Although Xiao Yi had already expected the results, he showed a satisfied expression when faced with the measurement results at this time, not to mention the other people next to him.
At this time, their faces were full of shock and disbelief.
"I didn't expect... to be so strong."
Zhao Zhanyou murmured.
He had seen the experimental report given by Xiao Yi before, but seeing this scene with his own eyes still made him speechless for a while.
He knew all too well how terrifyingly destructive those 14.1MeV neutrons they carried were.
He once believed that there was no material in the world that could withstand the long-term invasion of these high-energy neutrons, but now, his idea has finally been denied.
Next to him, Li Jiangan's eyes were a little red. As the old man who invested the most time and energy in nuclear fusion among so many people present, he knew just as well as Zhao Zhanyou how impossible this material made them feel.
But the difference is that he is more than 20 years older than Zhao Zhanyou, and he is more aware of the process of going from expectation to dullness, and finally to despair.
And finally, his dead ardent expectation was finally restored at this moment.
He even began to dare to think about the day when he could see the successful realization of controllable nuclear fusion in his lifetime.
The excitement in his heart made his silence particularly intense.
In addition to their three main leaders.
There were others present.
These people also already know Sun-Making Plan.
After all, after so many days, their Sun-Making Plan team cannot always be just the three of them.
This kind of plan always needs to be known to people at all levels. Otherwise, when they issue an order that is somewhat inconsistent with the EAST-S plan in the future, the people below will not all be confused.
Therefore, the team of Sun-Making Plan has now expanded to thirty people, and will continue to expand in the future.
Of course, when expanding, they will inevitably conduct an inspection of the expansion targets. Those who are usually very tight-knit and will not reveal anything easily are their main development targets.
In this process, National Security will also provide them with help. After all, the confidentiality level of Sun-Making Plan is quite high now.
At this time, these people were also very excited.
"Damn it, can this material really be made by humans?"
One person said in great amazement.
This person's name is Zhao Jia, and he is the person Plasma Institute is responsible for dismantling the first wall material armor inside EAST. The person responsible for the disassembly must be able to feel that the two materials A-7 and B-10 are different from other materials, so this person was absorbed into Sun-Making Plan without any surprise.
When he learned that day that there was a name Sun-Making Plan hidden behind the EAST-S project, which was obviously a little taller, he was so excited. He never thought that one day he would be able to join such a secret plan.
After seeing such radiation resistance with his own eyes, although he did not feel as excited as Zhao Zhanyou and Li Jiangan, his understanding of science made him very aware of how incredible this material was.
"You kid, do you know that this material was researched by Chief Designer Xiao? Are you saying that it cannot be made by humans?"
Another person next to him heard his exclamation and said with a smile.
"It was actually Chief Designer Xiao who did it?"
Zhao Jia showed a true expression. "Yes, only Chief Designer Xiao has such an ability."
But then he shrugged and said, "One thing to say, I feel like I am willing to believe the day Chief Designer Xiao admits that he is an alien. As for now, I really don't believe he is a human being. He is simply a god."
The other person was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "You are right."
Everyone in the team was discussing, and Xiao Yi, Li Jiangan, and Zhao Zhanyou began to discuss the next thing.
Li Jiangan said, "Okay, now your MHT-7 has been completely verified. From now on, if you use it for 15 years or something, it will be completely fine. Even if it runs at a temperature of 200 to 300 million degrees, it will be quite easy, and lifespan is not a problem."
Xiao Yi nodded.
This means that he has not developed a real Twisted Carbon material. Otherwise, according to the theoretical performance of Twisted Carbon, even if it is used on Helium-3 fusion, which requires more than 1 billion degrees to occur violently, there will be no problem at all.
Zhao Zhanyou patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and said, "Professor Xiao, the person I admire most right now is you, even more than Lao Lidu."
Li Jiangan glared at him.
Xiao Yi waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's wait until the day when we really get nuclear fusion."
