only a good thing for the people of the Institute of Plasma, but also a good thing for Lin Xiao.
Although the Golden Crow Project was established, it was obviously impossible for him to research it on his own. If all aspects of a controllable nuclear fusion reactor technology were printed on A4 paper, it would hardly fit in a small room.
It's obviously impossible for him to do it alone. Even if he doesn't think at all, and then shows a typing speed of 10,000 words per hour, without eating, sleeping or drinking water, it will probably take at least half a year, or even a year.
can be completed.
Not to mention that he obviously still needs to eat and sleep, as well as think.
So at this time, it is very important to have a group of experienced researchers who can help him save a lot of time.
In the field of controlled nuclear fusion research in China, the Institute of Plasma Research is obviously the one with the most experience. There are many experienced researchers here, so being able to find them here will save almost a lot of work.
So this obviously has a great effect on Lin Xiao. At least, he will not become a mere commander. After all, Dingguang Research Institute does not have talents in this field.
In this way, not only did he get to the Oriental Chaohuan for free, he also got all the people in it for free, which was a huge profit.
Of course, it is also a good opportunity for researchers from these plasma institutes.
After all, previous research at the Institute of Plasma had limited funds and limited space, and the research on controllable nuclear fusion had no end in sight, so many people would probably consider how to change careers.
But now that they have joined the Golden Crow Project, they can once again use their talents, especially this time they are led by Lin Xiao. Although most of them still don't know the most difficult material problem, how Lin Xiao wants to solve it.
, but thinking that Lin Xiao had even solved the problem of room-temperature superconductors gave them some hope.
What if Lin Xiao really solved it?
That way, they will definitely be able to enjoy enough glory as members of the Golden Crow Project, and they will even be able to brag to their friends in the future.
All in all, this is a win-win situation, both for Lin Xiao and the Institute of Plasma.
"Then, the best place for us to choose now is right here."
Song Tao, who was speaking, pointed to a location on the map.
"Along the Qinbin Expressway to the north of the industrial zone dock, transportation is convenient here, the terrain is flat, and it is right on the coast, far from the city."
"So this is the most suitable place for the establishment of our Jinwudui!"
After Song Tao finished speaking, everyone present also started talking.
After a long while, Lin Xiao said: "Okay, there's no need to worry about it. After all, Jinmen City is a relatively developed city. Even along the entire coast, there are basically no such large areas of open space, so - everyone just go ahead and
Let’s vote by a show of hands. If more than two-thirds of the people raise their hands, then let’s pass it.”
After saying that, he raised his hand.
Everyone present also smiled and raised their hands. Indeed, as Lin Xiao said, the position chosen by Song Tao is the best position.
"Okay, then it seems that it was unanimously approved, and that's it."
Seeing this, Lin Xiao nodded, "I will inform the city government later and ask them to prepare the relevant procedures as soon as possible."
"Then, let's move on to the next topic, the grouping of research groups..."
The meeting continues. For such a large project with an investment of more than tens of billions, the meeting will probably last for a long, long time.
Of course, Lin Xiao had served as the chief designer of the X-ray project after all. Although the names of chief designer and chief engineer were different, the nature of the work was still quite similar, so Lin Xiao was quite familiar with it.
In this way, the meeting continued day by day. At the same time, after making preparations for the site selection, Song Tao's preliminary preparation team began to make various subsequent arrangements.
As time passed, the first phase of the Jinwu Plan, that is, the construction of infrastructure, began.
Infrastructure includes dormitories, canteens, and research institutes.
The Jinwu Pile they want to build is, strictly speaking, a prototype reactor and a demonstration reactor.
There are four stages of nuclear reactors, namely experimental reactors, prototype reactors, demonstration reactors and commercial reactors.
The experimental reactor is the experiment and verification of the theory, and the prototype reactor is a reactor that has been successful and can be used as a prototype to make improvements. The demonstration reactor is a reactor that can be used as a template for mass construction, and a commercial reactor
, naturally it is a reactor that can be used for commercial operations, and it can basically be understood as a reactor that can achieve "mass production" based on the construction of a demonstration reactor.
Whether it is fission or fusion, it can generally be divided according to these four stages. Of course, the dividing line in the middle is not so absolute.
Just like their Jinwu pile, it can be either a prototype pile or a demonstration pile.
Of course, in the eyes of most technicians, it is their first time to do it, so if they can build a prototype reactor, it will be considered a success. If it doesn't work, even an experimental reactor will be fine. As long as the experimental reactor can be used to verify the feasibility of the reactor
Just sex.
However, the final problem of this reactor will still fall on Lin Xiao. Otherwise, the full name of their Oriental Hyperring would no longer be called a fully superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device, but would directly become a
The Oriental Hyperring Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor has been established.
Of course, in Lin Xiao's eyes, what was built this time could only be a demonstration reactor, not a prototype or experimental reactor.
These low-grade things are not considered by him.
However, before trying to do these things, it is crucial to first think about how to solve the problem of that material.
Therefore, after all the meetings that were supposed to be held in Jinmen City, Lin Xiao returned to Shangjing and returned to the Dingguang Research Institute to start his next research.
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"The strong interaction force, the electromagnetic interaction force...the emergence of virtual photons...what other steps are needed to connect these things?"
Lin Xiao pondered deeply, and the calculations listed on the draft paper were also what he had been studying for such a long time.
"Perhaps... in terms of mathematics, this problem is already difficult to think about anymore?"
But does he need experiments to give him inspiration?
