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Chapter 748 Qiankun-1 Controlled Nuclear Fusion Device
The command center bustled with activity as everyone performed their duties, organizing the data from the initial ignition and checking the condition of each part of the device.

"I'm going back to take a nap. Call me if you need anything," Xu Qingzhou said to Ren Nan.

Ren Nan smiled and nodded: "Okay, you go and rest first, leave the rest to us."

He knew that Xu Qingzhou hadn't gone to sleep until after 3 a.m. last night in order to test the equipment.

Next comes some simple finishing touches. If they can't even do this well, they might as well just find a block of tofu and pretend to be dead.

Xu Qingzhou nodded and dragged his tired body back to his office.

Administration building.

When Xu Qingzhou pushed open the door, he saw Song Yao looking down at a book. When she saw him come in, her bright eyes lit up, and she came up to him, "Did you finish?"

"Okay, all done." Xu Qingzhou pulled the girl into his arms.

"Professor Xu is amazing." Song Yao first gave him a big hug, then cupped Xu Qingzhou's face and gave him a big kiss.

The control room is typically divided into three levels: the core area, the monitoring area, and the visitor area.

The research requires strict adherence to the nuclear industry's ironclad safety rule that "unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering high-risk experiments."

As this was the first ignition test, the visitor area was not open.

Although Song Yao was on secondment at the research institute, she was not a researcher and could not go to the site in person, so she simply waited for Xu Qingzhou in her office.

"Of course, I personally handle everything, and nothing has ever failed me."

Xu Qingzhou sat arrogantly in the chair.

"Yes, you're the best." Song Yao replied perfunctorily, walking behind Xu Qingzhou and placing her hands on his shoulders, gently massaging them.

Xu Qingzhou closed his eyes, enjoying Song Yao's massage service. Back in his office, the tension from before had dissipated, and fatigue began to wash over him.

A faint, unique fragrance emanated from the girl wafted to my nose.

After a while, he put his arm around the girl's waist and let her sit on his lap. "Did I make you worry?"

"Nobody's worried about you."

Song Yao slapped away a certain unruly paw; this guy's favorite clock was the one that ran in the opposite direction.

Although she said that, she finally felt relieved when Xu Qingzhou confirmed it with his own words.

Controlled nuclear fusion is a clean energy source that requires extreme high temperatures and pressures to maintain. Even if the device malfunctions or the conditions are not met, the reaction will automatically stop, and there is no risk of runaway explosion.

Compared to nuclear fission, it is undoubtedly safe, but it is still a large-scale experiment.

"Women, they say one thing but mean another, they say no, oh no~"

Before Xu Qingzhou could finish speaking, Song Yao covered his mouth with her hand.

Before the experiment began, they prepared more than a dozen contingency plans.

The station also has a full-time fire brigade, with all members on duty and ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

Controlled nuclear fusion is not like a regular experiment; short circuits in strong electromagnetic equipment, coolant leaks, and so on can all be considered major accidents.

Song Yao rested her chin on Xu Qingzhou's shoulder, holding him quietly, enjoying this peaceful moment.

The two of them hugged for a while.

She asked, "Are you coming home for dinner tonight?"

"Okay, I can finish my early shift today."

These days, Xu Qingzhou has been living and working at the research institute to test the equipment, leaving the rest of the work to others.

"Okay, I'm going back to the company now. You can get some sleep."

Song Yao pecked Xu Qingzhou on the cheek, then picked up her bag and left.

Xu Qingzhou was the only one left in the office.

The initial ignition and subsequent final procedures of the nuclear fusion device require at least 10 hours. Plasma safe decay takes approximately 1 hour, demagnetization of the superconducting magnet system takes 2-3 hours, and first wall cooling and damage detection take 3-6 hours.
"The equipment is operating better than expected."

"The next step is to challenge the triple product peak and achieve a net energy gain."

Research on controlled nuclear fusion is extremely difficult, that much is undeniable. Just how difficult?
In 1945, less than 10 years after the world's first atomic bomb was detonated, nuclear fission led to the construction of nuclear power plants and their peaceful use.

After the hydrogen bomb explosion, a considerable number of people were optimistic that it would not take long to transition to controlled nuclear fusion, but as it turns out, it was not that simple.

Previously, the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion had been postponed until 2050.

"Based on the current data, it is not a problem to challenge the triple product peak and achieve net energy gain in a fairly short period of time."

"Perhaps, the transition from experimental reactor to demonstration reactor can be completed at a faster pace."

Xu Qingzhou leaned back in his chair, gazing into the distance. The air was thick with the scent of spring; outside the window, everything was lush and vibrant, brimming with hope.

Experimental reactors and demonstration reactors are vastly different. Experimental reactors currently focus on breaking physical limits, while demonstration reactors are used to verify engineering feasibility.

Only after the demonstration stack verification is completed can the real commercial stack be developed.

"The road ahead is long and arduous."

Xu Qingzhou sighed. He glanced at the time on the corner of the table; it was 11 a.m. He got up and prepared to lie down for a while.

Monday, October 5.

For working people, Monday is probably the most painful day, as the weekend has just ended and the work week has just begun.

At 7 pm, after getting off work, I don't want to do anything. I just want to be a useless piece of trash.

Jia Fei was one of them.

At 8 p.m., after arriving home, he immediately sprawled out in a relaxed, reclining position, saying, "This lousy job is so boring."

After lying down for a few minutes, he took out his phone again.

Reality was frustrating, so he gradually developed a liking for science fiction novels. With the explosion of technology and interstellar travel, the future worlds described by writers with rigorous logic and magnificent imagination were fascinating.

"If controlled nuclear fusion is achieved, interstellar travel and Mars colonization may not be a dream."

As a science fiction fan, Jia Fei naturally paid attention to the news about the "artificial sun," knowing that if it succeeded, it would provide a nearly unlimited and clean energy source.

He typed "controlled nuclear fusion" into the search bar.

Besides the Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics, Xia Guo also has another giant in this field—the Institute of Plasma Physics.

"Perhaps there will be progress on Science Island soon as well."

"Xu Shen's side is also working on it, but it'll probably be many years before we see any good news, damn it!"

Jia Fei sat up abruptly, staring wide-eyed, wondering if he had seen wrong.

"Kyoto Materials Research Institute's Qiankun-1 ignition successful?!"

"No, is this news really true?!"

This refers to the relevant announcement issued by the Kyoto Institute for Materials Science.

#KYOTO Materials Research Institute.

The world's first negative triangular spherical tokamak achieves steady-state operation at hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius for thousands of seconds.

Recently, the Q1-NTST negative triangular plasma spherical tokamak device independently developed by our institute achieved continuous operation of 1000 million℃ high-temperature plasma for 1 seconds for the first time, breaking the world record for long pulse operation of spherical tokamak.

This breakthrough verifies the effectiveness of negative triangular configuration in suppressing plasma instabilities.
Next, the institute will rely on this device to achieve a triple fusion efficiency of 3×10 keV·s/m, thus advancing the China Fusion Project.

In addition to completing the equipment inspection work, Xu Qingzhou and his team have also finally decided on the name of the device.

After screening, they named their negative triangularity spherical tokamak "Qiankun-1".

Abbreviation: Q1-NTST.

(End of this chapter)