Chapter 524: Kick them out

What's more interesting is that while Lu Zhou was drinking coffee and watching Perry speaking to reporters in the video, at this moment Perry, who was sitting in the office, was far away from the Pacific Ocean. Here, I was staring at the photo of the landing boat at this moment. ge
Although his expression is not as leisurely as his
Just half a month ago, the Hualing Jinling Controllable Fusion Research Institute made breakthrough progress in long-term plasma confinement, shaking the entire plasma physics community.
That is, during this half month, he received at least thirty written letters on the matter.
Some of them were sent by the American Academy of Sciences, and some were from the pppl laboratory of Princeton.
Especially in the joint letter from the American Academy of Sciences, there was even the signature of Zhu Xiwen, the former Nobel Prize winner in physics and the former Minister of Energy.
In these lengthy texts, in addition to telling the importance of controllable fusion as a future energy source, there is only one central idea to express-that is, money.
In addition, there is information from the CIA, although it is all nutritious.
Compared to Lu Zhou's personal information and his dazzling academic honors and titles, what he wants to know is what step Hua Hua has taken in controllable fusion technology, and how much more mature fusion control technology is. far.
But the headache is that it all happened so suddenly.
Before the star device successfully completed the one-hour magnetic restraint time, no one believed that they would succeed, not even the Chinese themselves.
Did n’t you say it was difficult for two minutes?
This sentence was said by the person in charge of the Hua Guo International Nuclear Fusion Energy Program Implementation Center!
Really a bunch of waste
Throwing the information in his hand on the table, Perry couldn't help cursing.
Regarding the importance of controlled fusion technology, no one needs to tell him at all, he knows better than anyone.
But how big this pit is, he also knows better than anyone.
Compared with the CIA report and some non-nutritive suggestions, he now needs professional opinions.
Leaning on the office chair for a moment of contemplation, Perry made a decision in his heart, holding the armrest with both hands, stood up from the chair, pushed open the door and walked out of the office.
Looking at the assistant sitting at the desk in front of his office, he ordered.
The convening of the Nif project leader and the director of the pppl laboratory controlled fusion project no matter where they are now, I hope to see them here at this time the day after tomorrow.
I know.
Seeing Perry's serious expression, realizing that this matter was important, the assistant immediately put his hand to the phone.
Perry nodded, preparing to leave here.
Before starting the meeting, he had to go to the White House.
But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, so he stopped at the door and looked back at the assistant who was calling.
Also contact the CIA, and remember to ask them to send a reliable person.
About six or seven years ago, the $ 3.5 billion Nif ignition failure failed, which severely setbacked the entire controllable fusion research industry in the United States, and even cast a haze over the prospects of internationally controlled fusion research.
The entire inertial restraint technology line has been almost abolished. If it were not for this laser ignition device, a nuclear test would have been carried out, which would have been cut off by the Budget Committee of the Congress.
Until now, it seems that Tokamak can still cheat money, but the funding is not as good as before.
Especially in the context of countries pushing each other over funding issues and the United States' intention to withdraw from the iter organization, the future of the entire controllable fusion industry can be described as bleak.
However, no one expected that the light under the Purple Mountain illuminated the whole world.
At this moment, Ed Moses, director of the National Ignition Unit (nif) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is sitting in the Department of Energy's office.
Sitting next to him was Terry Brogg, the head of the controlled fusion project at Princeton's pppl laboratory, and several other experts in the field of controlled fusion who he was still familiar with.
This is not the first time they have been summoned by the relevant authorities.
Normally, every one or two months, they will be called by the Department of Energy or the Congressional Budget Committee, and then ask what is going on when their budgets have exceeded their standards.
For them, those who burn money, talking to the bureaucrats about projects and funding has almost become part of their daily research work.
Unlike in the past, however, this time the DOE called them not for budget reasons.
The two exchanged gazes and saw a few unexpected expressions in each other's eyes.
Obviously, it's not just the Ministry of Energy who is sitting here, but also a man in a suit, who doesn't have a lot of facial expressions and looks out of place with his surroundings.
My name is Helms, and I am from the CIA.
At the CIA, Ed Moses raised his eyebrows with interest.
When was the CIA interested in nif?
I'm not interested in nif, or, in contrast, I'm more interested in pppl lab, turning the ballpoint pen in his hand, the man named Helms looked at Brog, Terry Bu Mr. Roger, I heard that you have worked with Professor Lu Zhou before. Is this true?
Brog nodded, cherishing words like gold, yes.
Helms: What kind of person is he to you?
Brogg replied: on this issue you should ask his mentor or student, I have not had much contact with him in daily life, and the only communication is basically in work.
What I asked was about work. Helms flipped through the notes on the page table. Our people noticed that about two years ago, a fund had entered the scientific research account of the project through an overseas account.
Brog: During his tenure at Princeton, he was a consultant for the pppl lab he3 project. Because it is difficult to continue the research on funding, he paid for the part that was insufficient for his own funding.
Helms asked: Can you explain the content of the he3 project in detail?
Brog: About launching he3 particles to observe the plasma movement inside the fusion device. If you are doubting that this project has delivered key technologies to the Star Institute, you don't need to be so suspicious. This technology is important for research on controlled nuclear fusion, but related research itself is public. If you don't understand what I mean, you can go back and consult your physics professor.
Helms turned the ballpoint pen in his hand and wrote a few strokes on the paper: I'm sorry that I studied psychology in college and didn't study physics.
Brog whispered: High school should always learn.
I don't know if he didn't hear it or pretended not to hear it. Helms ignored the words of Brog, and his eyes stopped for a while on the faces of him and Moses.
If it is not to rely on the technology in the pppl laboratory to obtain results, I would like to know why an institute just established less than a year ago has achieved such incredible results through a star simulator modified by old equipment. .
Ed Moses coughed: The problem is simple. The Chinese are willing to spend money on this technology. Although most of the problems we encounter are not solved by spending money, when the money is correct by the right people The situation is quite different.
Perry, sitting at the conference table, has a stern face: your funds are not less than them ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Do you mean that you have not used your money in the right place?
Ed Moses looked awkwardly to the side. Of course I did not mean that. I can guarantee that every penny is used in the right place, but trial and error is also part of the research.
Rather than managing Ed Moses, Helms looked at the notebook in his hand, and continued to ask a lot of questions blankly.
Among them are the cooperation of iter and the situation of star stellar research institute.
The meeting lasted about two hours.
After the meeting, Perry dismissed the experts who came to the meeting, left Helms and asked.
What do you think?
This Mr. Helms has previously worked in the diplomatic system, and Perry asked himself for his opinions, although he may not necessarily be in his heart, but it is still possible to refer to it.
Looking at the note in his hand, Helms said after a moment of contemplation.
According to our information, Huaguo has started the controllable fusion demonstration reactor project. However, from the inquiry just now, except for the paper disclosed in the journal Science, our experts have almost no knowledge of the Star Institute.
Based on the above clues, we can think that, including the cfter project, the Chinese people have borrowed a lot of technology and experience from the iter project, but they have stolen technology from us, but they do not share their own research, or say something Reserved. I think this is unreasonable.
Perry raised her eyebrows with interest: So?
Therefore, I suggest to negotiate with the Chinese side and let the Star Institute disclose more technical details. At this point, Helms paused for a moment and said seriously, or kick them out of the iter project.
(At the beginning of the month, everyone is voting enthusiastically)