Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

At this moment, in the command hall.

The excitement was palpable.

Just next to him, Academician Zhang, who witnessed the step-by-step journey from the Changyedui to the Suiren Demonstration Pile, also had a variety of emotions flooding into his heart at this moment.

He probably should have been happier in this moment of joy, but he did have many more emotions.

Academician Zhang, who is already old, is trembling all over at this moment.

He tensed up so much that the blood vessels on his neck bulged.

He gritted his teeth, unwilling to look away from the scene of the demonstration pile even at this moment.

He opened his mouth, wanting to scream something like the other younger researchers present,

But when I opened my mouth, I lost my voice.

On the contrary, the emotions seemed to have an outlet, like a dam bursting.

The moment he opened his mouth, tears welled up from his already red eyes.

This moment was the high-spirited and heroic ambition he had when he was young and had just entered the field of controllable nuclear fusion research.

It is the most perfect fantasy that I think about day and night in middle age.

When I was old, I dreamed about it at midnight, and I still kept repeating the images I was looking forward to in my mind.

Even as he got further back, his reason told him that it would be difficult for him to see a day when controllable nuclear fusion was completely realized.

But he couldn't give up looking forward to this day for the rest of his life.

He was also young once, just like Mo Dao is now.

He thought of his teacher and many people.

At this moment, Academician Zhang felt relieved that he had completed the most important career in his life.

The great technology of controllable nuclear fusion has achieved great excitement.

There is a sense of panic that the scene that has been anticipated and imagined for a long time has finally arrived. Has controllable nuclear fusion really been achieved? Do we really have to do it?

There are even some indescribable grievances.

And all kinds of emotions are superimposed together,

In one sentence,

Controlled nuclear fusion, finally, finally achieved.

Too long.

"Mo Dao, thank you..."

After tears welled up in my red eyes,

Academician Zhang’s voice has recovered somewhat,

But when all the emotions came to his lips, two hands were placed on Mo Dao's shoulders,

He said these words to Mo Dao repeatedly.

Mo Dao didn't say much else at this time.

I just supported the old man and listened to these words he repeated over and over again.

Until Academician Zhang stopped talking again, he just looked at the scene of the demonstration reactor in a daze.

beside,

Mo Dao’s teacher in this life and the previous life.

Professor Hong does not seem to have as many complicated emotions as Academician Zhang.

After he officially announced in Modao that the demonstration reactor was successfully ignited and controllable nuclear fusion technology was realized,

The whole movement paused for a while, and then seemed to relax all over.

The career that was once entrusted to him by his teacher was finally realized in the hands of his students.

He also saw the final result of what the teacher had been obsessed with.

He didn't feel that he should feel sad in any way.

So, even if your eyes are red and tears are already in your eyes,

Professor Hong just laughed heartily.

As an old man with a terminal illness, he probably shouldn't have such emotional ups and downs.

But what does it matter.

Isn't he just here for this moment?

Next to it,

The old leader who also witnessed the whole process of the experiment and another leader in the same group.

At this moment, the corners of his eyes were also moist, and he laughed heartily.

The whole process of the ignition test, from the test itself, the one hour of continuous operation, was actually a bit boring.

But the significance of the entire ignition test is enough to make this hour, every minute and second affect people's hearts.

In the boiling and cheering command hall here, even the two old leaders found it difficult to completely suppress their emotions.

"Professor Mo, this may be the best investment the country has made in the field of scientific research in recent years."

At this moment,

The researchers and technicians in the command hall, the people who witnessed this historic moment,

The emotions were difficult to calm down for a long time.

…

That day, after the ignition test ended.

The Suiren Demonstration Reactor project team was in the canteen of the project, and a group of researchers and technicians had a meal together.

It can be regarded as a temporary simple celebration besides the formal celebration banquet.

The two old leaders also attended the meeting together.

Although this celebration banquet is simple,

But for a group of researchers and technicians, it has nothing to do with it.

Considering that there was still work to be done later, no one drank during the dinner.

But even some juices and drinks can make many people feel drunk.

The successful ignition of the Suiren Demonstration Pile made this temporary simple celebration banquet lively enough without being too grand and grand.

There were still people at the table who couldn't help but shed tears.

…

After a simple celebration banquet,

The two old leaders were not in a hurry to leave.

I found a conference room at the demonstration reactor project.

Then I had some exchanges with Mo Dao about the demonstration reactor and controllable nuclear fusion.

"Chief Engineer Mo, the successful ignition of the demonstration reactor does this mean that controllable nuclear fusion, as a source of energy, can be used normally in production and life?"

Although this matter has been confirmed with the successful ignition of the demonstration reactor,

But the two old leaders still wanted to confirm with Mo Dao again.

The person who communicated with Mo Dao this time was another old leader who was half a level higher than the old leader who often contacted Mo Dao.

"Although from the perspective of a relatively perfect controlled nuclear fusion reactor, the 02301 demonstration reactor still has many problems, which will increase its maintenance cost and power generation cost. It is limited in size and construction environment."

"But it can indeed be used as an energy facility for power generation in a controlled fusion manner."

Mo Dao was more rigorous about this issue.

"The 02301 demonstration reactor will be overhauled later. After that, it can be considered to be connected to the power grid for continuous, relatively daily operation and provide power output to the power grid."

"Other places, after site selection, can also use the demonstration reactor as a template to build a controlled nuclear fusion reactor to power the local area."

"Of course, the 02301 demonstration reactor is large in size, and commercial reactors under normal circumstances are not recommended to be built according to the 02301 demonstration reactor."

Listening to Mo Dao's words, the old leader nodded.

According to the full load power generation of the 02301 demonstration reactor.

Theoretically, perhaps a dozen or twenty controlled nuclear fusion reactors of the same size

can meet the current electricity demand of the entire China.

With China's industrial base, if it is necessary, several or even more fusion reactors can be built at the same time.

This is really quite imaginative.

Of course, considering unexpected situations, redundancy, and avoiding the situation where a reactor is paralyzed and the entire province is out of power,

it is definitely impossible to have a super-large reactor in one province.

But even so, it is still exciting.

"Chief Engineer Mo, the raw materials for deuterium-tritium fusion should not be easy to obtain at present?"

After a pause, the old leader thought and asked Mo Dao a question.

"It's mainly tritium. The current demonstration reactor still has the problem of tritium proliferation efficiency. This will increase part of the power generation cost."

Mo Dao nodded.

"Chief Engineer Mo, what is the approximate cost of deuterium-tritium fusion power generation now?"

The old leader must have known about this matter in advance,

but still hoped to get confirmation from Mo Dao again.

"According to the project calculation. Considering the cost of raw materials alone, the current power generation cost of the demonstration reactor is about 0.4 cents per kilowatt-hour."

"If the problem of tritium proliferation and neutron breakdown can be better solved, the cost of power generation should be able to drop further."

Mo Dao gave an answer.