In the main control room, people were hugging each other and celebrating.
After taking so long, they have now successfully achieved this great goal.
"It was successful... it was actually successful!"
Li Jiangan looked at the scene in front of him and murmured.
As the former director of Plasma Institute, this scene has appeared in his dreams countless times.
And...
He never dared to do something so big in his dreams.
This is 15GW, and it has not reached the upper limit at all. This power generation power can even continue to increase.
As for the scene in his dream, having a 1GW would be considered a blessing.
Not to mention that at the beginning, he didn't even think that he would be able to see the day when nuclear fusion was realized in his life.
And now, what once seemed impossible has now appeared in front of him.
Like a dream.
After a moment, his eyes gradually retracted and shifted to the figure of the young man standing at the front.
It was this young man who led them to success.
Recalling the time when he invited Xiao Yi to come to Plasma Institute, he mainly wanted to use Xiao Yi's name to apply for a grant from the above to build a new tokamak reactor. However, he never thought that now the new Tokamak device has not been built, but instead another brand-new nuclear fusion device has been built.
By the way, nuclear fusion was also tested.
This is the turning of the gears of destiny, right?
"Teacher, we succeeded! We succeeded!"
At this time, Zhao Zhanyou also ran over, grabbed Li Jiangan's arm and shook it excitedly.
"Okay, okay, if you shake my arm again, I'll shake it off for you."
Li Jiangan quickly freed his arm from Zhao Zhanyou's hand, rubbed it, and then said happily, "Yes, we have succeeded. Nuclear fusion, hey, it's not that impossible."
He smiled again.
Zhao Zhanyou patted his chest and said, "Look, I had to have thought of inviting Xiao Yi to come to our institute. Otherwise, God knows how long it will be before we can see this day."
Li Jiangan's eyes widened on the spot. "Fart, I was the one who asked you to invite Xiao Yi here, how could you have imagined it?"
Zhao Zhanyou: "Isn't it right? I was the one who suggested it in the first place!"
"You piece of shit, you deserve a beating!"
Having said that, Li Jiangan taught Zhao Zhanyou a lesson again.
All in all, the scene was a joyful atmosphere, and everyone's heart was filled with excitement.
Probably, the only quiet person was Xiao Yi standing at the front.
It was different than everyone around him who had already started celebrating.
At this time, his eyes were still focused on every data on the big screen.
Every data is basically the same as what he had in the simulation.
Includes all-important first wall material integrity data.
The time that the plasma temperature is maintained above 100 million degrees has long exceeded 1,000 seconds. However, the integrity of the first wall material is still 100% without any decrease.
Including impurity concentration, there was no increase at all.
This is his ideal nuclear fusion reactor!
Suddenly, he let out a sigh of relief.
Finally, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He once even dreamed of the gloomy future of mankind in his dreams.
Thinking about it now, it really made him want to pick his toes in embarrassment.
It's like you can still remember the embarrassing things you did when you were a child when you grow up.
Of course, this awkward feeling subsided within a short time.
What's left is a sense of pleasure.
Now, nuclear fusion has been realized in his hands, and the gloomy future that he thought about at the beginning has disappeared at this moment.
Clearly, the future of humanity is bright.
The future of mankind is promising.
He closed his eyes, and what appeared in his mind was a scene that had appeared in another dream, an advanced and civilized future.
At this moment, a long-lost voice sounded in his mind.
"[Ruthless Continuous Study] has been in effect for more than 500 days, and has completed a major science and technology at the civilization level, raising the level to lv7."
"The effect changes as follows: for every hour of study, the learning efficiency increases by 2.6 times, and can be increased by up to 26 times."
"A new additional effect will be randomly generated."
"Additional effects are being randomly generated..."
"Congratulations to the host! The abilities of [Material Mastery] and [Perfect Engineering] have been strengthened, and the two skills can be used together!"
Hearing the voice in his head, Xiao Yi was slightly startled.
The effect of BUFF has actually been upgraded again?
Hmm... well, actually that's understandable.
In terms of the value of controllable nuclear fusion, it should indeed be upgraded.
Close your eyes and feel the difference after upgrading.
