The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Since China withdrew from ITER, ITER seemed arrogant at first.

But after China announced the construction of a controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor, ITER's attitude changed.

He first took the initiative to contact Hua Xia, but the call was hung up directly.

Later, we contacted Huaxia’s previous scholars in ITER, but were told that Huaxia’s withdrawal from the group was irreversible.

ITER subsequently publicly stated in the public media that it hopes China will not withdraw from the group.

China is too lazy to pay attention to this.

Over the years, China has suffered a lot at ITER.

This time with ITER, Europe and the United States went too far.

Huaxia decided not to indulge him anymore.

You used to ignore me, but now I am out of your reach.

China’s attitude made ITER realize that something was wrong.

What is even more troublesome for ITER is that the chain reaction soon manifested itself.

One country after another withdrew from ITER.

Controlled nuclear fusion has become an extremely popular term internationally, and has never fallen out of the top ten on the hot search list.

CCTV broadcast live the construction site of the demonstration reactor at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station.

Before this, no one knew why China was building an artificial island at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station. Some people speculated that it was to expand the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, but no one expected that China would build a controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station.

The construction site is a scene of bustling activity.

Even though the north is already covered in ice and snow, the temperature here is still acceptable, not to mention the enthusiasm in people's hearts.

Finally, the demonstration pile was completed on New Year's Day.

Engineers are conducting inspections.

"Leader, when will the ignition time for controlled fusion be set?"

Liu Tao smiled and said, "In a few days, it will be the Spring Festival. We can use the ignition of controlled fusion to present a New Year's gift to the people of the country who are eagerly waiting for it! Please contact CCTV and make the controlled fusion ignition a special program for the Spring Festival Gala!"

"Ok!"

Gradually, more than half a month passed.

On New Year's Eve, at the demonstration reactor, engineers were conducting the final inspection before ignition.

Liu Tao looked calm. He knew the entire demonstration reactor project very well and there were actually no problems at the moment.

At this moment, the entire Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, whether it is engineers or stationed soldiers, are working in their respective positions in an orderly manner.

Since the construction of the demonstration reactor began, this is definitely one of the places with the highest security level in China.

Any unauthorized aircraft flying over the no-fly zone will be shot down without hesitation by the air defense forces.

This is a real no-fly zone!

Fully armed soldiers are patrolling to eliminate all potential threats and security risks.

The Hong Kong garrison, the Macao garrison, the Southern Theater Command, and the South China Sea Fleet are all in a level one combat readiness state.

All the warships of the South China Sea Fleet have left the port for deployment.

Even several live-fire exercises were conducted in the surrounding areas.

It is no exaggeration to say that those responsible for security work have already considered any possible situation and have made adequate preparations to deal with it.

Today, any medium-range or long-range ballistic missile launched from anywhere else will be met with a ruthless attack.

Satellites suspected to be space-based weapons from the United States and Russia are being tracked, and any unusual movement will be destroyed immediately.

At the same time, inside the plant where the reactor is housed, engineers from the nuclear industry group were conducting final inspections of the equipment.

This is the core of this project and also the result of the hard work of countless researchers.

After completing all the inspections, the engineers in the factory quickly left the site accompanied by security personnel.

As early as the beginning, when faced with the conversation, once they arrived at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, they had to sign a confidentiality agreement and would not be able to contact their family and friends, these people chose to come without hesitation.

Between country and family, they choose country without hesitation!
Serve the country with one's life. These four short words contain noble sentiments. I don't know how many people have chosen to serve the country with their lives.

On the other side, in the control room of a newly built demonstration reactor at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

During this period, they began to conduct ignition operation drills. Every operator sitting here had already memorized the contents of the safety manual and operating guide.

The CCTV Spring Festival Gala team is also busy.

As a special program of the Spring Festival Gala, this special program seems a bit long, lasting a full hour.

The lighting time is scheduled for 12 o'clock in the evening, which is also the countdown to the new year.

"Unforgettable Tonight", which has been performed for many years, was cancelled during this year's Spring Festival Gala.

The CCTV Spring Festival Gala team is recording every little detail, and these are all the special programs to be broadcast during the Spring Festival Gala.

