The top student must be diligent

However, there are still people who like to rush in. After all, there are always people who think that the potential of nuclear fusion has not been fully realized, and there will definitely be a big bull market at that time.

Of course, there is no doubt that it is normal for these people to have this idea.

In other words, everyone now has such confidence that with the addition of nuclear fusion, China's economy will inevitably show a stable and improving situation.

Not to mention the Chinese, even foreigners have the same idea, which makes them more anxious to develop nuclear fusion technology.

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA.

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, referred to as PPPL.

This laboratory originated from a top-secret plan of the United States during the Cold War, called the Matterhorn Plan, whose purpose was to realize the use of fusion energy from the principle of hydrogen bombs.

However, this top-secret plan did not remain secret for long. In 1961, after the Matterhorn Plan was declassified, the laboratory related to this plan was renamed Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

Until now, this laboratory is also one of the main laboratories in the United States that studies controlled nuclear fusion.

As March came to an end, on March 31, the President visited PPPL and met its director, Dr. Steven Cowley.

"Dr. Cowley, nice to meet you."

After the meeting, the President shook hands with Steven Cowley.

"Hello, Mr. President, welcome to PPPL."

Other people present also applauded to welcome the President.

However, although they all looked very happy, in fact, only they knew their mood.

If the President came to visit them in the past, they would be very happy, which meant that the President began to pay attention to them, and maybe he would approve a large amount of experimental funds for them in the future.

But what else could they come here at this time?

Smiling on the face, MMP in the heart, probably said that they are now.

The president's blond hair was still unruly today. After looking around, he smiled and said, "Dr. Cowley, please take me to visit your laboratory first."

"Okay, it's my honor."

Cowley nodded, then walked in front and led the president to visit their laboratory.

After a while, they came to a spherical device. Cowley said, "Mr. President, look, this is our national spherical tokamak experimental device NSTX-U."

"This is the flagship device of PPPL. It adopts a unique spherical design. Compared with traditional tokamaks, it has higher plasma pressure and stronger confinement ability..."

Halfway through the introduction, the president suddenly asked, "You mean, this thing is a tokamak?"

Cowley was stunned, then nodded, "Yes, do you have any questions?"

The president smiled, then asked, "I don't know what you think of the UO device."

Cowley immediately knew what the president in front of him was thinking.

He replied: "The UO device is a very successful nuclear fusion device, especially because it can provide the function of changing the orbit of plasma flow, and at the same time it can provide a special power generation channel for the magnetohydrodynamic generator, which greatly enhances the utilization efficiency of the magnetohydrodynamic generator. Then the most important thing is that it can achieve the ability to replace the magnetohydrodynamic generator channel without shutting down. It can be said that it is a very critical technology."

For the UO device, he did not hesitate to praise himself. Of course, he knew that the UO device had too many advantages. It was indeed the best of all the current controllable nuclear fusion devices.

Even after he learned about the UO device, he wanted to communicate directly with Xiao Yi. As an international master in the field of nuclear fusion, he was very keen on discussing with others.

Of course, in reality, due to political reasons, this kind of thing is still impossible, but he still sent an email to Xiao Yi to discuss.

After listening to Cowley's answer, the president asked a very clear question: "So, why don't we adopt such technology?"

Cowley said helplessly: "Sir, I need to tell you that the structure of the device is not critical."

"The key is the material. As long as the material technology can achieve a breakthrough, both the Tokamak device and the UO device can achieve success."

The president asked: "So, when can we achieve a breakthrough in this material technology?"

"This..."

Faced with this question, Cowley was silent for a moment and said: "Sorry, Mr. President, I can't answer this question because I am just a nuclear fusion expert, not a material expert."

"Huh? I thought you should know something about this." The president said: "After all, Xiao Yi in China knows everything."

Cowley smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "Not everyone can become a scientist like Xiao. He is a genius, a real genius, just like God created it himself."

"Enough!" The president frowned and said: "I don't want to hear such words again. This is the United States, a place blessed by God."

"We have had so many geniuses in the past, including relativity and Einstein, computers and von Neumann, and Oppenheimer who invented the atomic bomb. Why can't we find such geniuses now?"

Cowley wanted to say that except for Oppenheimer, the other two were not born in the United States.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't say it, after all, he himself was not born in the United States.

The president shook his head, turned his head and looked at the many nuclear fusion scholars present, and then said: "Well, PPPL is one of the most important fusion energy research laboratories in the United States. I believe you all know that we have established the Joint Controlled Nuclear Fusion Experiment Organization JNEO. At that time, including PPPL, MIT PSFC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fusion Energy Department, and other researchers from various countries will conduct experiments in the Green River area of ​​​​Utah."