However, what experiment can allow him to find the truth contained in this?
"The strong interaction force...the electromagnetic interaction force...well, doesn't that leave only the experiments in the particle collider?"
Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Let's go find the data at CERN."
CERN restarted the Large Hadron Collider this year and conducted a collision. Due to the upgrade, the collision energy has been further improved, reaching a level of 15 TeV.
Maybe it can also bring him some inspiration.
Next, Lin Xiao found the experimental data from CERN.
These experimental data can be found online, so he can easily obtain this part of the content.
However, when conducting measurement and analysis of experimental data, Lin Xiao once again ran into difficulties.
Similarly, he still could not find some useful data, or some data that could help his research.
"No, the collision energy is still too small, and the strong interaction is not very easy to observe. No matter how we process these data, we can't find any useful data at all."
Lin Xiao shook his head, not knowing what to do.
But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something.
He took out the truth recorder from his arms.
If, when the particle collider is running, this truth recording pen is placed in the proton collision area for detection...
The collision of protons and protons is a confrontation with the strong interaction force.
In the Atlas detector of the LHC Large Hadron Collider, protons collide at a speed only 3m/s lower than the speed of light. The strong interaction force that maintains the connection of quarks between protons cannot resist this huge impact energy.
And then something different came out of it.
Lin Xiao believes that in this process, the break from the strong interaction force will become the noisiest "voice" in these reactions. In this case, this truth recorder should be very likely to record the strong interaction force.
The sound of force, right?
Although how to keep this thing in the proton collision area is a problem, but in his capacity, there is not much problem in wanting to perform this operation. Even if others have questions, he only needs to express that he wants to do a small
Just a small experiment will do.
"Well, it's very feasible, but where can I find the proton collision test I want?"
Lin Xiao shook his head in distress again.
Although there are quite a few particle accelerators in the world, those studying proton collisions are still very rare.
This is because of the strong interaction force. If you want to break up the strong interaction force, you need a strong enough force, which will also increase the cost.
And obviously there are very few organizations or countries that can afford such costs.
Even the existing collider in Beijing is just an electron-positron collider. Although it can also be used to collide protons, its collision energy is too small and cannot meet Lin Xiao's requirements.
Because what he needs is a large number of "sounds" where the strong interaction force is broken, and the Beijing Electron Positron Collider does not guarantee that the recording pen can record the sound that Lin Xiao wants to hear.
However, at this moment, Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although the existing electron-positron collider in Beijing cannot be used, isn't there another collider under construction?
The full name of the CEPC collider is actually CEPC-SppC, which is the Circular Electron Positron Collider-Super Proton Collider.
In other words, it consists of two parts. One is the circular electron-positron collider in the front, and the super proton collider in the latter is the most critical part.
And since it is called the "Super Proton Collider", it naturally means that this is a collider that collides protons.
Moreover, the maximum collision energy can reach more than 100TeV, which can easily help Lin Xiao realize his idea.
As for the collider, although it is still under construction, Lin Xiao has heard that due to the advancement of the construction period due to the convenience of room temperature superconductors, it may be planned to be built early next year and start its first operation?
Although there are still a few months until next year, Lin Xiao doesn't mind waiting until then. After all, their Golden Crow Project is the first batch of infrastructure that needs to be built, and it will take several months.
And just when he was thinking about this, the landline phone in the office suddenly rang.
I took a look at the caller and it was Li Xingqiang, the deputy director.
He answered the phone in confusion and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Xingqiang's voice came over the phone: "Director, Wang Yi, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, is here to see you."
"Director Wang of the High Energy Institute?"
Lin Xiao was stunned, why did this person come to him?
Initially, due to some conflicts between some high energy institutes and him, a deputy director of the Institute of High Energy was resigned. Although he had nothing to do with Director Wang, he later took the initiative to apologize to Lin Xiao. However, the relationship between the two parties
There was still a subtle relationship, so there was never any connection after that.
So, why did Wang Yi come to him this time?
Of course, although he was confused in his heart, he still smiled and said: "Then please quickly invite Director Wang to come over."
"Okay... Director Wang, please..."
Li Xingqiang's greeting came over there, and Lin Xiao hung up the phone.
It was quite a coincidence. He was just talking about the super proton collider, and Director Wang came. It happened that he could talk to Wang Yi about what he wanted to do.
Soon, Wang Yi came to his office.
"Director Wang, long time no see."
Lin Xiao took the initiative to stand up and greeted him with a smile.
Wang Yi also smiled and nodded at him. Looking at this young man who had already become a world scientific giant, he couldn't help but recall what happened back then.
If their deputy director really used that method to make Lin Xiao unwilling to come back, how much would their losses be?
"Director Wang, what are you thinking about while drinking tea?"
The sound came to his ears, Wang Yi came back to his senses, and saw Lin Xiao handing him a cup of tea.
"Oh, thank you, Director Lin."
He quickly took the tea cup, took a sip, and then said with emotion: "Director Lin, when I first saw you coming back to China, the day you got off the plane seemed like yesterday. It has been such a long time.
"
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "It's been so long, and your collider is almost completed."
But when Wang Yi heard Lin Xiao talking about the collider, he suddenly sighed.
"Alas, this collider... alas~"
Lin Xiao was stunned. What was he sighing for?
"What's wrong, Director Wang?"
Wang Yi said: "Director Lin, I'm actually here to ask you for something."
"Those room-temperature superconductors that were originally planned for us to use, are now left to you because of your Golden Crow Project."