Great Country Academician

Beijing.

In a conference room at the Science and Technology Headquarters Building on Fuxing Road.

Standing at the door, Qin Anguo, a leader in science and technology, straightened his posture before reaching out and knocking lightly on the door.

"Come in."

After hearing the sound, Qin Anguo stretched out his hand and twisted the door handle, gently opened the door and walked in. When he saw the old man sitting on the chair, he said respectfully:

"You're looking for me?"

Looking at Qin Anguo standing in front of him, the old man gestured to the letter on the table and said, "There is a letter here, take a look first."

Qin Anguo nodded, without hesitation, and quickly stepped forward to pick up the letter from the table.

Although because of work, I often read various letters. But the letter on the table made him feel familiar the moment he picked it up.

Picking up the letter, the moment he saw it, a line of titles caught his eye.

"On the Feasibility of Stellar Simulators in Controlled Fusion Miniaturization Technology and the Application Prospects of Miniaturized Fusion Reactors"

As soon as he saw the title and text, he knew who wrote the letter.

But think about it, besides that person, who else could directly deliver the letter to the old man in front of me?

There are probably only a few people in China who have this qualification and need to write letters.

Combined with controllable nuclear fusion, he knew who it was even without looking at the name.

【Dear

Hello, today, when controllable nuclear fusion technology has been realized, scientific and technological development and social forms are changing rapidly. I believe you know this better than me and can see further.

Even from the perspective of the history of human civilization, controllable nuclear fusion is of great significance.

Today, we have realized a nuclear fusion research device, but its large size and high construction cost limit its commercial promotion and application.

This requires us to further develop miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactors that are smaller in size and lower in cost.

I believe you are well aware of how important it is to stay ahead in this field.

With the realization of controllable nuclear fusion technology and the maturity of high-temperature superconducting technology, this day has gradually come to us.

High-performance high-temperature superconducting materials can help obtain stronger magnetic fields, promote the miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion devices, and accelerate the development of commercial nuclear fusion systems.

As for the miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion device, there is no doubt that its application prospects are promising.]

The letter does not end here. There are also details about the application prospects of miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion, technical feasibility demonstration, etc.

Of course, there is also the all-important budget sheet.

When his eyes fell on it, Qin Anguo's brows jumped hard.

[Total budget: 35 billion RMB]

Sure enough, after the guy wrote the letter, there was nothing else.

Every time I see his letters, they are basically asking for money, and each time they ask for tens of billions.

Although under their control, the exchange rate between RMB and rice gold still remained at about one to five, and did not soar to the sky with the realization of controllable nuclear fusion.

But in fact, the current RMB value is much higher than before.

Putting aside the changes in domestic prices, at least internationally, the things you can buy and your reputation are far higher than before.

"Thirty-five billion RMB" After reciting this number, Qin Anguo couldn't help but shake his head.

To be honest, for China, the number 35 billion is indeed not that much.

But there is still pressure to allocate them all at once and invest them all in projects such as miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion.

And this is still the first batch. No one knows how many more will be needed in the future.

To be honest, if this was not the person who wrote the letter, he would have wanted to throw the letter directly into the trash can or slap it directly on the face of the person who wrote the letter.

After all, controllable nuclear fusion technology has just been realized. Although they have started the construction of several large-scale controllable nuclear fusion development stations, there is currently only one commercially used fusion reactor in the world.

It has only been a few months, and neither the Science and Technology Institute nor the Fusion Energy Company have fully understood the core technology, so they are thinking about miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion.

It is also planned to be installed on aircraft carriers and space shuttles

I have to say, this idea, proposed by the big boss, is quite tempting.

Apart from anything else, if a controllable nuclear fusion reactor can be installed on an aircraft carrier, there will really be no need to worry about energy issues at all.

However, this matter is indeed advanced enough, or fast enough.

The generation of controllable nuclear fusion technology has not yet been fully diffused and applied, and even before it has been fully understood, that person has already begun to miniaturize it.

Although he is not in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, as a leader in science and technology, and China is the first country to realize controllable nuclear fusion technology, he naturally knows how difficult it is.

It can be said that the difficulty of miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology is almost at the same level as the difficulty of realizing controllable nuclear fusion technology.

After quickly flipping through the letter in his hand, Qin Anguo sorted out the letter paper, put it back on the conference table, and placed it in front of the old man.

"how are you feeling?"

Seeing that Qin Anguo had finished reading the letter, the old man sitting waiting smiled and asked.

Hearing this, Qin Anguo thought for a moment, organized his words and then said cautiously: "If we follow the description in this letter, the miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactor can be about two meters in size."

