Chapter 97 So Wonderful The first nuclear fusion reaction experiment lasted for one hour, and experimental projects such as the energy data produced by fusion reaction, the stability of the container wall, and the overall safety assessment were all successfully completed. The high-strength material formed by the powerful combination of tri-titanium alloy and carbon nanotubes has completely solved the problem that has plagued the development of countless scientific projects of mankind. Let’s just take a simple and popular number for comparison. The energy produced when one gram of deuterium and tritium reacts is 183 million times the energy produced when one gram of gasoline is burned. The earth's oceans contain nearly 40 trillion tons of deuterium. The only pity is that tritium has an extremely short half-life and its reserves in the earth's natural environment are extremely small. Currently, it can only be produced through artificial nuclear reactions. But it's okay. With the success of the moon landing, the moon contains a large amount of helium-3, which can also produce fusion reactions with deuterium. Even when the fusion reaction between the two occurs, without the radiation produced by the tritium element and the high-energy neutrons produced during the fusion, the damage and impact on the container wall are greatly reduced. This is also one of the important factors for nuclear fusion reactors to be able to be safely used in the civilian field after being miniaturized in the future.
Not to mention that tritium is very expensive to store and transport, and it cannot be compared with helium-3, which is safer and more stable. Therefore, the fuel used in this reaction experiment is the helium-3 element collected from the moon. And deuterium extracted from ocean water. The experimental results were absolutely perfect. The news was delivered to Li Jiandong of the Ministry of Industry through a special channel that day. Immediately afterwards, Li Jiandong did not dare to delay at all and hurried to the palace to report. The next day, Ye Rongshan arrived at the laboratory for inspection. In the small laboratory hall, the remnants of yesterday's celebration had not yet been cleaned up. Fan Ren looked at the mess with embarrassment. To be honest, he didn't care about it at all after the experiment was announced as a success yesterday. "Mr. Ye, you said you didn't even say hello before you came. It's not like everyone was so happy yesterday." At this moment, Ye Rongshan was full of energy, and his eyes swept across this laboratory illuminated by the light of science with a lively look. He didn't care about this. "Chief Li reported to me. Fanren, I still don't quite believe it. Tell me, is our controlled nuclear fusion reaction experiment really successful? And not the kind of 'success' that only lasted for more than ten minutes before being forced to shut down like in the past?" "Don't worry, Mr. Ye. This experiment is absolutely a real success in the long-term and continuous stable nuclear fusion reaction experiment. As long as there is enough reaction fuel, in a sense, it can continue until the fuel is exhausted." Fan Ren had a proud smile on his face and his tone was very firm. "Okay, okay! Great! After hearing what you said, I finally feel relieved. That's amazing! And you guys are amazing too. Well done." Ye Rongshan praised excitedly and did not ignore the other scientists in the hall. Fan Ren stepped aside and followed the old man towards the scientists who were standing upright. Although the time of contact was not long, Fan Ren could basically call out the names of these scientists from the Ministry of Industry.
He followed the old man and introduced them to him one by one. Ye Rongshan walked very slowly, and every time he passed a scientist, he stretched out his hands and shook hands tightly with them. This is the highest affirmation from Daxia. When the last scientist finished his introduction, Ye Rongshan slowly scanned the complicated equipment inside the laboratory through the glass in the hall. He turned around and came to the front of the crowd. "This road is not easy. Perhaps you don't know that when President Fan first proposed nuclear fusion research, he had no other plans. He, Chief Li, and I did not expect that the reserves of Fan crystal ore on the earth were so scarce. What is even more infuriating is that South Australia arbitrarily raised the price of our request to buy the Fanjing Stone, and then in order to obtain our secrets about the Tri-Titanium Alloy, it even raised the price of all the raw ore exported to Daxia by 8% without any bottom line." When he said this, even though he had held a high position for many years, his expression was rarely out of control and showed dissatisfaction. This rarely happens to him. Everyone listened to the old man's story quietly, and their emotions became angry. "After that, Mr. Fan proposed a very imaginative idea, which you should all know by now, that is, there are Fan crystal stones in the lunar soil." He turned his head and looked at Fan Ren, his face full of admiration. "The next step is the lunar mining plan. Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, but I had a lot of concerns at the time and was opposed to it." When Ye Rongshan said this, he reached out and patted Fan Ren on the shoulder, his eyes full of admiration. "At that time, Mr. Fan made up his mind that Xinghai would invest all the company's profits into this project. He was so determined that in all my years of life, he was the only company CEO who could do this." "Fanren, congratulations. This is an amazing achievement." Ye Rongshan praised him unreservedly. After that, Fan Ren brought Ye Rongshan and the security personnel to the office and sat down. "Mr. Fan, please tell me. I have plenty of time today. You are the founder of this technology, so you must have more plans for it than others." Fan Ren nodded. Although he had not made any advance preparations, he already had many ideas and arrangements for these. “That’s right. Although I am very sure that this experiment is an absolute success, it is only the first round of testing. Next, we still need to conduct a lot of data testing to balance the materials used in the container wall and explore research on energy conversion. In my vision, this technology is not just used to boil water and convert it into electricity to provide us with a source of energy. We also need to study how to efficiently and directly convert the energy produced by fusion into the required energy output.” Fanren spoke quietly. In his vision, the next step is to use the tri-titanium alloy produced on the moon in combination with carbon nanotubes to build a space elevator. This is a hugely expensive project, but it is also an inevitable part of future development. Because of the earth's gravity, the energy required to send objects into space is too huge. If rocket launches are used every time, the cost-effectiveness is extremely low. With the advent of a space elevator, a mode of transportation similar to train tracks, the energy needed to send matter into space can be met by electricity, as long as the material strength conditions are met. Now, with controlled nuclear fusion reactors, we can afford any high electricity consumption.
By then, the era of low-cost space travel will have completely arrived. The same is true for the lunar base, which will build a space elevator and carry out large-scale engineering construction on the lunar surface. It is planned to complete the refining of the praseodymite ore directly in the lunar factory. It will then be transported using a space elevator to the Starlink series of rockets responsible for Earth-Moon transportation, and then brought back to Earth for further processing. He looked at the sky outside the window, his tone was calm and he didn't show any excessive excitement, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. (End of this chapter)