"Next, what we have to do is two things. The first thing is to prepare for mass production of MHT-7. The current MHT-7 can guarantee a yield rate of 60%. According to my simple cost estimate, the price of one cubic meter is about 400,000-500,000."
Hearing this cost, Li Jiangan and Zhao Zhanyou both took a breath of air.
"One cubic meter is half a million? This is too expensive!"
Xiao Yi spread his hands and said, "After all, the yield rate is too low, the synthesis method is too complicated, and it is normal for it to be expensive."
"Of course, when production is fully rolled out in the future, the cost will also drop due to various marginal effects."
"You know, the first one is the most expensive."
"Okay." Zhao Zhanyou and Li Jiangan also accepted it quickly.
Anyway, as long as a nuclear fusion reactor can be built, no matter how expensive it is, it is worth it. These costs will gradually become lower and lower in the future as more and more nuclear fusion power is generated.
How much benefit can a controllable nuclear fusion power station that runs for ten years bring to mankind?
This is definitely not something that can be measured by the cost of a little material.
"This is mainly based on the premise that the synthesis method is kept confidential. I will come up with a confidential production plan later, and then contact Director Liu for processing."
"In addition to this problem, there is another key issue -"
Xiao Yi paused and finally said, "Tokamak."
Li Jiangan Both of them were stunned. "What happened to the tokamak?"
Xiao Yi was silent for a moment and said, "I feel that tokamak cannot fully meet Sun-Making Plan's needs."
"Especially in the field of magnetic fluid power generation, according to the structure of the tokamak, it is a key issue to make good use of the magnetic fluid to generate electricity. The ring structure of the tokamak is not suitable for installing MHD generator."
Li Jiangan and Zhao Zhanyou were immediately shocked.
"What? Are you planning to change the tokamak architecture now?"
Xiao Yi waved his hand, "Actually, it's not my plan now. I have already thought about this issue a long time ago."
Li Jiangan and Zhao Zhanyou don't know what to say.
They had been studying the tokamak for so long, and now Xiao Yi suddenly said that it wanted to change its architecture, which made them unacceptable for a while.
In other words, it should be impossible to get used to it.
After all, they knew everything about tokamak, but they had no understanding of other structures. They couldn't imagine what would happen when they entered an unfamiliar field.
"If a tokamak is not used, what structure should it be replaced with? Is it Stellarator? The structure of Stellarator can indeed be used with MHD generator."
Zhao Zhanyou said, "As for other structures, there should be no more, right? Currently, Stellarator and Tokamak have the highest probability of achieving nuclear fusion."
Xiao Yi said, "No, it's neither. It's a new structure. I'm still designing it now. As for the specific structure... it can probably be called UO structure?"
"UO structure?" The two people looked confused.
"Don't tell me, this is a new structure designed by you yourself?" Li Jiangan asked.
"Well... it is indeed a new structure I designed. Of course, so far, it is still not perfect. In terms of magnetic field design, it has not yet reached the most perfect situation."
Xiao Yi said.
"This..."
Li Jiangan I don't know what to say again. a
"Okay, you don't have to worry too much about this for now. I'm confident that I will show it to you when the design is completed."
"Apart from these two things, the only thing left is to continue to develop the members of Sun-Making Plan. This matter still needs two people to do it."
Xiao Yi said, "Let's stop here for today. I have to go back to design UO structure."
Then he left here without staying any longer.
Seeing Xiao Yi leaving, Li Jiangan and Zhao Zhanyou were left looking at each other.
"Do we really need to change the structure?" Zhao Zhanyou couldn't help but said, "Isn't this a bit... over the top?"
Li Jiangan sighed and said, "After all, Xiao Yi is Chief Designer."
Chief Designer, the design control is naturally all on Chief Designer.
Zhao Zhanyou said, "But..."
Li Jiangan waved his hand, "Okay, what we can do now is, believe Xiao Yi, don't think too much about other things, let's go and do what we want to do."
Zhao Zhanyou had no choice but to nod.
Xiao Yi left Plasma Institute and returned to Science Island Laboratory.
