From a university student to a chief academician

Chapter 302 Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Kyoto, the airport!
When Ye Fei walked out of the airport, a middle-aged man with dark skin led a young man to meet him.

The young man seemed to be the middle-aged man's secretary, standing behind the middle-aged man with a briefcase in his hand.

The middle-aged man smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Academician Ye, hello, I am the director of the Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy Sciences, and my name is Wei Xiangqian."

The Xiaguo Institute of Atomic Energy is an institution specializing in the study of nuclear energy. It is affiliated to the Xiaguo Nuclear Industry Group Corporation and is under the dual leadership of the Xiaguo Nuclear Industry Group Corporation and the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences.

Its predecessor was the Second Department of the Institute of Modern Physics of the Xia Guo Academy of Sciences established in 1950, and it was the birthplace of Xia Guo's nuclear research.

It was one of the core institutions for nuclear weapons research back then.

Ye Fei smiled and shook hands with Wei Xiangqian, saying, "Hello!"

Wei looked forward and saw many people around, as if someone recognized Ye Fei, and they were about to approach Ye Fei.

Wei Xiangqian hurriedly said: "Academician Ye, let's leave quickly!"

"Good!" Ye Fei said.

A while later, they got into a black car at the gate of the airport, and the car drove quickly on the road towards the Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy Sciences.

Ye Fei and Wei Qianqian sat in the back seat, and the driver was the young man.

Wei Xiangqian said: "Academician Ye, let me tell you about the research on controllable nuclear fusion!"

"Okay!" Ye Fei nodded slightly.

Wei Xiangqian said: "Let me first talk about international controllable nuclear fusion. There are two ways of magnetic confinement and inertial confinement. As early as the 50s, the international research on magnetic confinement nuclear fusion had already begun. From the initial few stage of secret research by a nuclear power."

The so-called magnetic confinement is to use a magnetic field to confine the movement of charged particles in the plasma, and its main forms are tokamak devices and stellarator devices.

Both the tokamak device and the stellarator device are containers for the study of controllable nuclear fusion.

Inertial confinement is a method of using the inertial effect of particles to confine the particles themselves, thereby realizing nuclear fusion reactions.

"From the decryption of technology in the late 50s to the research stage of cooperation and participation of many countries around the world after the 60s."

"Since the 60s, the scientific community has discovered that the use of magnetic confinement to achieve controllable nuclear fusion is the most promising of various experimental approaches."

"In a tokamak, the current in the ohmic coil..."

"..."

Wei Xiangqian talked about the research method of the tokamak device.

"The research results show that the tokamak device has basically met the requirements for building a nuclear fusion reactor."

"So, after the 80s, the main research was carried out on the basis of the tokamak device."

"The next step is my country's controllable nuclear fusion research."

"Since the 90s of the last century, the large and medium-sized tokamak development plan has been implemented. Twenty years ago, all superconducting systems were used to form magnetic field devices. This has no precedent in the world. Xiaguo is the only one to do so."

"In 1988, my country built and realized the advanced superconducting tokamak project, referred to as EAST, which was established at the Plasma Institute of Xiaguo Academy of Sciences in Heshi."

"Rapid changes in the magnetic field make superconductors susceptible to losing their superconductivity."

"Various extreme and complex conditions, coupled with the need for various complex instruments to work normally in a small space, all these make the realization of a fully superconducting tokamak very difficult."

"Each subsystem of EAST requires more complex systems to support, and requires various new designs."

"In 2006, EAST achieved the first ignition, which stimulated the plasma state and nuclear fusion."

"Soon, it achieved a maximum continuous run of 1000 seconds, which was an unprecedented achievement at the time."

"Currently, experimental devices such as EAST continue to make breakthroughs in plasma parameters, and have become a priority reference model for similar devices in the world."

"In addition to EAST, my country has successively built HT-7 medium-sized superconducting tokamak and HL-2A large and medium-sized conventional superconducting tokamak in recent years."

"Among them, the highest electronic temperature of HL-2A reaches 5500 million degrees Celsius, which also reaches the international advanced level."

"With its outstanding technological achievements, our country plays a central role in the international thermonuclear experimental reactor technology."

"At present, according to the agreement reached with the ITER organization, my country undertakes nearly 8% of the procurement package for the ITER device, including 12 tasks such as cladding walls and coil conductors, basically covering the core key components of ITER, and some of the manufacturing tasks are provided by the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. borne by the body."

ITER, the full name of which is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project, is one of the world's largest and most far-reaching international scientific research cooperation projects.

It was established in 1985 and started construction in 1987. The construction took about ten years and cost 50 billion US dollars.

The ITER device is a superconducting tokamak capable of producing large-scale nuclear fusion reactions, commonly known as an artificial sun.

In 2003, Xia Guo joined the ITER program, and in the ITER program there were the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, North Russia, and North Korea.

At this time, Ye Fei asked: "If I join in the research of controlled nuclear fusion, will my research also belong to the ITER project?"

