Technological power starts with upgrading lenses

The purpose of holding a technical analysis meeting on the General Fusion accident was to avoid repeating the same mistakes, but after reading the report, Kang Chi thought there was nothing to discuss.

This was no longer described as radical and adventurous. In order to complete the ignition of the magnetized target circuit before Kang Chi, they were simply crazy...

However, if you look at it from their perspective, it is not incomprehensible.

After all, since the birth of science, any experiment attempted by scientists has a certain risk.

Even many experimental accidents are carried out by the experimenters knowing that there are great risks.

For example, in the field of space exploration, the space shuttle of the United States has exploded three times.

To put it nicely, this is called the spirit of scientific exploration. To put it bluntly, it is a gambling addiction that wants to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, and also thinks that it must be the winner.

After receiving the experimental report from the Luzhou Plasma Research Institute, the Luzhou Municipal Government immediately attached great importance to it, quickly mobilized various departments to cooperate, and reported it layer by layer.

Even in nuclear accidents like Chernobyl, it is actually the same. Some people know that there are problems with the design of the control rods, but they just want to take a gamble, thinking that nothing will happen.

After Kang Chi came to the Luzhou Plasma Research Institute, although the progress of the Jinwu No. 1 project was affected by some general fusion experimental accidents, it was generally going according to plan.

Especially when Kang Chi proposed the experiment, he let the harvester humanoid robot act as the operator of the experimental site, and then moved the experimental command room 500 meters away. All safety issues seemed to be no problem...

While the two were talking, a reporter quickly found him and called the photographer carrying the machine to run over together.

After hearing this, Zhong Weijian couldn't help but look up at the device monitoring on the big screen.

But because of the general fusion experimental accident, the local and Yanjing leaders were not very reassured, so not only at the entrance, they set up cordons on the three opposite banks of the reservoir, and patrol boats kept passing by in the reservoir to prevent people and ships from approaching.

The whole picture gives people a sense of déjà vu, as if entering a steampunk world full of violent aesthetics.

This design not only solves the problem of inconsistent steam hammer speed caused by air pressure deviation, which is the same as the general fusion LM-26, but also can generate some electricity, further improving the future power generation efficiency of the entire device.

If Jinwu No. 1 can be successfully ignited, it will undoubtedly become the greatest engineering miracle of this century, without a doubt!

At the same time, the Jinwu No. 1 steam hammer designed by Kang Chi is not a simple steam hammer, but a combination of steam + motor hammer.

"This is mainly because the magnetic target device burns very little nuclear fuel each time, usually only a few milligrams, and it will be gone after burning, so we don’t have to worry about serious nuclear leakage accidents after an accident in the nuclear fusion test reactor. Even if everyone is still worried, as long as you keep a distance of more than one kilometer, it is absolutely safe."

The only drawback is that researchers need to be familiar with robot control in advance.

"This is what Chief Lu meant." Chen Hai, who followed Kang Chi, immediately explained, "He means that if the ignition can be successful today, it will be a major moment of epoch-making historical significance. It is best to record it with video data in all directions, but don’t worry, there will be no live broadcast today..."

This is also what everyone cares about most.

Kang Chi took the pre-operation analysis report handed over by Zhong Weijian and immediately read it carefully.

"You will know after the experiment."

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An hour and a half later, in the general command room of the experiment.

Zhong Weijian took a deep breath, then slowly turned on the microphone and said: "All departments are preparing for the first formal ignition experiment, and the fuel is set to 0.1mg deuterium-tritium mixture."

Su Shanshan couldn't help asking: "What about Jinwu No. 1?"

"This accident not only makes people worry about the prospects of controlled nuclear fusion, but also the safety of magnetized target nuclear fusion devices. I would like to ask Academician Kang, what do you think about this? Is the magnetized target device really a very dangerous hydrogen bomb as the outside world says? What is the difference between Jinwu No. 1 and LM-26?"

In fact, from the 0.1mg starting fuel test, it can be seen that the performance of Jinwu No. 1 is completely different from that of LM-26.