Now he basically goes back and forth between three places: Plasma Institute, Science Island Laboratory, and USTC.
It's quite busy.
However, all these busy things now are meaningful.
I returned to the office and stood outside the window, looking at the brand-new buildings outside.
Now that so much time has passed, the expansion of Science Island Laboratory is gradually approaching completion.
Two brand-new laboratory buildings appeared, and then there was an administrative building. There is also a lecture hall that can accommodate 200 people in the administrative building. In addition, there are canteens, dormitories, entertainment and living areas, etc., all available.
In this way, it can be considered as having the scale of an internationally renowned laboratory.
Of course, these new buildings are still awaiting renovation and are expected to be officially opened after the Chinese New Year next year.
In order to meet this larger laboratory, he has also prepared for the second expansion of Science Island Laboratory. The second expansion is to expand the enrollment to 150 people, adding 100 people to the existing approximately 50 people.
This can be considered a truly big laboratory.
As for the recruitment news, we will see how many people can come to apply for it.
Now, let's think about the problem of UO structure.
Regarding tokamak and new issues, he has been thinking about it for a long time.
Therefore, he has already imagined this UO structure before.
Especially after he has the ability of [Perfect Engineering].
When he first obtained [Perfect Engineering], he had already thought about using this ability to build a new nuclear fusion structure.
And after all this time, he has made considerable progress.
As soon as his eyes closed, a huge structure appeared in his mind.
This is the UO structure fusion device he designed using Perfect Engineering.
It is called UO because it looks like the letters UO put together and looks a bit like a paper clip.
When heated, plasma surrounds the O structure. Its structure is actually similar to Tokamak device. However, if the internal magnetic field is controlled, the plasma can be allowed to pass through the U-shaped pipe, and MHD generator will also be installed in the U-shaped pipe. In this way, the high conversion rate of MHD generator will be maximized, and the utilization of nuclear fusion power generation will be greatly improved.
However, the current question is how to avoid plasma disorder when changing the magnetic field.
In fact, there is a very simple way to do this, which is to refer to the process of a spacecraft traveling from the earth to the moon, and from the moon back to the earth. However, the principle is simple, and it is not easy to implement at all.
This requires more exquisite control of the magnetic field. Otherwise, if the high-temperature plasma flow directly hits the first wall material, even the strongest material will not be able to withstand such high temperature.
Xiao Yi thought for a moment, and continued to use Perfect Engineering's ability to optimize and adjust the structure in his mind.
Time passed quietly again.
In the following days, Xiao Yi continued to move between the three units, doing research in Science Island Laboratory, having meetings in Plasma Institute, and taking classes in USTC.
Here at Science Island Laboratory, the recruitment work has also begun. Thousands of resumes have been received directly this time. There is no doubt that Science Island Laboratory is now one of the top research units in the country.
None of the domestic researchers wants to come here. Just some of the benefits revealed online are enough to make people wonder. As for the rumors about scientific research funding, many people who want to apply are looking forward to it.
As for Plasma Institute, meetings are indeed held frequently. As for when construction will start, there is no certainty yet.
However, no one is in a hurry. It is normal for a national key project plan like this to take several years to complete.
From the establishment of the project to the release of the design drawings, it is not impossible within a few years.
If you haven't seen ITER, the conceptual design alone took two years, and the subsequent design drawings took even ten years to come up with.
There is no rush.
The last one is USTC.
Today, Xiao Yi, although he is neither a star nor an Internet celebrity, he has become a star teacher.
Because the content of his lectures is so excellent, even the recorded videos of his lectures have now been circulated on the Internet, becoming a must-see course for the Mathematics Department students when they learn number theory on their own.
In addition, the open courses he gave at the School of Physics, School of Materials Science and other colleges also received unanimous praise, so much so that these colleges urged him to start classes at these colleges next semester.
All in all, this period of time for Xiao Yi was probably the busiest period of his life.
The period of liver study seemed to have come back again.
In this way, 2024 gradually passed and 2025 came.