"Yes!" Wei Qianqian said, "Xia, the European Union, India, Dongying, Korea, Northern Russia, and North Korea, all the research on controllable nuclear fusion in these countries belongs to the ITER project."

Ye Fei asked: "Is there no controllable nuclear fusion without ITER?"

"Yes!" Wei Xiangqian said: "As long as the research materials, equipment and personnel are not in the slightest bit with the research of the ITER project, then it does not belong to ITER."

Ye Fei was discouraged when he heard this, it was impossible.

The ITER program has been in operation for decades, and has rich research experience, data and equipment for controlled nuclear fusion.

If Ye Fei's research has nothing about the ITER project.

This is unrealistic and impossible for Ye Fei to do.

Even if he does, the country will not agree.

Because of research from scratch, the consumption of manpower, material resources and materials will need at least 500 billion US dollars, not much more.

Even the North Li country cannot afford such a high consumption of money, let alone the Xia country.

Looking at Ye Fei's worried look, Wei Qianqian said with a smile, "Academician Ye, please rest assured that if the research is mainly developed by us, then we will be in charge of the use of the technology."

"The rest of the countries in the ITER program only have the priority to use the technology we have developed, but they have to pay us the high patent fees."

Wei Xiangqian knows Ye Fei's ability. Ye Fei is known all over the world. There are only sciences that he doesn't want to develop, and there is no science that he can't develop.

Therefore, Wei Xiangqian didn't think Ye Fei's worries were arrogant and ignorant.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fei nodded slightly: "This is quite reasonable."

Ye Fei also thought that if he developed controllable nuclear fusion, the technology would be shared with other countries in the ITER program.

But since it is not shared, they still have to pay high patent fees for using the technology he developed.

Then, Ye Fei felt relieved.

Wei Xiangqian said: "Let me continue talking!"

"Due to the experience in the development of full superconducting tokamak devices, the performance of ITER superconducting conductors, shielding cladding and other components produced by Xia Guo Academy of Sciences Plasma is in a leading position among the seven cooperative countries."

"Therefore, in recent years, my country's investment in nuclear fusion energy research and development has almost grown exponentially, and the positive policy-oriented nuclear fusion energy research and development is at an unprecedented stage of development."

"That's the way it is now!"

Ye Fei nodded and asked, "At present, the main controllable nuclear fusion research in our country is based on the Plasma Institute of Xiaguo Academy of Sciences in Heshi?"

"Yes!" Wei Qianqian said.

"Then why do you want me to come to Kyoto?" Ye Fei asked: "It would be good if you just let me go to Heshi. I am in Jinling, and Heshi is next door to Jinling. It is convenient for me to go. There is no need to send me to Heshi. Jinling called to Kyoto."

Wei Xiangqian said: "The Plasma Institute of Xiaguo Academy of Sciences in Heshi has been conducting research on controlled nuclear fusion for many years, and there is already a person in charge there."

"So, the above means that you will be the person in charge to form a new Institute of Controllable Nuclear Fusion."

Ye Fei said: "So that's the case, the research institute is in Kyoto?"

"Yes!" Wei Xiangqian said: "The location, equipment, personnel and funds have all been prepared, and you can just take up the post now."

Ye Fei said: "Okay!"

After a long time, the car drove into a group of buildings, and then stopped in front of the innermost and middle building.

Wei Xiangqian said: "Academician Ye, we are here."

Ye Fei opened the door and got out of the car, looked around, and said, "This is where I'm in charge?"

This place is too big!

Ye Fei saw a lot of people walking around, and it didn't look like the place he was responsible for researching controllable nuclear fusion.

"No!" Wei Xiangqian said, "This is the Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy Sciences. You should first see the director of the Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy Sciences. Afterwards, the director will tell you where you are in charge."

Ye Fei said: "Oh, let's go see the dean quickly!"

"This way please!" Wei Xiangqian led the way.

"It's Ye Fei!"

"It's Academician Ye Fei!"

"..."

Many nearby researchers who were walking on the road were a little excited when they saw Ye Fei.

Ye Fei is known to everyone in Xia Kingdom, everyone knows it.

From grandpas and aunts in their 80s and [-]s to children in their [-]s and [-]s, there are very few people who don't know Ye Fei.

Unless the person doesn't have internet access at home.

Ye Fei smiled at the people around him, and then walked up the more than 30 steps in front of him.

After a while, Ye Fei followed Wei Xiangqian to an office.

Wei Qianqian knocked lightly on the door, and a voice came from inside, please come in.

Wei pushed the door forward, turned to Ye Fei behind him and said, "Academician Ye, please come in, I will send you here."

After speaking, Wei Xiangqian turned and left.

Sitting behind the desk in the office was a middle-aged man with a pointed face. The middle-aged man had half-white hair and wore glasses. He was looking up at Ye Fei.

When he saw Ye Fei, he showed a warm smile on his face, then stood up and greeted Ye Fei.

"Welcome, Academician Ye, the general is finally here."

Ye Fei walked up to shake hands with the dean with a smile, and said, "Dean Xu, hello!"