Except for the ten minutes before and after the ignition, which will be broadcast live, the rest will be recorded.

Because it involves confidential information, it needs to be reviewed by the relevant departments.

The Spring Festival Gala starts on time.

As early as the latest Spring Festival Gala program was announced, everyone suddenly discovered that this year's Spring Festival Gala was very different. The special program of this year's Spring Festival Gala lasted for a full hour.

Spring Festival Gala special program - controlled fusion ignition ceremony!
This year's Spring Festival Gala is not only watched by the whole of China, but also by the entire Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and even the whole world.

The European Union headquarters, the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, and the White House in the United States all watched the CCTV Spring Festival Gala at the same time.

I don’t know when they started to get into the habit of watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

Shortly after 23 p.m., the Spring Festival Gala special program - the controlled fusion ignition ceremony - began.

Although the first part records China's joining ITER and then, facing the joint aggressiveness of Europe and the United States, China withdrew from ITER and decided to independently carry out controlled nuclear fusion and build a demonstration reactor.

China has mobilized a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources to invest in the construction of the demonstration reactor.

The demonstration reactor was completed in a short time.

This demonstrates China's indomitable spirit and its powerful assembly capabilities.

In terms of infrastructure, China is now truly the leader in the world.

No country can compare with China in terms of infrastructure.

Finally, the time came to 23:50, and the CCTV Spring Festival Gala special program - the controlled fusion ignition ceremony, entered the live broadcast segment.

Liu Tao's figure appeared in people's sight for the third time.

On the big screen, Liu Tao was communicating with the capital.

"Ignition approved!"

In Beijing, the short four words "approved to ignite" are full of power.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Liu Tao and the button in front of him.

All the researchers in the control room focused their attention on Liu Tao. The audiences around the world who were watching the Spring Festival Gala special also focused their attention on Liu Tao.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liu Tao slowly stretched out his right hand.

Humanity has been looking forward to controlled nuclear fusion for 70 years.

People have waited too long for this day.

And now, the key to the new world is in Liu Tao's hands.

“History will remember this day, and will remember all of us. We are ushering in a brand new era, and we are witnessing history!”

After Liu Tao said this, he pressed the button.

The entire demonstration reactor is operating, nuclear fusion is taking place, and endless energy is pouring out like a tide, being liberated from the tiny atomic nucleus.

Witnessing this moment, everyone in the control room had excited expressions on their faces.

This demonstration reactor has a maximum installed capacity of 10 megawatts, and a total of 50 magnetohydrodynamic generators were built this time. The newly developed magnetohydrodynamic generators are smaller in size and have a larger capacity.

This is also fundamentally different from nuclear fission power generation units.

Just this one magnetohydrodynamic generator can generate 200 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to supply electricity for production and life of two million people in a moderately developed country.

50 magnetohydrodynamic generators can generate 1 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

This also means that the electricity that can be generated by a demonstration reactor can basically meet the needs of the entire Guangdong Province.

The energy released by fusion is being continuously converted into electrical energy, transmitted to the power grid, and used by people.

The entire fusion reactor and the generator set form a cycle that can output electrical energy continuously and stably.

"Success!"

"We made it!"

In the control room, deafening cheers broke out, and people hugged each other and high-fived to celebrate.

"We made it!"

In front of the TV, all the Chinese people, all the descendants of Yan and Huang, cried with joy!

Thanks to the controlled nuclear fusion craze during this period, people have gained a great understanding of what controlled nuclear fusion is.

It can be said that in the entire solar system, there is no form of energy that is purer and closer to the origin than this.

From now on, there will be an inexhaustible supply of electricity!

The development of human society is no longer limited by the shortage of electricity.

That night, fireworks were set off throughout China and ASEAN. People used this way to celebrate the arrival of the era of controlled nuclear fusion.

Liu Tao had a smile on his face.

Controlled nuclear fusion can generate electricity of 1kg of helium-3, which exceeds the daily power generation of the Three Gorges Dam, and its efficiency is much higher than that of uranium nuclear fission.

China is continuously extracting helium-3 from the moon for use in controlled nuclear fusion.

