Great Country Academician

On the other side, the capital.

On the north side of Chang'an Street, in an antique building, an old man wearing a Chinese tunic suit was sitting in his study meticulously doing his work.

At this moment, there was a crisp knock on the door, accompanied by words from the assistant standing at the door.

"For the first time, Wen Yuanhang from the Jinling Xinghai Research Institute is here. He said he has important information and wants to report to you."

In the study, the old man put down the documents in his hands, looked up at the assistant standing at the door, thought for a moment and said, "Let him come over."

"receive."

The assistant saluted, turned around and walked quickly outside.

After a while, Wen Yuanhang walked in quickly, led by a guard.

After knocking on the door and looking at the old man, he walked into the study nervously, nervously and excitedly.

Although there are such things as confidential emails and confidential phone calls, it is naturally impossible to communicate via email or phone and report in person with relevant materials regarding the breakthrough of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology, which is such important news concerning the development and destiny of the entire country. , is necessary work.

And compared to channels such as email or phone calls, face-to-face communication can explain the entire matter process more clearly.

Looking at Wen Yuanhang walking in, the old man smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen at Xinghai Research Institute?"

Wen Yuanhang took a deep breath, calmed down his heartbeat and excitement, and said calmly: "Miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology. Under the leadership of Academician Xu, there has been a major breakthrough, and it is expected to be produced around February next year." The first miniaturized fusion reactor."

The moment he heard Wen Yuanhang's report, the old man had a look of surprise in his eyes.

But soon, he came back to his senses, and his calm breathing suddenly became rapid twice. The old man looked at Wen Yuanhang, who was standing opposite, and asked for confirmation: "Have you achieved a breakthrough in miniaturization?"

Although he knew that the work that Wen Yuanhang traveled thousands of miles to report in person would be important, he really didn't expect it to be this.

After all, he had learned before that miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion technology was very difficult, no less difficult than the research on controllable nuclear fusion technology. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, on the original basis, miniaturization Already saw hope.

Wen Yuanhang nodded solemnly and replied quickly: "This is what Academician Xu said. The current theory and experiments have been completed. The experiments after the transformation of the Huaxing fusion device were quite successful. We are currently just waiting for the completion of the small reactor being produced." , the final miniaturization work can be completed.”

Hearing this, the old man put down the pen in his hand, stood up with a hearty smile on his face, and said cheerfully: "Okay! Okay! Okay! That's really great!"

The first small-scale controllable nuclear fusion reactor can be completed in February next year. Even by the end of February, it will only be more than five months and less than six months away.

Less than half a year is undoubtedly a short period of time for scientific research, especially for major research such as controllable nuclear fusion, and China will once again usher in a new leap in development!

He happily expressed some of his joy and excitement, and the old man said sincerely: "The country has no equal in scholars. It is really a blessing for the country to have Academician Xu here!"

On the opposite side, Wen Yuanhang nodded in agreement.

He has been working at Xinghai Research Institute for some time, and he also has some understanding of that young and great scholar.

His existence has promoted the development of the entire country, the entire world, and even the entire era; one person is worth thousands of troops.

It is said that knowledge can change destiny. For most people, the change is only the destiny of themselves or their relatives and friends. But for that man, he used the knowledge in his mind to change the destiny of the entire country and even the entire civilization.

Not to mention anything else, the endless electric energy flowing from the controllable nuclear fusion reactor is enough to support the entire country of China, and even the entire world, to complete the transformation of civilization.

After all, endless energy means endless possibilities!

In the study, the old man sighed twice and put his thoughts back together.

After thinking for a while, he looked up at Wen Yuanhang and asked, "Who knows about the news about the breakthrough of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology?"

Wen Yuanhang thought for a while and quickly replied: "At present, the only people who know about this matter are the core researchers of the Energy Research Institute who participated in the miniaturization project, the middle and senior management of Xinghai Research Institute, and the Nuclear Industry Group. Engineers know."

"Before coming, I have communicated with Academician Xu and Professor Liang Qu, the head of the Energy Research Institute, and asked them to keep this matter confidential for the time being and prohibit the spread of the news."

The old man nodded and praised: "Well, you did a good job. The confidentiality work must be done well for the time being."

After a pause, he continued: "According to Academician Xu, the relevant research and development will need to be completed around February next year, which is about five months. These five months are very critical, and the information must not be leaked. "

"I will arrange a team here to do external security work for Xinghai Research Institute. You must do a good job in internal confidentiality and personnel arrangements."

When the Qixia controllable nuclear fusion project progressed to the demonstration reactor, the entire Qixia Mountain area was almost surrounded by spies and spies from all over the world. During that time, the National Security Bureau arrested more than three figures of people seeking information.

These are the ones that have obvious flaws, and the ones that are hidden deeper, no one knows how many more there are.

If news of a breakthrough in miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology were leaked at this point in time, it would be extremely troublesome.

After all, compared to large-scale civilian controllable nuclear fusion technology, miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology that can be used for militarization is undoubtedly more sensitive.

Think about it, a heavy bomber that can carry almost endless energy and has unlimited endurance can be said to have full deterrence.

Especially some time ago, they also demonstrated the latest high-radar stealth technology. In this case, a bomber with unlimited endurance and the ability to completely disappear from surveillance and defense radars brings even greater pressure.

At least, Hua did not want this apparent peace to be broken before it was fully developed.

Compared with violent conflict, boiling frogs in warm water and developing slowly bit by bit is more suitable for the current situation.

