Great Country Academician

"This is already very strong!"

Hearing the exclamation of the old man in front of him, and seeing the adoring and approving eyes of other people in the observation laboratory, Xu Chuan smiled and did not speak again.

Strong and weak are just definitions based on one's own cognition.

But it's different from person to person.

And for him, it doesn't make much sense to say the definition of strength from someone else's mouth.

In his view, only by defining oneself and breaking through oneself can one be considered strong.

It's as if he has been learning mathematics after his rebirth, and constantly mastering new mathematical knowledge, and applying them to the fields of physics, astronomy, materials, etc., to achieve things that were impossible before.

Based on one's own breakthrough, this is called being strong.

But obviously, this kind of reproduction of the results that have already been made before is not called strong in his own opinion.

If in this life he can find a way to utilize the previously unusable alpha rays and neutron currents, this is called strong.

As for now, this simple duplication did not meet the 'strong' standard in his heart.

Of course, if you want to say based on reality or something, this technology is already very strong.

That is true, it is.

Compared with the current real technology, the technology of reusing nuclear waste, let alone very strong, can be described as ridiculously strong.

Moreover, some basic principles of this technology can not only be used for nuclear waste.

Technology that can absorb radiation rays, think about it, where else can it be used?

For some purposes, it is definitely the most powerful technology at the moment.

The first test in the lab lasted fifteen minutes.

When the test time came, the staff in the laboratory quickly manipulated the equipment to take out the nuclear waste from the radiation power converter and reseal it into the lead protective box.

The equipment used to convert radiated electrical energy requires a comprehensive inspection.

From the inside to the outside, every part needs to be thoroughly inspected, and every data detected by every detector deployed on the equipment needs to be processed and analyzed.

This is very time-consuming, but fortunately, there is a small supercomputer in the center of the Nuclear Research Institute of the Magic City Academy of Sciences, which can help speed up this speed.

It took a full day for the researchers of the Institute of Nuclear Energy to complete the inspection of the radiation power conversion equipment and sort out some experimental data.

Xu Chuan took the sorted data from Han Jin and flipped through it.

Judging from the test report, the results of the first round of test experiments are quite perfect.

Whether it is the damage state of the internal semiconductor material, or the degree of nuclear radiation leakage, and whether the neutron radiation has penetrated the double protection, etc. All the values ​​are within the standard range.

It's time to start the second round of testing.

"Start the second round of testing!"

In the observation room, Xu Chuan held the black communicator with his right hand and watched the staff in the laboratory calmly give instructions.

"receive!"

After receiving this order, the staff in the laboratory immediately started the second round of testing through thick protective clothing.

Compared with the first round, there is not much difference in the second round of testing.

The only difference is time.

The first round of testing lasted only fifteen minutes, while the second round of testing required more than an hour, the third round of 24 hours, the fourth round of one week, and the fifth round of continuous testing.

However, years ago, there was probably only enough time to complete the first four rounds of tests, and this still required someone to stay at the research institute to work overtime.

But that's enough.

The first four rounds of tests were enough for Xu Chuan to obtain a large amount of experimental data and write a report to announce the good news.

When the staff controlled the reloading of the radiation-filled nuclear waste into the radiation power conversion equipment, the instruments in the observation room flickered and danced again.

If you simply look at it from the outside with the naked eye, the equipment placed in the laboratory does not have any movement except for the continuous output of electrical energy.

But if you have a pair of eyes that can see through the microcosm, you will be able to see it from a long distance. In the box on the central platform of the laboratory, a piece of silver-gray material is continuously releasing various powerful beams of particles. .

That is an extremely terrifying thing for characters, creatures, and even everything in the world.

But for special materials that are tightly packed around them, these streams of particles are nourishment.

After being magnified thousands of times, the interstitial lattice constructed by nanotechnology and vapor deposition methods, like the chloroplasts in the leaves, continuously devours particles one by one, and finally converts them into weak electric energy, and after gathering together, let go.

These are the easiest to deal with, beta and gamma rays.

And among these particle beams, some of them were directly intercepted in the outermost layer and did not play any role.

This is the easiest alpha ray to block.

In addition, there is another part that directly swaggers through these interstitial lattices like no one else, and is finally trapped by the gadolinium oxide in the outermost protective material that has a high heat absorption and high neutron absorption cross section.

This is the most difficult neutron beam to intercept.

The wonder of the microscopic world is far better than the world that can be seen with the naked eye.

The intensive rounds of testing continued until the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.

On the day of the new year, Xu Chuan finally got the results of the third round of tests.

In the face of 24 hours of strong radiation, the semiconductor conversion material manufactured by special means maintains a nearly perfect self-structure.

Looking at the people in the meeting room, he smiled and said: "Our experiment was quite successful. From the inspections of the material, it is almost the same as the new one. The integrity of the grain boundary is maintained at 99.9985%, 99.9981%, 99.9981%, 99.9982%"

"What this means, everyone here must be very clear!"

In the meeting room, after hearing Xu Chuan's words, all the people attending the meeting cheered.

"Ulla!"

"Hahahahaha, I knew it would be fine!"

"Congratulations professor!"

"pretty!"

In the conference room, all the researchers clenched their fists excitedly and stood up.

Although there are still four and five rounds of testing that have not been done, the third round of testing is representative enough.

In one day, the integrity of the grain boundary is only lost by less than 0.002%. In theory, it can maintain stability for at least ten years before it needs to be replaced.

Of course, it may not be that long in reality, after all, the atomic grain boundary recycling technology is also limited.

What's more, the materials used this time are not

Ten years, compared with the protective materials developed before, whether it is "crystalline erbium zirconate" or lead-free nanocomposite reconstructed nuclear protective materials, the short time is almost negligible.