Kang Chi nodded: "Hello, reporter Su, I didn't expect we would meet again."

"Got it!"

But as the main participant of this device, Zhong Weijian knew very well that this device was much more powerful than the Eastern Super Ring in terms of material performance and precise mechanical structure design, and it was not the same species as the traditional steam engine.

"Hello, Academician Kang, I am Su Shanshan, a reporter from China News. May I take a few minutes to interview you?"

Although the number of people involved in the entire project was at least tens of thousands, Zhong Weijian still felt that it was like a dream. It was hard to imagine that under the leadership of Kang Chi, they built this big guy with ridiculous performance in all aspects in less than four months.

[Analysis item: No analysis item]

With Zhong Weijian's order, all departments immediately took action.

However, compared with the drastic reinforcement of the control room to resist nuclear strikes, this is already the safest and most convenient way.

In fact, the principle of the magnetized target device is indeed a bit steampunk...

Although the system popped up a panel, the necessary procedures and cautious attitudes are still required.

History always tells us that there is no good end for being reckless.

Across the screen, his sense of unreality is even more obvious...

Susan also smiled, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

When Dahan Silicon Industry developed the floating belt single crystal furnace, she felt that Kang Chi was already very awesome.

"Academician Kang is here!"

[Item Level: 1 (Participation rate is less than 50% and cannot be upgraded)]

Luzhou Plasma Research Institute was originally established in the suburbs, and it is on the Science Peninsula next to Dongpu Reservoir. It is surrounded by water on three sides. Normally, as long as the only way in is blocked, it is basically the same.

When Kang Chi saw the system pop up the panel, he felt as if he had taken a reassurance pill.

[Manufacturer: China (32% participation)]

"Of course I remember." Kang Chi smiled, "You were the one who interviewed me when I first appeared on China News, how could I not remember it."

Unfortunately, this time, Jinwu No. 1 was made by cooperation among multiple parties, so the manufacturer was determined to be China, and the system also clearly marked that Kang Chi's personal participation was only 32%, so it could not be directly upgraded.

"Strictly speaking, the reaction principle of the magnetized target device is indeed very similar to that of a hydrogen bomb. If the device gets out of control, an accident like the General Fusion will occur. It is not wrong for everyone to understand it as a hydrogen bomb."

[Item status: intact]

[General experience: 2043345]

"Why are there reporters?"

Kang Chi, who was sitting in the car, saw this and couldn't help but complain: "This scene makes it seem like we are really making a nuclear bomb..."

Zhong Weijian immediately smiled: "There is no way. The General Fusion accident has only been over a month. It is normal for the leaders to respond excessively."

In order to make Jinwu No. 1 achieve the most economical and safe combustion efficiency, 3.5mg of deuterium-tritium mixture needs to be injected for each reaction, and the Q value can be as high as 23.

To be honest, if possible, he really hopes to be able to stand on the scene and witness this great moment with his own eyes.

When pressurizing the work, the motor plays the role of fine-tuning the speed. When the fusion reaction needs to be decompressed, the motor can not only buffer the pressure, but also make the pressure curve more linear and gentle.

In this case, even if it really explodes, there will be no casualties.

As for the area near the institute, let alone military vehicles, police cars and ambulances, the most exaggerated is the fire truck.

The Luzhou Fire Department directly mobilized two fire squadrons, a total of 12 fire trucks parked in a row, and there was a fire helicopter hovering in the sky...

Kang Chi nodded, put down the analysis report and said: "Then let's officially start the experiment."

This puts higher requirements on the performance of the device. Similarly, this will also lead to higher input power, but low output power, so the Q value will be lower.

"In fact, the magnetized target device is like a car engine. If the material and design are not good, it may explode. The reason why the LM-26 accident occurred, in addition to their overly radical experiments and poor operation, I think the most fundamental reason is that the performance of the device is far from enough to completely control the fusion reaction."

[Mastery Points: 133 (+120)]

Susan asked three questions in one breath, but in fact they can all be summarized as a safety issue.