Standing opposite the old man, Wen Yuanhang nodded seriously and kept this matter in mind.

Immediately, he continued to report: "In addition, regarding the application limitations of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology, Academician Xu made some explanations before coming."

As he spoke, he handed the transcripts he had compiled to the guard while continuing to give a brief report.

After making a brief report, Wen Yuanhang thought for a while, hesitated and then said: "As for some applications of miniaturization technology in the militarization field, would you like to ask Academician Xu and Xinghai Research Institute to help support?"

After communicating with Xu Chuan yesterday, he knew that it would be very troublesome to fully apply miniaturized fusion reactors in the military field.

After all, a small pile is just a small pile, not a fusion battery or something like that.

No matter how small its size is, it is still too big for equipment such as fighter jets, not to mention the need for supporting power generation equipment and supercomputer to maintain the operation of the reactor.

When these things are fully equipped, the volume and load-bearing capacity occupied by a fighter jet can be said to be a bit unacceptable.

The old man took the information from the guard and briefly looked through it. After listening to Wen Yuanhang's report, he said:

"I will arrange relevant meetings and communication with experts about this matter. Academician Xu will not have to worry about it for the time being. He already has a lot of research and work in his hands, and we can't cause him any more trouble."

"As for the application of miniaturization technology, I believe experts from the Academy of Sciences and the Military Equipment Division will have a solution. After all, the most difficult miniaturization has been solved by Academician Xu."

After a pause, the old man continued: "In addition, regarding the research on miniaturized fusion devices, the core problem has been solved. You should try your best to supervise the remaining things, including production and assembly. If we can provide help , if it can be solved with manpower or funds, don’t worry, you can put it forward, as long as it can speed up research and development.”

"good!"

Wen Yuanhang nodded and took every word the old man said into his heart seriously.

After the brief exchange was completed, Wen Yuanhang left with the mission.

With a smile on his face, the old man walked lightly to the window.

At this moment, the sun is rising, and in the blue sky in the distance, a red sun is rising like the national destiny of the motherland.

On the other side, Jinling.

In Xinghai Research Institute, when Wen Yuanhang went to the capital to report on his work, Xu Chuan was also thinking about some issues.

This time, the research on miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology also exposed some problems of Xinghai Research Institute.

The Xinghai Research Institute was established to imitate a combination of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study in the United States and the Max Planck Society in Germanic Europe.

On the one hand, it accommodates domestic scientific researchers and scholars to conduct different research on applications and theories; on the other hand, it connects domestic and foreign manufacturers to achieve one-stop theoretical application, improve scientific research conversion efficiency and reduce costs.

At present, Xinghai Research Institute has achieved quite good results in these two aspects, but Xu Chuan is still not satisfied with the work efficiency.

For example, in the production and manufacturing of miniaturized fusion reactors, it is too slow and inefficient.

The theoretical work has been completed and related problems have been solved. It was supposed that after these hurdles were solved, small fusion reactors could be applied as soon as possible.

But now, it will take a few more months to complete.

"Is there any way to solve this problem? At least the demand for parts in the research phase must be solved. This method is a bit inefficient now."

In the office, Xu Chuan unconsciously turned the ballpoint pen in his hand, thinking about the solution.

To be honest, the efficiency of Xinghai Research Institute's current seamless R\u0026D + manufacturer model is already quite high in the eyes of other scientific research institutions.

After all, normally, there are countless steps required to transform from R\u0026D to product. Sometimes it may take half a year or even a year to complete a part from research to production.

As for the model of Xinghai Research Institute, as long as the research institute gives out the standards, other manufacturers will start production as soon as possible.

However, due to the fact that the parts required by the research institute are often special and in small quantities, it is difficult for most manufacturers to complete the deployment and conversion of production lines in the first time.

For example, in the processing of stellarator superconducting coils, Western Superconducting Group has experienced production problems due to various reasons.

This is not only due to insufficient productivity, but also to issues such as the efficiency of the institute itself.

“How about building your own industrial park?”

An idea popped up in his mind, and Xu Chuan thought about the feasibility.

To be honest, studying the structure of the Max Planck Society may not be perfectly adaptable in China.

It's very simple. Manufacturers and companies aim to make profits, while research institutes aim to develop products as their main goal.

Due to their nature, although Xinghai Research Institute will put forward various product demands to suppliers, after all, they are experimental demands, and generally the quantities will not be too large.

For other manufacturers, it is actually not cost-effective to specially modify or build a production line for Xinghai Research Institute.

But because of some backgrounds and relationships, they couldn't refuse.

But if this continues, not to mention whether manufacturers will complain, efficiency and synchronization alone will be a problem.

If you build an industrial park yourself, use the big data management and control of the institute to reserve some necessary materials and spare parts needed for research projects, and then cooperate with the processing line for small batch production and manufacturing, is it possible?

After thinking for a while, Xu Chuan shook his head and gave up the idea for the time being.

In theory, this method of building a self-built industrial park is indeed feasible.

But it's actually very difficult to do.

The reason is simple. The research scope of Xinghai Research Institute is too broad.

The four major research institutes span multiple fields such as energy, information, aerospace, materials, etc. It is simply impossible to build supporting self-owned industrial parks and achieve all-round self-sufficiency.

If we want to fully cover the research of Xinghai Research Institute, it is simply unimaginable how large an industrial park is needed.

Funding does not allow Xu Chuan to do this, which is unrealistic.

But are some of the ideas in this concept, such as controlling research projects through artificial intelligence and big data, a feasible thing?