The efficiency increased from the original 23 times to 26 times. Although the improvement has been somewhat reduced, it still made him feel a sense of comfort, and his understanding of all the knowledge in his mind increased again.
Even if he were to design Sun-Making Reactor again now, he might be able to optimize the structure even more perfectly.
Of course, these are not the focus. The focus of upgrading now is the additional effects.
This upgrade did not provide him with any new effects, but only upgraded his first two effects.
Also...
Can the other two first two effects be used together?
This actually made his eyes light up.
If these two effects can be used together, they can indeed bring some different help.
For example, he can have a clearer understanding of what materials should be used in certain engineering scenarios. At the same time, he can also simulate what happens inside the materials during engineering use.
Just like nuclear fusion reactors and first wall materials.
Now he can directly observe the changes in the first wall material under high-energy neutron irradiation from a more microscopic perspective during the operation of the nuclear fusion reactor.
In this way, some of the principles can be better understood.
If he continues to study any new projects in the future, it will be easier to choose suitable materials.
Of course, joint use is the most important point, followed by the improvement of the effects of these two skills.
The first is the skill Material Mastery. The resolution of Material Mastery has now been greatly improved and has become more refined. Before, he had to rely on the resolution of the experimental equipment to improve the precision that could be observed and simulated in Material Mastery. Now, even if the resolution of the experimental equipment is only 100nm, the ability of Material Mastery can directly help him achieve an accuracy of 1nm.
In addition, now he can directly simulate materials without using relevant experimental data, which undoubtedly greatly facilitates his use.
Now he can use his imagination to simulate new materials at any time.
The upgrade effect of Perfect Engineering is mainly that he can more clearly grasp the entire changes of the project during the simulation process, and it can also assist him in optimizing the project, so that the project can be closer to a perfect state. It can be said that the improvement is quite large.
"Well, although there are no new effects, these new things look pretty good."
Xiao Yi nodded with satisfaction.
But I just don't know what conditions are needed to upgrade to lv8.
Nuclear fusion, considered to be a "major science and technology at the civilization level", has only been upgraded to lv7. How harsh are the conditions for lv8?
He even doubted that he might not be able to level up in the future.
Shaking his head, forget it, the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge, and you will naturally know when the time comes.
Now, let's enjoy the joy of victory brought by the success of nuclear fusion.
He came back to his senses, focused his eyes on the scene again, looked at the celebrating researchers, and showed a faint smile.
At this moment, a voice came. "Chief Designer Xiao, congratulations."
Turning around, he saw Director Liu walking over with a smile.
"Director Liu." Xiao Yi also smiled and nodded towards him.
But at this time Director Liu pointed to his cell phone helplessly and said, "But the old leader is waiting for you to call him."
Xiao Yi suddenly realized that he almost forgot that before starting, the old leader told him that when he succeeded, he would hear his report with his own ears.
He immediately went to answer the phone.
"Don't use my mobile phone to call, use yours, my mobile phone, the boss won't answer!"
Liu Cong said helplessly.
After he saw the success just now, he immediately called the old leader to report the good news, but the call was hung up directly. Then he received a text message from the old leader's assistant, saying that the old leader was only answering calls from Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi laughed and then said, "I know."
Then he took out his mobile phone, found a quiet place, and made a call.
Soon, the call came through.
No one spoke there, but Xiao Yi knew that someone must be listening.
Then, he solemnly said, "Fortunately, the sun has fulfilled its mission, we have lit it."
"Hahaha! Okay! Okay! Okay!"
A voice finally rang on the other end of the phone.
Three good words in a row fully express the excitement over there.
Faced with such a surprise, no one would not be excited.
"Well done! Chief Designer Xiao, thank you for your contribution to the country. On behalf of the people of the country, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"
"You are serious. This achievement is also my long-cherished wish as a scientist, and it cannot be separated from the joint efforts of other people."
Xiao Yi said.
"There is no need to say so much! Your credit is yours, and the collective credit is collective. But we all know that your credit is the most important. Back then, Oppenheimer of the United States helped the United States develop the world's first atomic bomb. There were so many important scientists among them, but in the end, wasn't Oppenheimer the father of the atomic bomb?"
