Chapter 113 Controlled Nuclear Fusion
So in this way, time passed quickly, and soon six months passed...
The stable and hopeful days and the fair social system almost make almost everyone's heart full of a feeling called happiness.
Even Zhang Ran is no exception. He enjoys the feeling of civilized development.
Especially the development of this large ship has created a large number of jobs, which has solved the urgent problem...
For the current Kunlun Mountain government, stable development is still ranked first. So how to create more jobs is a headache.
The current situation is that there are many low-end positions and few high-end positions. The population in Kunlun Mountains generally has a high overall quality, after all, it was carefully selected in the doomsday.
For these people, it’s nothing to do some heavy and tiring work, but they’re almost used to it anyway.
But who is unwilling to regain his ideals and engage in more important tasks?
Therefore, the development of the big ship has created more high-end positions, and more and more workers have started to study again, and are determined to become a space worker suitable for the development of the times.
...
It was also on an ordinary day that another major event broke out inside Kunlun Mountain!
It's a good thing.
A major breakthrough has been made in the controllable nuclear fusion project!
Even though good news has been coming in the past two years, a lot of news reports have appeared...
But this time, it is not limited to news reports attracting attention, nor is it a flash in the pan. It is a accumulation bit by bit, and quantitative change reaches qualitative change. It is the result of the joint efforts of countless scientists and countless laboratories.
"At present, the nuclear fusion reactor, the Oriental Sun Tokamak device, has been operating stably for 24 hours!"
"The damage to the first wall is 1.4%, and maintenance is expected to be required in 1,000 hours."
There is a spot of light in the center of the Oriental Laboratory, a large Tokamak installation.
It is so dazzling and precious.
For the past 50 years, with huge investment and the efforts of countless people, it is finally no longer a difficult problem that will never be achieved.
Human beings can already announce that the era of nuclear fusion has arrived ahead of schedule!
The core temperature of this ball of plasma even reached 500 million degrees Celsius, bursting out a steady stream of light and heat.
"The Q value is about 35, and there is still a possibility of further improvement."
“Plasma turbulence is expected and is constrained well.”
"Trime self-sustaining...the ratio of production and consumption is 1.08."
The Q value is the ratio of energy output to input. For every 1 part of energy input, 35 parts of energy can be obtained, and this ratio completely reaches the commercial level.
As for tritium self-sustaining, it is also a major difficulty in controlling nuclear fusion.
The first generation of controlled nuclear fusion requires the "tritium" element, which is very expensive. Only nuclear fission power stations produce a small amount, with a cost of about 120,000 yuan per gram or even higher. The production speed is limited, so there is no need for more.
Therefore, during nuclear fusion reaction, the problem of tritium self-sustaining must be solved. The current ratio of 1.08 can be said to be quite perfect, and an additional part can be used for military construction.
"What about the cost of power generation! How much does it cost!"
"The current power generation cost is about 50 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is supplemented with conventional nuclear power plants. Although it is still boiling water, this boiling water boils much faster."
“Is there still room for cost reduction?”
"Of course there is! As long as you achieve ultra-large-scale power generation, in theory, you can achieve electricity per cent at a kilowatt-hour, and there is still a long way to reduce the cost. It doesn't matter, now this is definitely a success and can be used!"
When this experiment was a huge success, every scientific dog in the Oriental Laboratory was laughing loudly and discussing loudly. Their eyes were filled with light, and several hunched old professors also straightened their bodies!
Several researchers who were sleeping during the rest period suddenly realized something after hearing the shouts outside, woke up in a daze, and fell from the bed.
Even if I fell to my nose and face, I didn't care. I opened the door and rushed out to share the joy in my heart.
“Successful?!”
"Yes, it worked! We worked!"
It was like a dream, exploring hard in the darkness that was endless, finding the right direction bit by bit, and trying countless times, under tremendous pressure. Not only the energy of creation, but also the huge investment in the entire Kunlun Mountain social finance.
In fact, in the past two years, the energy consumed by the Oriental Laboratory accounts for 8.9% of the total power generation in society! Another large laboratory has complained that scientific research funds are limited, and Oriental Laboratory accounts for most of the time, and the rest have to live a hard life.
Of course, this great achievement has also made great contributions to the rest of the laboratories, especially the contributions of various materials laboratories are particularly great...
After stepping out of the fog step by step, the beautiful sun suddenly came. How could it not make people feel tears in their eyes?
"Is the controllable nuclear fusion successful?"
After the news spread, a large number of researchers also came over the laboratory next door. A large number of students in the university town also rushed over to the appearance. They looked around and felt deeply moved.