After all, the first two can stably maintain their own protection and can radiate for thousands of years or tens of thousands of years.

But ten years is enough to commercialize it.

In ten years, a nuclear waste power station can produce almost 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.

What is paid is only the replacement of special semiconductor materials.

Although these special semiconductors are somewhat troublesome to manufacture, their raw materials are quite cheap, using only common materials such as silicon, germanium, selenium, and carbon.

Perhaps in the laboratory, another researcher mentioned that using chromium semiconductor material as a conversion material can last longer, maybe fifty years, maybe a hundred years.

But there is no doubt that this cheap material is more suitable in terms of cost performance.

Xu Chuan knocked on the table with a smile, drew everyone's attention back, and continued: "As of today, our work this year can be regarded as a successful conclusion."

"From tomorrow, the lab will arrange annual leave, and colleagues who want to take a vacation can leave tomorrow."

Hearing this, cheers erupted again in the meeting room.

After a pause, Xu Chuan continued: "In addition, the tests of the radiated power converters have not been fully completed. During the Chinese New Year, two or three people need to stay behind to complete the fourth round of tests."

"The left-behind personnel are calculated at five times their salary, and there are additional subsidies."

"In addition, the left-behind personnel can bring their immediate family members over for a New Year reunion at the Institute. The Institute can reimburse the expenses of visiting relatives of the immediate family members of the left-behind personnel. There are corresponding standards for travel expenses, accommodation expenses and food expenses. You can consult Han about this later. Manager Jin."

"Is there anyone who voluntarily stayed?"

As for the benefits and subsidies during the Chinese New Year, Xu Chuan has reached the top level here, almost in accordance with the highest standards allowed by the state.

Five times the salary + subsidy, plus the inspection fee for immediate family members, I believe this condition should attract some people to stay on their own initiative.

Of course, for these post-doctorate researchers in the Institute of Nuclear Energy, which can be said to be senior talents, they deserve this treatment.

However, he seemed to underestimate the conditions for his release.

When he said this attractive condition, the people in the conference room all stared at each other, and saw the other's Adam's apple twitching in unison.

"Me! Professor, I choose to stay!"

"I, I'll stay too, Professor!"

"I'll stay, Professor, I'm alone, I don't have a wife, it's the most suitable!"

"Wang Yuan, didn't you say two days ago that you were going to go on a blind date? Why did you suddenly change your mind!"

"Five times salary + subsidy, he can get 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in a year, blind date is nothing! Don't grab it from anyone, I will definitely stay!"

"Fuck, don't grab it, don't you go back for the New Year? Isn't it good for your family to accompany you?"

In the conference room, the quiet atmosphere was instantly broken, and it was as noisy as a vegetable market. Almost everyone was vying for these two or three places.

Counting from the New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year's Day, the Institute of Nuclear Energy will take 15 days of annual leave.

The current salary of these researchers is basically not very high, with an average monthly salary of around 20,000 to 30,000.

Five times the salary + subsidy, a 15-day annual leave, you can get at least 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, which is very tempting for most of the visitors.

Not to mention that the research institute can also reimburse relatives' travel expenses. It is absolutely possible to bring parents, wives and children here to celebrate the New Year.

In this way, it is no different from going back to celebrate the New Year.

Faced with such conditions, this is not a grab, it's okay to regret it for a few months.

Looking at the conference room of Hun Lun, Xu Chuan coughed twice and drew everyone's attention back.

"Only two or three people are enough to stay behind. Director Han Jin occupies one spot, and for the remaining two people, you submit applications, and Director Han Jin will screen them."

"Today's meeting is here. One year is about to pass. I wish you all a happy new year."

After finishing speaking, he got up and left the meeting room, and the wailing of other researchers came from behind him.

"Professor, please, we can all work overtime!"

After handing over these daily trivial matters to Han Jin, Xu Chuan no longer took care of the nuclear energy research institute.

Today is the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiaonian, and tomorrow happens to be his birthday.

Now rush back to write a phased results report, and the timing is perfect to report to the above tomorrow, not only the results report, but also the request for the second scientific research funding.

After all, now that the radiation power conversion equipment has been completed, it is only necessary to wait for the five rounds of tests to be completed before starting the test of the nuclear waste power plant.

This is not a small project. Leaving aside the Nuclear Energy Research Institute that has already been built in Qidong, the construction of a nuclear power plant requires more than one billion yuan.

Not only that, but also the production of protective materials and special conversion semiconductor materials, etc., all of which require a lot of money, manpower and material resources.

After returning to Jinling from Shanghai, Xu Chuan took a shower in his newly bought villa, and then sat at his desk.

After pondering for a while, the ballpoint pen in his hand outlined characters one by one on the white letter paper:

"Dear"

"Hello, in the past few months, the "Nuclear Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Project" has completed the research of materials such as 'crystalline erbium zirconate' and 'lead-free nanocomposite reconstruction nuclear protection materials'. research and development."

"Of course, I believe you already know these things."

"And today, I will report another good news to you. With the efforts of all the staff of the institute day and night, we have successfully found a material that can convert the radiation energy of nuclear waste into electrical energy. And a few days ago we It was successfully developed and experimented with radiation-electric energy conversion."

"The experimental results are quite good. According to the current test results, this new material can maintain a stable power generation time of about ten years. I believe this time is enough for commercial use."

"According to my calculations, a nuclear waste power station covering an area of ​​2,000 mu needs 500 tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste as energy for providing radiation. In theory, it can provide us with 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year." , and can last for at least fifty years.”

"This research result allows us to see that next year, nuclear waste will become a new and important energy source that we can utilize. At the same time, when nuclear waste can be disposed of, nuclear energy resources all over the world will also be used. We provide endless power."

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