"Hello!"

Dean Xu shook hands with Ye Fei, let go and said, "Please sit down."

After the two sat on the sofa, the assistant brought them two cups of tea.

Dean Xu said: "Academician Ye, the journey has been hard, Director Wei told you everything!"

"Yeah!" Ye Fei nodded and said, "He told me about the situation of controlled nuclear fusion at home and abroad, and said that I am going to take over a controlled nuclear fusion research institute."

"Yes!" Dean Xu said: "Now let me discuss with you about the research direction of controllable nuclear fusion."

"Academician Ye, do you have any good ideas?"

Ye Fei shook his head slightly and said, "I don't have any ideas yet. I haven't studied energy before. I need to learn from the beginning, and then I will come up with ideas."

"It's okay!" Dean Xu smiled and said, "Academician Ye, you study mathematics and physics."

"The study of controllable nuclear fusion is actually the study of mathematics and physics."

"In terms of controllable nuclear fusion, I believe you can get started soon."

Ye Fei grinned and didn't make any answer.

Dean Xu said: "Since you have no idea, let me tell you what I think."

Ye Fei nodded and said, "Please tell me!"

Director Xu said: "Before you came, I had already discussed with Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy and many core researchers of controllable nuclear fusion at Xia Guo Academy of Sciences' Plasma Institute."

"Based on our past research experience and the research experience of the other six countries in ITER."

"We are still based on magnetic confinement fusion, and conduct research on the principle of magnetic confinement fusion."

"Now the most critical technical difficulties for magnetic confinement fusion are microwave technology, remote control technology, large-scale cryogenic technology, advanced diagnostic technology, large-scale power supply technology and reactor materials, experimental cladding, tritium technology, and nuclear fusion safety technologies."

"In addition to these key technical difficulties, there are still some core technical difficulties that need to be overcome."

"[-]. The reliability of advanced tokamak control and the stability of operation."

"Second, the interaction between plasma and materials under ITER/DEMO plasma conditions."

"Third, materials and components under reactor environmental conditions are subject to neutron irradiation, high temperature, high pressure, corrosion, strong magnetic field and synergy."

"Fourth, structural damage activation and magnetic field disturbance during use."

"And your next job is to overcome these difficulties."

Ye Fei said: "I will work hard."

"President Xu, I think the technologies you mentioned seem to be the establishment of controllable nuclear fusion!"

"I didn't mention the fuel and ignition device, have these technologies been overcome?"

Controlled nuclear fusion must be established first, and then the fuel can undergo controlled nuclear fusion reactions.

Dean Xu smiled and said, "The fuel and ignition device you mentioned are the next research."

"Now it's mostly about building controlled fusion."

"Only after the establishment of controlled nuclear fusion can we proceed to the next research."

Ye Fei nodded and said: "I know, I will overcome the technical difficulties you mentioned as soon as possible, and establish controllable nuclear fusion as soon as possible."

"However, Dean Xu, so many technologies cannot be developed by one research institute!"

Dean Xu said: "You can choose some of the technologies for research and development."

Ye Fei nodded and said, "That's no problem."

Dean Xu smiled and said: "Work hard, I hope our country can become the first country in the world to develop controllable nuclear fusion."

Energy is too important for a country.

Energy is the foundation of national development, an important part of national economic development, and an important driving force for social development.

The stable supply and rational use of energy can promote national economic development, improve people's living standards, and enhance the country's overall national strength.

It has been played in many sci-fi movies, and the battle between planets and planets, most of them compete for energy.

If controllable nuclear fusion is developed, the earth can have a steady stream of energy.

And the country that has developed controllable nuclear fusion will develop its comprehensive national strength over time and become the number one in the world.

Ye Fei smiled and said, "I hope so too!"

Dean Xu raised his wrist to look at the time, and said: "It's already six o'clock in the evening, let's go, let's go to dinner, tomorrow I will have someone take you to the research institute you are in charge of."

"it is good!"

The two walked out of the office, and Dean Xu was going to take Ye Fei out to eat.

Ye Fei stopped him and said, "Dean Xu, let's eat in the cafeteria. I haven't eaten in the cafeteria of Xia Guo Institute of Atomic Energy yet!"

"This..." Dean Xu hesitated. With Ye Fei's status, he should take Ye Fei out to eat.

Seeing Dean Xu's hesitation, Ye Fei hurriedly urged: "It's decided like this, let's go to the cafeteria to eat!"

Seeing Ye Fei's attitude, Dean Xu could only say helplessly, "That's fine!"

After a while, they entered the cafeteria to eat.

At this moment, the cafeteria was full of people, and many people stood up and applauded when they saw Ye Fei.

Some people shouted: "Welcome Academician Ye to Xiaguo Institute of Atomic Energy."

Ye Fei smiled and said, "Thank you everyone!"

But he smiled wryly in his heart, these people were too enthusiastic.

After the meal, Dean Xu arranged for Ye Fei to stay in a hotel near Xiaguo Institute of Atomic Energy.

(End of this chapter)