He asked a PhD student to help him complete his undergraduate thesis.
Isn't this a bit of a waste of talent?
"Oh, right."
Fang Xu said casually, "Minister Hong might come to see you in a couple of days."
Lu Yongchang's expression hardened slightly, and he immediately forgot about his graduation thesis.
"Minister Hong? What's wrong?"
Fang Xu pondered for a moment, then continued, "I reckon it's to take you to see Councilor Lee."
"After all, controlled nuclear fusion has already been achieved in the laboratory for a long time. Shouldn't Xia Country start preparing to build a demonstration reactor?"
Lu Yongchang's heart stirred slightly.
Demonstration pile!
This is nothing like those small stellarators in the laboratory!
That's a large piece of equipment that's going to be used by the Xia Kingdom's power grid!
However, this raises a question.
A demonstration reactor is not just about igniting nuclear fusion!
At the very least, he needs electricity, right?
We can't spend a lot of money to build something that can't generate electricity and can only ignite nuclear fusion, can we?
"So, should we reconsider our choice of generator?"
Upon hearing Lü Yongchang's question, Fang Xu was slightly taken aback and subconsciously asked in return, "Generator?"
"Besides boiling water, what other options are there?"
Lü Yongchang shook his head with a wry smile.
That's definitely true.
Throughout human history, from the steam age to the information age, it seems that we have never been able to escape the fate of boiling water.
Even the most advanced controlled nuclear fission power plants currently available generate electricity by boiling water!
Even in the previous life, all nuclear fusion power plants on Earth used the simple and crude method of boiling water.
As he was feeling sentimental, his eyes flickered slightly, and a fragment of memory flashed through his mind.
Perhaps we could try a magnetohydrodynamic generator?
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