"At the same time, if a nuclear fusion reactor has a nuclear leak, not only will the amount of nuclear radiation leaked be very low, but it will also be a one-time event. It will not be like a nuclear fission reactor that will continue to react for more than a decade or even decades, continuously emitting nuclear radiation."

Jinwu No. 1, it's safe!

Chen Hai just smiled and didn't answer the question.

After getting an OK look, she looked back at Kang Chi and asked the question she had prepared in advance: "On December 31, 2025, one month ago, Maple Leaf General Fusion Company had a serious nuclear fusion experiment accident."

While Kang Chi was reading the report, Zhong Weijian also verbally reported: "The temperature, pressure, time and other data of the ten nitrogen experiments have an error of no more than 0.0001%, which meets the design standards of the device."

However, who would have thought that it was just the beginning of the myth...

"At the same time, because the fuel for each reaction is very small, the energy released by the fusion reaction is limited, which gives us the possibility to control it, and the performance of the device determines our control over the fusion reaction."

On the 12th, with Luzhou Plasma Research Institute as the center, the area within a radius of two kilometers was blocked by traffic police, special police, and military personnel.

Time soon came to February 9th, and there were only ten days left before Kang Chi signed the four-month military order. After many debugging, Jinwu No. 1 finally completed the final assembly work.

"Okay." Kang Chi nodded thoughtfully, "So there is no live broadcast... Are they afraid that we will fail?"

The laboratory where the Eastern Super Ring was originally placed has become a large device with a much more complex structure than the Eastern Super Ring. Its style is quite rough, with all kinds of densely packed lines and pipes crisscrossing it. There are also three humanoid robots walking around the device.

"But the reason why controlled nuclear fusion is called controlled nuclear fusion is because it is 'completely controllable'. If it cannot be completely controlled, it will be no different from an ordinary nuclear fusion experiment."

After passing through layers of checkpoints, the vehicle finally stopped at the experimental control room, which was more than 500 meters away from the reactor.

As soon as Kang Chi got off the car, he saw several reporters carrying cameras, interviewing the director of the Energy Bureau who came from Yanjing, and a group of local leaders in Luzhou at the door.

Knowing that Kang Chi was about to host an important experiment, Su Shanshan also knew that now was not the time to reminisce and sigh, so she took out her notebook and glanced at the photographer.

"In fact, everyone has seen that even if the LM-26 of General Fusion exploded, its power is much smaller than that of real nuclear weapons, and even smaller than that of most conventional bombs."

After hearing this, Su Shanshan hesitated and seemed to want to interrupt Kang Chi, but fortunately, Kang Chi quickly gave her a satisfactory answer.

Although for the sake of experimental safety, the less fuel used in the initial test, the better, but less fuel means that in the same space, the number of deuterium-tritium atoms is less, and the probability of fusion reaction caused by collision is lower. At this time, the device needs to create more ideal reaction conditions.

However, the problem is not big. Kang Chi has used the best materials for it. In addition, the system has the nature of upgrading large items. Even if it can be upgraded by one or two levels, the improvement in performance is estimated to be small.

In other words, as Kang Chi's engineering design capabilities become stronger and stronger, in the case of obvious bottlenecks in materials and circuits, the room for improvement of the things he has built is limited.

Hearing Kang Chi's words, Su Shanshan couldn't help but say with some surprise: "So you still remember me."

[Item parameters: maximum operating speed 120 times per minute, each reaction releases up to 1500 megajoules of energy]

[Item: magnetized target nuclear fusion reactor]

The thing is built, and the next step is naturally to try it out. After a meeting and discussion, Kang Chi finally decided to conduct an ignition experiment on the 12th.

The limit fuel is 4.42mg, and the Q value will be further increased to 28. However, if it is operated at the limit for a long time, the loss of equipment will be relatively large and the safety will also decrease.

However, this limit actually corresponds to the highest single energy output of 1500 megajoules. Although the system panel says this is the highest, in fact, in Kang Chi's calculation, the limit should be 1800 megajoules, so the system is likely to give a relatively safe and conservative data.

Of course, Kang Chi is not going to die, and he has to test how much fuel it needs to explode...