The commendation conference came to an end, and all of the researchers who spent their youth and passion on controllable fusion were finally satisfied.
Compared to everyone else, in addition to receiving a Ling Yun medal, Lu Zhou also received an hour to present his report.
The country still needed to consult him on the future of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project team.
After listening to the president's question, Lu Zhou thought for a second and spoke.
"The STAR-2 demonstration reactor base has completed its historical mission. There is not much point in keeping it. My suggestion is to reorganize the technical staff and core management into a new organization, or to incorporate them into an existing organization to be responsible for the operation of the fusion reactor. "
The STAR-2 demonstration reactor project was a huge scientific research project. In order to coordinate the scientific research resources between various research organizations, a large management organization was necessary.
However, now that the demonstration reactor project had been completed, there weren't as many scientific research projects to support, and there weren't as many departments and projects to coordinate. Therefore, the remaining management seemed a bit bloated and redundant.
The president nodded and expressed his understanding.
"The people from the China National Nuclear Corporation and I also suggested the same thing. The conclusion of our meeting is to reorganize the demonstration reactor project team, recruit key technical staff, and establish a new nuclear power company. This company will be run as an enterprise. It will be temporarily named East Asia Power, and it will be responsible for the construction of the domestic fusion reactor project as well as the cross-regional power transmission projects in Southeast Asia and Central Asia. "
East Asia Power.
Just from the name, it seems like the country is quite ambitious …
Lu Zhou was a bit surprised.
After all, the first fusion reactor had just been built, and the fusion reactors in the South and West Asia hadn't even been established yet. The higher-ups were already preparing to "support their brothers in the third world".
However, in some sense, there was a reason why the country was doing this.
It was better to have fun together than to have fun alone. It was far better to have fun with a group of underlings than to have fun alone with the door closed. The competitiveness of the entire East Asia region would increase, and China's influence in the region would also increase. The status of the RMB in the global market would also increase …
However, Lu Zhou wasn't very interested in these things that had nothing to do with research.
The old man: "The management of the demonstration reactor project team is currently too bloated. The newly established East Asia Power definitely won't be able to swallow it all. The nuclear industry said that they could send these managers back to their original work units. If they couldn't find a new unit, they were willing to take over some of them. However, I felt that it would be a waste to just disband them. Can you see if there are any more suitable arrangements? "
"It's quite a pity to disband on the spot …" Lu Zhou nodded in agreement.
A huge scientific research project would not only train the research dogs on the front line, but it would also train countless management talents.
If these talents were disbanded and sent back to their original work units, it would be a waste to a large extent.
After all, public institutions did not lack talents in this area. They would split a matter into two and give it to four people to manage. This was also one of the reasons why state-owned enterprises were inefficient in daily operations.
What's more, these people had been away from their original units for so long that the vacated positions had long been assigned. Even if he was transferred back to his original unit, he might not be able to find a position that belonged to him.
After thinking for a while, Lu Zhou suddenly had an idea.
A problem that he had thought about a long time ago popped up in his mind.
"Instead of sending these people back to their original units, why don't we keep them in a new form?"
The old man asked, "A new form?"
"Yes." Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Can I tell you what I think?"
The old man smiled and said, "Of course, I want to know what you think."
Lu Zhou: "I once visited Germany for a period of time. I think there are a lot of things we can learn from their management of scientific research projects. Especially when it comes to the medium and long-term strategic scientific research projects facing society, science, and industry. "
The old man said, "Like what?"
Lu Zhou: "For example, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Institute's POF funding model, or the Max Planck Institute's open cooperation network between companies and research institutes. In my opinion, these are all things that can help increase the conversion rate of a research system. The conversion rate of scientific research results is exactly what we lack. "
China's investment in scientific research was definitely not weak. According to the OECD's purchasing power parity value, China was ranked second in the world, only behind the United States.
However, compared to the huge investment, the performance of China's research institutes in terms of the conversion rate of scientific research results was a bit unsatisfactory.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.
After all, China had always been biased towards engineering when it came to the allocation of scientific research funds. Compared to scientific research, China was more inclined to spend money on engineering projects.
The conversion rate of scientific research results was only one of the problems. There were also other problems related to scientific research efficiency.
If China wanted to maintain its technological advantage, just being in the lead wasn't enough.
Technological advantage itself was a process of dynamic equilibrium.
Compared to the controllable fusion research itself, Lu Zhou hoped that this large-scale scientific research project could leave behind something other than the results itself.
Just like how the Manhattan Project not only gave the United States the atomic bomb, but it also gave the Argonne and Brookhaven national laboratories that were strong in long-term scientific research projects.
For him personally, this would make his research a little easier.
"We don't need to learn from the Germans' experience, but we can learn from the good parts.
"For example, we can use the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project as a reference to the Max Planck Society and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres to transform this huge scientific research organization into a window connecting companies and research institutes.
"Through this production and research consortium, we can focus on long-term scientific research projects such as energy, aerospace, and information technology. This way, we can invest as much money as possible on 'useful projects'. At the same time, we can also allow qualified social capital and R&D units to participate, not just those in the government. "
After the old man heard Lu Zhou's suggestion, he thought about it for a long time.
"So you're saying that we should use the remaining management talents to create a China version of the Max Planck Society?"
This seemed to be the right way to interpret it.
Actually, when he was studying in Germany, he already had this plan.
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Exactly."
The old man looked at Lu Zhou and smiled as he said, "You went out to study, and you brought back all of the good stuff."
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.
Learning was important.
Of course, learning was not only about knowledge, but also good experience.
The old man knocked on the armrest of the chair with his index finger and pondered for a while before speaking.
"I think what you said makes sense, we can give it a try."
Anyway, those talents would be wasted if they were sent back to their original units. The old man agreed with what Lu Zhou said.
Instead of letting these talents go to waste, it was better to let them contribute to this pilot project.
If it was successful, then it would be a good thing.
If it failed, then it didn't matter.
Not to mention, with the precedent set by the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, he believed that Lu Zhou could do a good job.
With that, the old man stood up.
"We'll do as you said, establish … the Eastern Production and Research Consortium! We'll focus on long-term research projects in the aerospace, energy, and information technology industries.
"As for the specifics …"
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