The project plan was set, and the decision to build one from scratch was approved by all the participants. Although it was Wu Tong's initiative, it was practical and hit the key points, so they naturally supported it.
Although they are all researchers and not particularly politically sensitive, their environment still allows them to be quite perceptive about current affairs. Forget about the idea of buying a ready-made model for reference; it's a negative proposition. Even if they wanted to, there's no guarantee that anyone would be willing to sell it to them. This isn't a pessimistic sentiment on their part; it's simply the nature of the broader environment.
As the current super-large economies, those already ahead of them do not expect a rising China to surpass them. They must rely on self-reliance and independent research and development, which is their true strength. Relying on heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, can all be unreliable. Their most reliable thing is what they control themselves, which is their own and can prevent them from being strangled!
Young scholars like Wu Tong have such courage. As pioneers of Wu Tong's generation, how can they retreat?
"Developing stellarators is a way for some people in our country's universities or independent research institutes to find a new way and develop stellarators because there has been no further progress in tokamak, or they want to make a big splash in the field of fusion but don't want to repeat what others have done and develop tokamak again. In this way, there are also people who want to find a new way and develop stellarators in an attempt to have the best of both worlds." When the topic was brought up, the participants did not mind exposing themselves and talked about the previous situation in China.
Stellarator devices are not completely unknown in China. Tokamak devices have not made successful progress in all these years, and some people have been thinking about this trend. Whether it is by taking shortcuts or by pure effort, they are thinking about changes.
It's just that no results were produced for the time being, but this new attempt is more likely to be approved by higher authorities than rebuilding the tokamak device, making it easier to obtain funding for scientific research.
"Nanhua is considering importing a stellarator. Across the sea and in the EU, France, and Germany are largely hopeless. Their plan is to target Australia, specifically the H-1. However, this is only a proposal at this point. Australia will undoubtedly make a huge demand."
Someone smiled and pointed at the Nanhua team, which is also a strong R&D force in the field of controllable nuclear currency in China.
If they want to exchange retired technology for a good price, and if they really have no choice but to have a star simulator as a reference, they may have to bear it and pay the tuition for the rise of domestic technology.
But now, things were different. They had new options. Wu Tong had developed a detailed design for a stellarator, and with breakthroughs in new materials and design ideas, they no longer had to import it!
"Instead of paying the tuition fees cheaply to overseas students, everyone in China, from top to bottom, would rather roll up their sleeves and work hard, and use the tuition fees to allow Wu Tong to try and make mistakes and build his own business." The representative of the Nanhua team spoke directly. They were seeking change before, but now there is no need for it.
As for the design drawings and ideas, not only are Academician He and Chief Engineer Wan Funian, both highly experienced in this field, confident in their determination to develop the stellarator, but their understanding of stellarator research is also among the most extensive among those present. If they were to comment on this design concept, their chances of success would likely be quite high!
Even if they cannot achieve a decisive breakthrough in long-term operation, it should not be a big problem to build it and put it into service. In this case, they are stupid to insist on continuing to import and not support domestic independent research and development.
Successfully built and able to ignite and operate, even if it still takes seconds, this is a breakthrough for China, allowing the country to accumulate experience in the development of stellarator devices and the successful ignition of them. This breakthrough alone makes the huge funding for the Golden Crow Project very worthwhile!
As for successfully achieving long-term operation, maturing the technology, and using it for the construction of experimental and commercial reactors, that dream was too beautiful for them to even dream about. Simply achieving the aforementioned results would be a cause for great joy, and would instantly elevate Wu Tong to a position on par with them, making him one of the few leading figures in fusion research in China.
The potential of young people is truly extraordinary and astonishing. If Wu Tong's world-shaking breakthroughs in mathematics leave them feeling proud from afar, proud that a Chinese person's name has been etched in the annals of world mathematics, then Wu Tong's outstanding performance in controlled nuclear fusion would truly shock and amaze them.
The hearts of the participants have gone from being hesitant and suspicious at the beginning to cooperating wholeheartedly now. This process is all due to Wu Tong's tangible results and comprehensive R&D plans, which allow them to feel and judge a promising direction that is practical and feasible.
Being able to see a promising research and development direction is what really makes these scientific research masters follow it. The centripetal force begins to gather stronger from this time. In addition, Wu Tong is very wise to bring out Academician Wan and Academician He, the two guardians of the mountain, to maintain order, and then things become even more orderly.
The two "old rivals" looked at each other, tacitly understood what the other wanted to express, reached a consensus, shook hands and made peace. Wan Funian willingly took a step back and gave the leading right to speak to Academician He. No matter how sad he was, old man He had that good teacher, and his network of contacts in the entire fusion field was better than his.
Academician He did not refuse too much at this time. He immediately assigned the tasks in a concise and detailed manner, even specifying the construction of each section and each component.
The overall design of a stellarator is essentially the same, all originating from the initial design of that pioneering forefather. However, the key to a stellarator's success lies in how to better mimic the sun and successfully create an artificial sun that humans can control.
Wu Tong's initial design drawings already had detailed dimensions planned. Everyone involved, from the smallest screws to the largest components of the stellarator, adhered strictly to these dimensions. Ultimately, through continuous refinement, assembly was flawless. A device as large as a stellarator certainly couldn't be completed in one go; it had to be built piecemeal, piecemeal. This was the way it was supposed to be.
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