Although controlled nuclear fusion can use deuterium-tritium or proton-boron 11 (pB) as fuel, there is no doubt that deuterium-helium 3 (D-He) as fuel releases the most energy, has higher reaction efficiency, and does not produce neutron radiation. China also has the ability to extract helium 3 from the moon, so it is natural to choose deuterium-helium 3 as nuclear reactor fuel.

For China, from now on, the realization of controlled nuclear fusion technology will truly mean an inexhaustible source of energy.

The shackles of energy were completely shattered!
Nothing can stop China's rise.

In recent years, people have constantly analyzed that China can no longer maintain high-speed growth. A growth rate of 1% is considered good, and a growth rate of 2% is already a booming economic development.

These analyses are naturally based on the fact that the rapid increase in labor costs in China has caused the manufacturing industry to lose its cost advantage.

In recent years, the State Grid Corporation of China has made great sacrifices and significantly lowered electricity prices, making China's electricity prices at the highest level in the world, thus alleviating the cost pressure caused by rising labor costs.

But from this moment on, with endless energy, China's electricity prices will be further reduced.

Only 12 reactors are needed to basically meet China's current needs. Only 20 reactors are needed to meet China's electricity needs for the next ten years!
Thermal power will completely withdraw from China's historical stage!

Some of the previously built fission nuclear power plants will be phased out. After all, compared with fusion nuclear power plants, fission nuclear power plants have much lower power generation efficiency and there are also great safety risks. They are far less safe than fusion nuclear power plants.

Moreover, fusion nuclear power plants are not only safe, but also do not produce radioactive nuclear waste.

Small and medium-sized hydropower stations will gradually withdraw from China's historical stage.

After 10 minutes of stable power generation, Liu Tao contacted Beijing in the control room.

"Report to the capital, the ignition was successful!"

From the capital, congratulations were sent out: "Congratulations on the successful ignition!"

The video conversation was simple, but it spread across the country and the world!
China has truly achieved the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion technology.

At the first moment, countries and organizations around the world sent congratulatory messages to China, congratulating China on becoming the first country to commercialize fusion technology, and expressed goodwill and conveyed the intention to cooperate.

After all, this is controlled nuclear fusion, which is truly applied to commercial power generation. It means that there is an inexhaustible new energy source, no greenhouse effect, no nuclear waste, no air pollution, and it is very safe, there is no need to worry about nuclear leakage!

At this time, a sumptuous dinner had been prepared in the cafeteria.

The chefs in the cafeteria come directly from the imperial kitchen and specialize in preparing state banquets.

China is celebrating.

But in the futures market and the stock market, there is wailing.

Those who had originally been hoping for a lucky break now cried incessantly and slapped themselves hard twice, and countless wealth was wiped out.

Coal futures have fallen to rock-bottom prices.

After all, China, ASEAN, Japan, South Korea, and South Asia (except Bharat) no longer need coal, and the world's demand for coal has dropped significantly.

Oil and gas prices fell further.

Even car companies in Germany, the United States and other countries that specialize in fuel-powered vehicles saw their share prices fall further.

Everyone knows that electric cars will be the next big thing!
The future of new energy vehicles is bright.

Fuel-powered vehicles are destined to be eliminated.

The U.S. stock market collapsed in the afternoon and a circuit breaker was declared.

The stock prices of a large number of listed companies fell, and the stocks were all bright red, like blood.

No one is in a good mood because their wealth is shrinking drastically.

As a country of financial capital, most of Americans' wealth is in the stock market and in finance.

The stock market crash and circuit breaker means that a large amount of wealth has been destroyed and personal wealth has shrunk significantly.

As stock market trading in other places just started the next day, the market continued to fall.

Under the impact of controlled nuclear fusion, only a few stocks can maintain their growth without falling.

On the Chinese New Year’s Eve, countless people around the world witnessed history and witnessed mankind’s realization of controlled nuclear fusion technology!
This is a new era, a brand new era!

It is not only the aerospace age, the space age, but also the era of controlled nuclear fusion technology!
The conclusion that mankind has entered the fourth industrial revolution has become more deeply rooted in people's minds.

China missed the first and second industrial revolutions, but caught up with the third industrial revolution. In the fourth industrial revolution, China surpassed the rest and became the first country in the world to enter the fourth industrial revolution! (End of this chapter)