"And you are our Father of Nuclear Fusion!"
"This is a title more respected than the father of the atomic bomb!"
The old leader smiled and said, "Okay, that's all I have to say. In addition, I will also ask for your opinion next. Look at this good news, when is the best time for us to disclose it?"
Xiao Yi thought for a moment and said, "I think it's best to run it stably for a few days and make sure no accidents happen before making an announcement."
"In addition, in the past few days, we can also plan the future power transmission method with the comrades of the power grid. Now the power generation capacity of Sun-Making Reactor has reached 15GW. Excluding various losses, it is conservatively estimated that it can supply 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year. The nearby thermal power stations can now temporarily stop supplying power."
"Okay, okay!"
The old leader was even more happy. A reactor can generate 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, but its cost is only about 20 billion. It only needs to generate electricity for one year to recoup the entire cost.
Of course, Xiao Yi's prudent decision also made him very happy.
If other people came, they might not be able to bear the urge to announce this matter.
Who wouldn't be jealous of such achievements?
"Then let's do what you said. The final announced time will be the night before Lunar New Year's Eve! What do you think?"
"Everyone listens to the leader." Xiao Yi said.
Then, the old leader smiled and praised again, and finally hung up the phone.
When Xiao Yi put down his mobile phone, Liu Cong next to him immediately asked, "How is it? The old leader should be very happy, right?"
Xiao Yi shrugged and said, "Now you should be able to call and ask yourself."
Liu Cong shook his head angrily, "I'm too lazy to talk to you today."
Then he went aside to make a phone call.
Xiao Yi walked back to the main control room, clapped his hands, and said, "Okay, everyone, please be quiet. Although it is initially successful, we still need to observe the operation of the reactor for a period of time to ensure the stable operation of the reactor."
"After I am sure there are no problems, I will go to Shangjing personally to ask for credit!"
The whole audience burst into cheers.
"Yeah!"
"Long live Chief Designer Xiao!"
Looking at the situation at the scene, Xiao Yi also smiled and nodded, and then he motioned to Li Jiangan, Zhao Zhanyou and others to go to the conference room for a meeting.
The next step is to discuss power transmission.
Although they have completed the grid connection now, in fact, due to confidentiality considerations, they only connected 5GW of power to the grid, and the remaining 10GW is still charged to the earth.
Supplying power from a 15GW power station to surrounding cities is also a problem that needs to be solved.
This requires the comrades of the power grid to think carefully about how to plan.
So, next, they immediately called in comrades from the power grid.
When the engineers of the power grid learned about this matter, it was called one head and two heads.
Although China's power grid company is the most powerful power grid company in the world, they have never encountered this kind of problem.
But in the end, this problem was not so difficult that it was temporarily unsolvable. With the help of Xiao Yi, they quickly came up with a plan and started the construction work.
As for the completion of the construction work, Sun-Making Reactor will still maintain a power generation of 15GW.
Although it consumes a bit of electricity, it is mainly to verify the stability of the reactor. Just use electricity. Based on the current cost, the fuel cost required for a day, including deuterium and the lithium blanket used to generate tritium, is about 2.3 million yuan.
Especially lithium!
If all the world's energy comes from nuclear fusion, more than 2 million tons of natural lithium will be consumed every year. However, the annual global production of lithium is only about 100,000 tons, and the proven reserves are only 90 million tons.
However, such questions can only be considered later.
Time passed quietly.
Because the news has not been made public, the world still seems particularly dull. The previous news about the EAST-S plan to be renamed Sun-Making Plan was discussed, but people soon stopped paying attention.
And those foreign intelligence organizations are just wondering why there seems to be no movement in China's Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research Institute since January 31st?
The chill brought by the deep winter never goes away.
But people don't know that at this time, another sun has been lit on the earth.
Gradually, time came to the day before Lunar New Year's Eve night.
People in China are discussing that 2027 will be another year without New Year's Eve.
Or they are migrant workers who have just returned home from vacation, enjoying the warmth of home.
No one realizes it.
The wheels of history are already rolling.