A doctor in his twenties said to his juniors: "Do you think it's simple? We are so tired of our livers day and night... It's such a nightmare life."
He said "nightmare", but it was obvious that those who could intern in the Oriental Laboratory were all top students in the school.
"Professor Lin may only have four or five hours of rest a day. Some of the theories that Tritium self-supported were handled by her. It is really amazing, with a genius idea."
"Senior brother, what about you?"
"Although I can't do this, I have more than 12 hours a day and only have eight hours off. I only have one holiday during the Chinese New Year."
The researcher proudly said: "Oh, by the way, there is also a lot of new materials to support, not only new materials produced in the small universe, but also the materials of the Void Amoeba, which really helped a lot. Otherwise, the speed would not be so fast."
"Here, I would like to thank Haiyin Laboratory and Ark Laboratory for finding new materials from the Void Amoeba."
"There are several materials that happen to be high-performance materials that can resist neutron radiation, so they are used directly, saving a lot of time. Otherwise, we have to find the right first wall material. In this case, it is natural to complete the goal ahead of time."
He said "naturally", but the pride on his face was almost overflowing!
In a few minutes, reporters who were rushing to hear the news rushed over and anxiously asked about various details, power generation costs, stability, etc.
Everyone understands the value of controlled nuclear fusion - it will solve the current energy scarcity problem once and for all!
Especially the large-scale construction project of spacecraft requires too much energy!
Without enough energy, ore cannot be smelted, so it can only be left. Some experts even proposed to use reserved coal to smelter steel... Even though this proposal was quickly rejected, coal is a non-reproductive substance, and simply burning it is a waste.
Then the factory cannot start, and can only stop work. No matter how enthusiastic people are, they cannot solve the problem of energy scarcity.
This is the case.
Chief Engineer, Lin Qiuyue locked herself in the room, covered her eyes, and cried secretly.
"Lin Bao, Lin Bao, we succeeded!"
"We...wow!"
"Let's go to bed, okay?"
There are many lucky ingredients, but the difficulties and obstacles are unknown. Sometimes she is also confused and feels very stressed, especially when she knows that humans have very urgent needs for this technology.
Maybe the ultimate happiness is the tears of happiness.
...
[Your civilization, human civilization, has been promoted from the information age to the nuclear fusion era.]
【The creation ability of subspace is improved.】
[The history of human civilization has undergone permanent changes, and you have obtained 3,000 creative energy.]
[The Creation Energy you currently have: 4211.325456549]
Zhang Ran was reading the development of the new generation of motherships in his office. Suddenly a line of text appeared in front of him. His golden finger ran out to show his presence, which caught him off guard.
After reading these words, I felt dizzy and happy.
The number one worker... made money for himself.
It's true that the next era of technology is the era of nuclear fusion...
3000 points!
This is the first income he earned after spending a long time!
Huge income!
It’s like after running 10,000 meters in the summer, I’m about to have heatstroke or even die of thirst. Suddenly I drank a bottle of iced Sprite, and the feeling of being cool, not to mention how comfortable it was.
What's more, the purpose of nuclear fusion... goes without saying!
"Your Highness, Your Highness, there is good news! Great news!" Someone outside was knocking on the door in a hurry, and Sakuri ran over from the office next door.
Her physical fitness is naturally excellent. She won’t breathe even if she runs ten thousand meters, but at this moment she is out of breath, and her little face is as rosy as a tomato: "Oriental Laboratory...they succeeded! They succeeded!"
"Nuclear fusion has been successful! It can generate electricity stably!"
Zhang Ran stood up from his seat and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go over and take a look."
The group hurried to the Oriental Laboratory.
There have been crowds of people here, and the reporters flocking in are like hornets, crowded with people. The lively discussions can be heard across a block.
Experts from various laboratories are also gathered here to know the truth or falsehood of the news.
In fact, the news that nuclear fusion is about to succeed was spread from time to time half a year ago, and it was not a sudden success, but the rich fruits at this moment still shocked all scientific researchers.
A middle-aged professor was introducing the experimental results with an excited expression: "Yes, according to the current research results, the fruits of nuclear fusion are about to be ripe, and the commercial demonstration reactor can be established soon."
"If a super-large reactor is built...it is expected to generate 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity throughout the year, which is comparable to the Three Gorges Hydropower Station once! Our energy problem will be solved at one time!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, there is absolutely no explosion."
"Nuclear fusion is a safer, clean energy than nuclear fission, and it cannot explode!"
Nuclear fusion, the power of the sun!
Chapter completed!