Throughout this year, the controllable nuclear fusion field hadn't been peaceful.
In the past, ITER would hold a press conference to explain even the tiniest of things. However, this year's big news overwhelmed the ITER spokesperson.
From the earliest plasma turbulence model to the completion of the one-hour magnetic confinement experiment on the STAR machine, to the US representative questioning China at the ITER meeting, and then China withdrawing from ITER.
Throughout this year, everyone in the controllable nuclear fusion industry felt like they were on a roller coaster.
But now, the news of China withdrawing from ITER was still trending. A piece of news released by Everyone Daily once again shocked the international plasma physics community and the controllable nuclear fusion industry.
On the first day of October, China suddenly announced that the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project would enter the next and final phase.
Which was, they would begin building a demonstration reactor at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant.
Once this news was released, not only did it shock the international plasma physics community and the controllable nuclear fusion industry, but it also caused an earthquake all over the world.
Demonstration reactor!
No one expected this to happen so suddenly.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was the first to report this news.
In an interview with a BBC reporter, Benderbauer, the chairman of the American company Tri Alpha, commented on this news.
"If China becomes the first country to commercialize fusion technology, its economic and geopolitical advantages will be even more obvious. Its presence in the Asia- Pacific region will also expand at an unimaginable speed.
"This is definitely not an alarmist talk. This new technology is different from all the inventions we have in the past. To put it simply, it is the Holy Grail of the energy field. It can illuminate the future that we can't see."
"Of course, even though the situation is grim, the competition has only just begun. We are confident that we can surpass them. Of course, the premise is that the bureaucrats in Congress are no longer stingy with their investments in us … "
In addition to Benderbauer, the BBC reporter also contacted Professor Steven Cowley, the dean of Oxford University's Corpus Christi College, the former director of the Culham Fusion Center, and the former CEO of the United Kingdom's Atomic Energy Agency.
During the interview, Professor Steven gave his opinion on China withdrawing from ITER.
"Even though ITER has been discussing kicking China out of the ITER international project team, no one wants to see them withdraw like this."
Reporter: "What's the difference between the two?"
Steven Cowley looked at the BBC camera and slowly said, "That's for sure."
"The number of China employees in ITER was the smallest in the beginning, but now it's second only to the European Union. Not only that, they have the third largest budget among all the member countries, and they always fulfill their promises in terms of funding … "
"And now, the handover of work has not been completed. All the China employees have been forcibly evacuated, and less than one-fifth of them have chosen to stay. Not only that, many key projects have also come to a halt because of this. "
"They chose to withdraw in this manner, which is undoubtedly a response to the pressure the United States put on them regarding the STAR machine. And the reason why they're doing this is largely because of the results of the STAR machine. "
"Every country has their own controllable fusion projects and their own technical reserves. ITER isn't the only controllable fusion project that is ongoing. The ITER agreement has never required other countries to disclose research that is not related to the agreement. "
"What I have to say is that at this point in time, forcing China to leave ITER is a stupid choice. Starting a competition for this future technology is also a stupid choice."
"If China no longer participates, the ITER project may not be able to continue. We can only hope that the United States will fulfill its promise and that South Korea, which is second only to the European Union in funding, will be able to provide more funding … But from a practical point of view, this is very difficult to achieve. "
Reporter: "You're not optimistic about the future of ITER?"
Professor Steven: "I've never been optimistic about it. Shutting down the Oxfordshire JET facility to support the European ITER project was a wrong decision from the start. Look at where they plan on building a demonstration reactor? The town of Cadarache, near Marseille. When I heard that they planned on building a demonstration reactor in France, I knew that it would be a mess. Sure enough, they haven't even finished building a house yet. "
The reporter coughed and asked, "Where do you think is a good place?"
Steven said without hesitation, "England, of course."
Reporter: "…"
…
Washington, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
A president with a cool hairstyle slammed a newspaper on the desk and roared with spittle flying everywhere.
"I want to know what the hell is going on! If it wasn't for someone reminding me on Twitter to buy a newspaper, I wouldn't even know what's happening across the Pacific Ocean! "
The newspaper that was slammed on the desk was the latest issue of Everyone Daily – Overseas Edition.
The headline of the news was the latest progress of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project.
Ironically, he didn't get this news from his own intelligence network. Instead, he got this news from his opponent's newspaper.
The bright red and eye-catching headline was particularly glaring in his eyes.
From between the lines, he could feel the provocation coming from his opponent.
Standing across from his desk was CIA Director Gina Haspel and the CIA's Commissioner for Controllable Fusion Helms.
Gina, who had her arms crossed, coughed and said, "Maybe Mr. Helms can explain."
When Helms heard the woman call his name, his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
Gina Haspel.
If there was one person in the entire CIA that he didn't want to mess with, it would undoubtedly be this woman in her sixties.
In addition to the prisoner abuse scandal that gave her the nickname "Bloody Gina", he had heard more rumors about this name, as well as the word "cruel".
When Trump nominated her as the director of the CIA, there was a huge uproar in the UA …
Helms took a deep breath and spoke quickly.
"This is our dereliction of duty. We underestimated China's determination in controllable fusion research. They may be further along than we thought."
The president took a deep breath.
"If the demonstration reactor is built, I want to know how many years it will take for them to achieve this technology."
"I don't know." Helms had a bitter expression on his face as he said, "But at their speed, if they really achieve this technology, it won't take long for them to go from demonstration reactor to commercialization …"
The office fell into silence.
Seeing how neither the president nor the director spoke, Helms carefully tried to figure out what was going on in their minds. He coughed and spoke in a quiet voice.
"I think we have to pay attention to one person."
Haspel looked at him and said, "One person?"
"Yes." Helms gulped and nodded. He said, "I have studied the relevant information. Before he returned to China, even though China had made some achievements in tokamak research, they were far from a threat to us. Their research on the stellarator is almost non-existent. "
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