"And this size, even with the corresponding security and power generation facilities, is enough for us to move it to an aircraft carrier, and even submarines, large aircraft and other equipment are not impossible."

“But only if it can be done.”

The old man thought for a moment and asked, "You mean it's difficult to do?"

Qin Anguo nodded and said: "The science and technology industry has done corresponding technical reserves and investigations. According to our understanding, the difficulty of realizing miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology is no less difficult than the controllable nuclear fusion project led by Academician Xu. , there are many, many problems to be solved.”

"What's your opinion?"

Qin Anguo thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "Putting aside other things, in terms of technological changes and the international situation, I think it is necessary to study it."

“For any technology, leaders generally have corresponding technical reserves in their hands.”

"For example, in chips, many manufacturers control technologies that are more advanced than mainstream released chips, and then release them bit by bit to build scale for competitors to catch up, and then establish their own technical barriers and formulate rules."

"So regardless of whether it can be technically realized or not, the small-scale controllable nuclear fusion project is worthy of our investment and a try."

"After all, we are now the leader in the field of controllable nuclear fusion. There is no reason not to seize this opportunity to continue to maintain and expand our advantages."

The old man nodded and said, "Well, then I'll leave it to you, the science and technology experts, to cooperate. If Academician Xu has any needs, the relevant departments will fully cooperate."

Qin Anguo nodded and said, "No problem. I will first arrange a working group to communicate with Academician Xu to understand the situation and needs."

"Yeah." The old man responded, thought about something again, and then asked: "By the way, how is the situation of the manned spaceflight and lunar exploration projects?"

Qin Anguo thought for a moment and replied: "We are on the right track. The Science and Technology Institute is already making corresponding preparations and project arrangements. When it is ready, it will conduct a joint bidding process with the Xinghai Research Institute. Allocate some core issues and technologies."

"It is expected that the first batch of manned space projects will be launched and the first batch of rockets will be launched in the first half of next year."

"but."

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Anguo finally said: "The research direction of the Xinghai Research Institute led by Academician Xu is somewhat different from the traditional rocket launch plan."

"From what I learned, Xinghai Research Institute has focused on the space shuttle and established the aerospace engine project."

Hearing this, the old man had a trace of doubt in his eyes: "Aerospace engine project?"

Although the "Manned Space and Lunar Exploration Project" project is under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council due to some political needs, the person in charge of this project is also the Science and Technology Institute directly under the State Council.

However, the Xinghai Research Institute is not a research institute directly under the National Academy of Sciences. It is classified under the name of the Science and Technology Institute, and the relevant reporting work is submitted to the Science and Technology Institute first, so the old man really doesn’t know much about the Xinghai Research Institute. Side work situation.

Qin Anguo nodded and said: "Yes, the project leader is not Academician Xu Chuan, and the planning funds are all divided from the Xinghai Research Institute's own annual funds, so this project is not included in the statistics according to the level."

After a slight pause, he glanced at the old man. Seeing the interest in his eyes, he continued to report:

"However, according to reports from the Xinghai Research Institute, Academician Xu attaches great importance to this aerospace engine project, and the relevant engines were designed by Academician Xu himself. It is just unclear why he did not personally serve as the person in charge of this project."

Hearing this, the old man showed a hint of surprise in his eyes: "He also knows about aerospace engine design?"

Qin Anguo: "Judging from past knowledge, Academician Xu has not systematically studied the design of aerospace engines, but he may be interested in studying it privately."

"Last year, he also went to Jiuquan Space Base in Sichuan to talk to Academician Yang Hong, the general manager of the Tiangong project, and learned something about the large-load electromagnetic propulsion system."

"The aerospace engine was proposed and approved by Academician Xu himself after that. Its nature is an electromagnetic propulsion engine, similar to the Hall thruster on Tiangong."

"He may be preparing to combine a miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactor with this aerospace engine and install it on the space shuttle."

Qin Anguo briefly introduced the relevant matters. The old man pondered it with interest and asked, "Is there any relevant information?"

Qin Anguo: "Yes, I'll have someone sort it out and send it away."

Before he finished speaking, the old man changed his mind, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, I'm going to visit Jinling in a few days, so I'll go over and have a look."

"In addition, you should pay more attention to Academician Xu. You can't always let others come up with demands. And there are some things that he may not pay much attention to, but you should help him grasp them."

Hearing this, Qin Anguo nodded quickly in response and resisted the urge to wipe the cold sweat from his head. It seemed that there might be something going on at the Xinghai Research Institute that he was not aware of.

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