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Chapter 769 An 8-Magnitude Earthquake in the Field of Controlled Nuclear Fusion

office.

The host showed a momentary look of surprise, but his professionalism was evident as he quickly regained his composure and looked at Zhang Zhigao opposite him, saying word by word, "Academician Zhang, we have just received news that Qiankun-1 has completed fusion self-sustaining combustion with a Q value of 11.02."

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Zhang Zhigao was visibly stunned, then chuckled and said, "Reporter Jiang, I suggest you first verify the source of your information. A Q value of 11.02 is impossible for any tokamak device at present."

Hey, you should be more serious and responsible at work. Before you speak, go and look up what Q=11.02 means, okay?

Why don't you just say they're planning to build a demonstration reactor directly?

Zhang Zhigao chuckled, picked up the teacup on the table, but before he could drink it, the office door was pushed open with a bang.

His student, Shao Yilin, walked in in a panic.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhang Zhigao's hand holding the teacup paused, and his heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition rising within him.

"Professor, we just received news that Qiankun-1 has achieved a net energy gain maintenance of 1 hour, with Q reaching 11.02!"

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The air froze instantly.

Ten minutes later, at the main gate.

The CTV reporters had packed their gear and were ready to leave.

After leaving the research institute grounds, the girl with the high ponytail asked, "Sis, what does a 1-hour energy gain mean?"

The atmosphere at the entire research base was a bit strange; everyone's faces seemed rather pale.

"This means that they are already able to directly build a demonstration reactor, which means that the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion is about to be realized, and the world's energy landscape will be reshaped."

The female host had a complicated expression.

"This is our report," the cameraman asked.

"I think Academician Zhang is not in the mood for this for the time being. Compared to this, our primary task now should be to focus on the achievements of the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, which will probably be the hot topic in the next few days."

"That's right, that's right."

The group immediately got into the car.

In the office, Zhang Zhigao leaned back in his chair, expressionless, as if his soul had been drained away.

"Professor~ Professor~"

Shao Yilin called out twice, and Zhang Zhigao finally came to his senses.

"Are you alright?" Shao Yilin asked with concern.

Zhang Zhigao has had this expression ever since he saw the news from the Materials Research Institute.

"Teachers care most about their reputation, and this time..."

Shao Yilin sighed inwardly. Everyone knew about the conflict between his teacher and the Institute of Materials Science, and that his teacher had even secretly suppressed him in terms of funding in the past.

He asked, "Teacher, what should we do next?"

"The project is progressing normally."

"Oh, okay." Shao Yilin left the house with a keen eye.

"Whoo~"

A sense of powerlessness suddenly welled up in Zhang Zhigao's heart.

The slap in the face came too suddenly. He was just saying that the Qiankun-1 could achieve a Lawson ruling of 6 minutes at most, and the next moment he was slapped hard by reality.

The ignition test was on October 12th, and now it's October 29th. It's been more than half a month before the official announcement was made.

He realized that Xu Qingzhou was the type to play dumb while actually being powerful. "The control of the demonstration pile is probably in jeopardy."

After a long pause, Zhang Zhigao shook his head again and muttered to himself, "No, although they achieved one-hour maintenance, the inherent flaws of the spherical tokamak still exist. Could it be that this kid can really solve this thing in such a short time?"

However, the 1-hour duration already puts it far ahead of the time limit.

As news of the ignition experiment of the Qiankun-1 device gradually spread, the field of controlled nuclear fusion was as if an 8-magnitude earthquake had occurred.

The BBC was the first to report this news.

"Xia Guo has just announced that it has achieved one hour of continuous power generation through controlled nuclear fusion. Now, let's welcome Professor Hawkins, Director of Energy Policy at Oxford University—Professor, does this really mean that the history of human energy has been rewritten?"

"Unbelievable! Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that the Xia Kingdom has already grasped the key to stellar energy!"

The middle-aged man stared at the parameters on the screen, his tone filled with undisguised shock: "This is a race to upgrade civilization! Once China is the first to master controlled nuclear fusion technology, there is no doubt that China will dictate the world order."

"You were involved in developing the European fusion roadmap, what would you like to say now?"

"I am very ashamed. Compared with the achievements of Xia, the development of tokamak in Europe is simply a mess. It can almost be said that there is a generational gap between us and Xia."

"What's rather ridiculous is that Europe originally wanted to get a share of the pie through the ITER project, but after so many years, it can only survive in the cracks between the United States and China. The root of all this is that it needs to hold meetings with bureaucrats who are extremely good at trying to come up with a common solution, which is inefficient."

"While Xia Kingdom continues to increase its investment, our politicians are still arguing over whether to cut funding for the 'artificial sun'! Look at the result, energy hegemony has already shifted eastward."

The host said, "But French Energy Minister Quessen Carlyle claimed yesterday that Europe still has a technological advantage. Aren't you being a little too pessimistic?"

"No, I'm being optimistic. We have to admit that Europe is no longer powerful."

Professor Hawkins shrugged. "If this continues, you can imagine that in 2030, China will be exporting container-sized fusion reactors to Kenya, while European engineers are still complaining on Twitter about electricity prices rising by 300%."

“If this happens, it must be Quessen Carlisle’s fault.”

Host: "What are some possible solutions?"

"Take the money meant for the meeting and use it for scientists to conduct experiments. Finally, I want to say that the decision to build the demonstration reactor in France was a mistake."

The comment section of the interview video was bustling with activity.

"I can guarantee that this is absolutely fake news. As you know, the people of Xia like and are good at these kinds of conspiracies and tricks."

"Oh, if China really succeeds in achieving controlled nuclear fusion, Europe will be doomed."

"Didn't the United States claim that it has already taken the lead in the world? Why am I seeing news about China first?"

"Brother, you actually still believe what those Americans say?"

Some pessimistically stated, "Controlled nuclear fusion clearly means that humanity is not far from destruction."

Many people believe that the day nuclear fusion becomes miniaturized will be the day space wars begin.

In Germany, the Max Planck Society is also paying close attention to the explosive news from Xia Country.

"Incredible data."

"Damn it, an hour of continuous ignition, how did they do that?" exclaimed Tom Vincent, president of the institute.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have been so troubled."

Klinger shrugged.

They thought they had already set themselves apart, but they never expected that there would be someone even stronger. The data from Xu Qingzhou's laboratory completely shattered their pride.

Xu Qingzhou

A little research reveals that Xia Guo's major scientific achievements in recent years seem to revolve around one person: Xu Qingzhou.

Xia Guo has already achieved a dominant position in many fields. If nuclear fusion technology is added, the entire industrial chain will have to revolve around Xia Guo.

(End of this chapter)