Beijing.
Even though it was late at night, the headquarters of the China National Nuclear Corporation was still brightly lit.
Su Yiwen, who had already gotten off work, was already lying in bed. He got out of bed, put on his clothes, and drove to the headquarters of the group overnight.
Su Yiwen yawned as he sat in the conference room. He looked at Division Chief Zhang, who was sitting next to him.
He couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you having a meeting so late?"
"I don't know." Zhang Xueqian shook his head. He then thought of something and said, "I just heard that it seems to be related to the stellarator experiment in Jinling."
If it was a week ago, few people in the country would have heard of this term. Even if it was mentioned, most of them would be confused.
But right now, anyone who watched the news or went on the internet would know about the STAR device and its astounding one-hour performance.
After all, this was a research result that shocked the world of plasma physics.
However …
What does this have to do with the China National Nuclear Corporation?
"Stellarator?" Su Yiwen stared at Old Zhang and said with a strange expression, "Isn't that something done by the Chinese Academy of Sciences? What does it have to do with us? "
Old Zhang glanced at him and said, "You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask?"
They didn't have to wait for long before the meeting began.
While chatting with Old Zhang, Su Yiwen learned that this meeting was hosted by the group's CEO. Not only the leaders above the section level received the notice of the meeting, but even the senior engineers and senior researchers from the city's subordinate research institutions received the notice of the meeting, and everyone who could attend the meeting came.
Even though Su Yiwen didn't know what the CEO was going to say at the meeting, he still put on a serious attitude when he saw the dozen or so old academicians from the Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering sitting in the front row of the conference room.
Normally speaking, these big shots didn't usually attend meetings with them. Even if they did, it would only be a few.
But now, these big shots were all sitting here.
Obviously, the things that were going to be discussed at this meeting were not small matters …
Soon after, a man with a dignified aura walked onto the conference stage.
Xu Jianfeng cleared his throat and reached out to hold the microphone. He didn't waste too much time on the opening remarks and spoke concisely.
"I'm very sorry to have called everyone here for a meeting so late at night. Everyone has worked very hard during the day, and it's not easy for you to persevere. However, I hope that everyone can try their best to overcome it."
"What I'm going to say next is very important. I hope that everyone will listen carefully to every word I'm going to say. At the same time, take the minutes seriously."
"There's a lot to say, so I'll try to keep it short."
Chairman Xu paused for a moment and spoke in a serious tone.
"I'm sure everyone has heard that just a week ago, there was a major breakthrough in controllable nuclear fusion research. The research team led by Professor Lu Zhou has successfully achieved one-hour high-density plasma confinement. "
"I'm honored and fortunate that our country is leading the world in the research and development of controllable fusion technology."
"As a major energy consumer, we have an urgent need for energy. Just two hours ago, the Communist Party of China issued an administrative document to the relevant units, confirming the plan and implementation of the controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project. "
"And the main contractor for this project is China National Nuclear Construction Corporation!"
Hearing this, there was a commotion below the stage.
Some people's eyes were bright and full of excitement.
Some people shook their heads with a hint of caution and worry on their faces.
As for most people, they had a strange look on their faces.
Controllable nuclear fusion …
For most people, this was a term that they had only seen in movies.
Just yesterday, many of them were still discussing the design of the next generation of nuclear fission units and the future and development prospects of nuclear power technology.
However, in less than a day, it was as if these things were swept into the garbage heap of history.
Xu Jianfeng didn't care about the discussions. He knew very well that it wasn't easy to digest this huge amount of information.
With a clear and loud voice, he continued to speak.
"Design, prepare, and construct … This is our country's instruction.
"As the leaders of the domestic nuclear power industry, we have the responsibility and obligation to respond to the call of the country's energy development strategy and stand on the front line of developing new energy!
"From now on, the fourth-generation nuclear fission technology research project will be suspended. The controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor will be a key engineering project for our group, and it will be implemented with the highest priority!
"I know there are still many difficulties that haven't been solved, but I also believe in everyone, and I believe that we have the ability to overcome this problem together!"
The audience burst into thunderous applause as soon as those powerful words fell.
Xu Jianfeng signaled for everyone to quiet down. He gently stacked some documents on the multimedia podium and spoke in a calm voice.
"Our group will work closely with the STAR Stellarator Research Institute. At the same time, we will set up a team of experts to be stationed in Jinling to communicate with the STAR Stellarator Research Institute's research team.
"I have a list of names here, and I will call out names next. Everyone whose name is called, report to Jinling tomorrow.
"I hope that the people whose names are called can obey the organization's arrangements. If you have any questions, come find me."
At this point in the meeting, everything that needed to be announced was almost over.
The next step was to call out names and determine the members of the team that would be sent to Jinling.
Controllable nuclear fusion …
Su Yiwen looked at the list of names in his boss' hands and felt his heart burning.
I feel like …
I might have the opportunity to witness history in my life.
…
The response from the higher-ups was much faster than Lu Zhou had imagined.
Three days after he sent the letter, he received a reply from the elders.
There were only three words in the reply.
[No problem.]
As the saying went, the fewer words, the more information there was.
When Lu Zhou received this reply, he realized this.
The first thing he received was the 43 billion yuan of research funding.
The research funding that he had spent was once again filled up.
On the other hand, not only was the research funding in place, but the relevant policy support was also in place.
After the higher-ups of the Communist Party of China signed an administrative document, the controllable fusion demonstration reactor project didn't encounter any resistance and was launched at an extraordinary speed.
After consulting with Lu Zhou himself, this fusion reactor that was still on the plan was officially named "STAR-2".
The main responsible unit for the project was the STAR Stellarator Research Institute, and the main contractor was China's leading company in the nuclear power field — China National Nuclear Corporation.
From the development of nuclear power technology to the design of nuclear power plants, to the production and supply of nuclear fuel, this state-owned enterprise was funded by the state, approved by the Communist Party of China, and directly managed by the Communist Party of China. It had a wealth of experience in nuclear power related projects.
As for the partners, there were more than a hundred of them, including the State Grid Corporation of China, and other state-owned or state-controlled companies.
Some of them provided money, some of them provided manpower, and some of them provided both money and effort.
In short, all of the troubles outside of the research were taken care of for him.
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