"We must successfully achieve controlled nuclear fusion within at least three years, otherwise, China! It means that you are three years ahead of us in nuclear fusion, and it will be longer!"

"I will never allow this to happen!"

The scientists present rolled their eyes involuntarily.

After three years, you are not the president. Even if you never allow it at that time, what does it matter?

Do you still want to emulate President Roosevelt?

Unless a world war begins...

Hiss~

Looking at the president in front of him who is passionately declaring his confidence in the United States, many scientists present suddenly feel that it seems that according to this person's character, it is not impossible?

For a moment, they all felt a little numb, as if they had discovered some important secret.

As for Cowley, he hadn't thought about it so much yet, but he looked helpless. At this moment, he wished that he could take off the title of nuclear fusion expert and replace it with a nuclear physics expert.

After all, when others think he is a nuclear fusion expert, they will think that he is proficient in all aspects of nuclear fusion, including materials.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Of course, Mr. President, I agree with your idea 100%."

"That's good."

The president nodded with satisfaction, and then said some encouraging words, "Finally, I hope you can all participate in the Joint Controlled Nuclear Fusion Experiment Organization JNEO and contribute to our nuclear fusion reactor."

"Light up our own artificial sun!"

After saying this, the president did not stay any longer and left PPPL.

A group of scientists watched the president get on his Army No. 1, and then followed the motorcade to leave Princeton University.

"Steven, how do you feel?"

Condy Weir, deputy director of the laboratory, came to Cowley and asked with a smile.

Cowley sighed and said, "I don't know. I hope that I won't be the person in charge because I was born in the UK instead of the US."

Condy Weir was not surprised by Cowley's idea.

Probably, except for the politicians who announced the establishment of JNEO, no scientist would be interested in this organization.

After all, ITER is indeed a scientific organization, but this JNEO, looking at the member states, is obviously not only a scientific organization, but also a political organization.

Achieving controlled nuclear fusion within three years... Isn't it obvious that whoever is in charge will be unlucky!

"Alas, I can't believe that these people think that controlled nuclear fusion is such a simple thing." Condi Weir also sighed: "They don't understand it at all."

"Three years... If the CIA can't invite Tom Cruise to be their agent, or develop a brainwashing machine and successfully brainwash Xiao Yi, maybe they won't be able to do it in thirty years."

Steven Cowley spread his hands: "Okay, don't think so much now, just hope that it won't be our turn by then."

Condi Weir shook his head, not very hopeful about this.

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In the next few days, their president went to various nuclear fusion research laboratories in the United States and personally persuaded these scientists to join JNEO.

In order to promote JNEO, the United States this time borne 50% of the funds, and the remaining 50% was borne by dozens of other countries, in order to be able to determine it as soon as possible, so as to start research on nuclear fusion earlier.

Of course, this is the reason why the final location was set in Utah, USA.

But obviously, many scientists did not have the spirit of overcoming difficulties like the Manhattan Project. Although they all agreed to join JNEO, no one was willing to take responsibility.

Although the funding was high, at least $10 billion in the first year, it was not easy to get this money. God knows what the consequences would be if the mission was not completed by then.

In the end, the president simply appointed an unlucky guy, that is, the head of PPPL, Dr. Steven Cowley.

Finally, JNEO started construction amidst all kinds of embarrassing obstacles.

On the day of the official start of construction, the president happily announced: "This will be the most important day for all mankind! Our controlled nuclear fusion reactor will surely achieve a brilliant victory! This time, we will personally bring the Apollo fire to mankind!"

In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "We sincerely wish JNEO success. In addition, if JNEO needs engineering contracting, we welcome you to seek help from our related companies."

Chapter 258 Key Inspiration

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response was certainly not because China was kind or anything.

Because everyone knows that the United States cannot really invite China to help build.

After all, the members of this JNEO organization are basically NATO, and there are a number of countries that have friendly relations with the United States. If they really want to start building research institutes and reactors, it is equivalent to building a headquarters. If they invite China to help build, wouldn't it be a joke?

At that time, they will definitely be ridiculed by various media. At least for the US president, the media under the opposition party will definitely laugh at him for this matter, saying that he obviously wanted to build a nuclear fusion reactor belonging to "democracy", but in the end he asked the enemies of "democracy" to help build it.

Although he has no next term, such things will inevitably affect his party. After all, he still has to help the party's next election.