Great Country Academician

The days passed day by day, and with the joint efforts of the Lixiao Experimental Reactor Engineering Base and the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor Engineering Base, the time has come to late September.

In the office, Xu Chuan signed the last work report document in his hand, then put down the signature pen and stood up to exercise his muscles.

Outside the glass window, a fighter jet flew across Qixia Mountain with a deafening sound.

Since the above approval document came down, this kind of voice has become the norm.

For the Qixia Controllable Fusion Project, which is located inland and not in the coastal area, if there is any accident, the biggest possibility is that it will appear from the Yangtze River and the sky.

Therefore, the troops in charge of security have set up a strict protection plan for this.

They have considered any possible situation and are well prepared for it.

As the time draws closer, engineers and researchers of the Xiaoxiao Fusion Demonstration Reactor began to conduct final inspections of the demonstration reactor and related equipment.

On the other side, Atlantic Washington.

The white room, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the room where the president works.

With an intelligence document in hand, CIA Director William Joseph Burns broke in without even knocking on the door.

The elderly president, who was taking a lunch break, was startled awake, frowning and looking at him inquiringly: "What happened?"

William Joseph Burns quickly stepped forward, handed over the document in his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "The latest information shows that Huaguo may be planning to ignite the demonstration reactor around October."

"This is impossible!"

Originally still taking a nap, the old president, who was a bit listless after being woken up, quickly woke up and was amazed.

William Joseph Burns said bitterly: "But our intelligence will not go wrong. This is the information we obtained with difficulty, and it is very accurate."

The old president took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, flipped through the intelligence documents in his hand, and then asked: "I need to determine a more accurate time and information!"

"In addition, an emergency meeting will be held in the afternoon. My side will ask the major controllable nuclear fusion organizations to arrange representatives to come over and evaluate the progress of the dawn demonstration reactor in Huaguo. You need to provide corresponding accurate information."

William Joseph Burns nodded solemnly, and said, "I'll get ready right now."

The director of the CIA left, and the old president sat in his office chair and looked up at the ceiling in thought.

Even though it was time for a nap, he didn't feel sleepy anymore.

It is already mid-to-late September, around October, if it is true, then there is not much time left for the United States.

On the other side, Jinling.

In this golden autumn season, when sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, the annual National Day is coming again.

At the foot of Qixia Mountain, in the Lixiao Fusion Demonstration Reactor Engineering Base, everyone is busy in a tense and orderly manner.

For everyone else's golden holiday, it's also the most anticipated day for those who work here.

In the base, both researchers and garrison troops are working in their respective positions in an orderly manner.

Since three days ago, the Qixia Controllable Nuclear Fusion Engineering Base, whether it is the experimental reactor base or the demonstration reactor base, has entered the ultimate alert state.

Two entire regiment-level units drawn from the Jinling Army Group are closely guarding this place. Even if a mosquito flies over from the sky, it will be locked by the array control radar.

Teams of fully armed soldiers patrolled back and forth inside and outside the base, eliminating all potential threats and safety hazards.

At the same time, in the core building where the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor is located, engineers from the Nuclear Industry Group and researchers from the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project are methodically conducting final inspections of various equipment.

On the other side, in the main control room of the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor, Xu Chuan personally sits in charge, directing and simulating the ignition work for tomorrow.

In fact, since September, this is not the first time they have done this kind of simulated ignition exercise. Each staff member and working group in a different position has already firmly kept their scope of work and operations firmly in mind.

Repeating it again and again is just to ensure that tomorrow is foolproof.

In the main control room, after a long time passed, when all the simulation exercises were completed again, Xu Chuan also let out a long sigh of relief, and said:

"Everyone has worked hard today, everyone go back to rest early, tomorrow we will usher in a real battle!"

"yes!"

In the main control room, the answer sounded like a military order prohibiting.

As the sound landed, each team and staff began to check their work one after another, and then left in an orderly manner.

For everyone, tomorrow is definitely the most exciting day in the history of life.

Whether they succeed or not, they will go down in the history books.

In the main control room, Xu Chuan also cleaned up his things, and then, accompanied by Zheng Hai, walked out of the main control room.

Since the approval document for the ignition of the demonstration reactor came down, the security level around him has improved a lot again, but fortunately, he has experienced it once when he presided over the "Nuclear Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Project" before, and he has adapted a lot. That

As soon as he left the gate, a familiar old man came into his eyes with a smile.

Seeing the old man, Xu Chuan quickly walked over and said respectfully, "Hi, the first one."

The old man smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You don't have to be so polite, I just came over to take a look. How is everything going well?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "I've done several simulation exercises, and I'm just waiting for tomorrow."

The old man laughed and said, "Okay, that's really great! Thank you for your hard work."

After a slight pause, the old man continued: "Don't put too much pressure on it. It doesn't matter whether the ignition is successful or not tomorrow."

"We still have enough time, you are still young enough, the future is still very long."

For the top management, even if tomorrow's ignition fails, it doesn't really matter much.

The core problems of controllable nuclear fusion have been solved, and tomorrow's failure is just a pavement for the day after tomorrow's success.

Besides, how can scientific research be 100% successful?

In many cases, it is normal for the input and output to be out of proportion, and it is not uncommon for scientific research work to fail.

So tomorrow's ignition, whether it is success or failure, they can accept it.

But at the same time, they are also worried that if there is an accident in the ignition tomorrow, whether this extremely young and talented scholar can withstand this blow.

If something went wrong with him because of a failed ignition, it would be truly unacceptable to the country.

So the old man came here on purpose, on the one hand, to witness the light of fusion tomorrow, and on the other hand, also to do preventive work, so that he can enlighten in time if there is an accident.

Xu Chuan naturally understood the meaning of the old man's words. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. For me, these are the paths that must be passed in life, and there will be no problems."

He is not a real young man, and he has experienced many setbacks on the road of scientific research. Coupled with the 20 years spent in the United States in his previous life, his heart has long been sharpened like a rock.

The old man smiled and said, "I won't bother you any more. Take a good rest. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Xu Chuan nodded, bid farewell to the old man and walked out.

The night is short and long.

In the early morning of the next day, when it was daylight, everyone in the base had already got up from their beds.

The usual familiarity with washing and washing has become a little heart-pounding today, and everyone can't help speeding up the progress.

It was less than seven o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before the actual ignition, but whether it was the Qixia Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project, or the nuclear industry group, or the staff of the State Grid, etc., had already entered their own fire. position.

Outside the base, the patrolling soldiers took over the positions from their teammates, concentrating on searching for every detail.

In the base, Xu Chuan and the old man walked side by side into the general control room of the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor Project.

The camera of CTV compares here, recording this precious moment.

Xu Chuan ignored these media reporters. He walked towards the general control center calmly. After trying the headset, he said clearly and forcefully: "All units and groups report the situation."

[The adjustment of the outfield coil has been completed! Ready to start! 】

[The plasma turbulent numerical control model has been adjusted! The Dawn supercomputer is in good shape! 】

【Water-cooled divertor has been adjusted and is in good condition! 】

[ICRF heating antenna is in good condition! 】

【The inspection of the first wall system has been completed and everything is in good condition.】

【.】

One after another reports sounded in my ears, full of excitement, suppressing excitement and trembling.

Everyone knows what today's job represents.

Standing in the main control room, Xu Chuan listened carefully to the reports one by one until the feedback from all groups was completed. After confirming that they were correct, he took another deep breath and calmly issued new instructions.

"Attention all units and groups! Start the experiment in an orderly manner according to the work plan!"

"receive!"

"receive!"

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With the issuance of new instructions, the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor woke up from its slumber and looked up at the new world.

[The external field coil is stable, liquid nitrogen and liquid helium are being injected! 】

[Dawn fusion supercomputer started, deuterium-tritium plasma turbulent numerical control model started to run! 】

【.】

[Stable magnetic field is formed, and the confinement magnetic field is fine-tuning.]

【The ICRF Heating Antenna is ready for ignition! 】

【.】

[The adjustment of the confinement magnetic field is completed! 】

[Deuterium-tritium fuel has been injected! 】

【.】

The work that had been simulated countless times before was going on, and finally, after a short but long time, after the deuterium-tritium fuel was injected into the chamber of the Xiaoxiao demonstration reactor, they ushered in the last step.

Now, you only need to press the red switch on the main console to turn on the final ICRF heating antenna, and you can witness the ultimate miracle.

Standing in front of the main console, looking at the screen in front of him, Xu Chuan's heart was pounding.

For some reason, at this moment he suddenly felt a little hesitant.

Will the dream of being human in two lifetimes be realized at this moment?

nervous?

I am very sure of that.

No one is not tense in the face of this ultimate moment.

hesitate?

Maybe there is, but in any case, there is hope.

Standing beside Xu Chuan, the old man with a slightly flushed face seemed to have seen the feelings of the young man in front of him.

When the eyes of the two met, he nodded slightly, with encouragement in his eyes.

Feeling the powerful gaze, Xu Chuan nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and scanned the crowd in the main control room.

There, everyone's eyes met his, full of anticipation and excitement.

Fifty years have passed since Huaguo embarked on the research path of controllable nuclear fusion in 1970.

Half a century has witnessed the efforts of generations.

The gate of dreams is right in front of you.

Push it away, it is a new world.

PS: There is another chapter in the evening, asking for a monthly pass.