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Chapter 257 JNEO Organization
Time passed by in a flash.

After more than a month of excitement about nuclear fusion, the heat has finally cooled down.

Just like Xiao Yi, he no longer pays much attention to the problems he has solved, but continues to focus on the next problem waiting to be solved.

Of course, for Chinese netizens, although they are not concerned about the success of nuclear fusion, what they are beginning to pay attention to now is when they can start to enjoy the electricity generated by nuclear fusion where they live, and most importantly, when the electricity bills can be reduced.

The biggest role of nuclear fusion is to ensure the cleanliness of energy and reduce the cost of power generation, so that people can enjoy a clean and pollution-free sky and cheap electricity.

Of course, although nuclear fusion has been achieved, there has not been much change in electricity bills.

After all, something like electricity bills involves too many issues and it is impossible to make a decision overnight.

Moreover, only one fusion reactor has been built and it has not been rolled out across the country. Naturally, it is impossible to achieve price reductions across the country. Even in Fei City and its surrounding cities, electricity prices have not fallen to a very low level.

Of course, no matter what, the electricity price around Fei City has dropped a bit, and now it only costs about 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Compared with the previous price of around 5 cents, it has been reduced by 4%.

Of course, this price is only for household electricity. For commercial and industrial electricity, the price reduction is slightly less, only about 3%.

But even so, it still attracted a lot of investment to Fei City in a short period of time. Now many companies have decided to build factories in Fei City, and companies that already had factories in Fei City have now decided to continue expanding their production scale.

For these factories, electricity costs already account for a considerable proportion of their operating costs. Now that electricity costs have been reduced by 3%, the savings are considerable.

Moreover, these advantages are limited to the circle of factories near Fei City. Factories in other places do not have such advantages as theirs. Of course, they must take advantage of this period to expand production and then seize more market share by relying on cost advantages.

At this time, even if they lower the price of their products to 1 cent lower than the cheapest price of the same product, they can still make a profit.

Although other regions will build nuclear fusion power plants sooner or later, who knows how long it will take?

This is called first-mover advantage!

Therefore, during this period of time, the government leaders of the surrounding cities were almost numb from laughing, and they almost came to thank Xiao Yi for being born in their place.

This is simply pie in the sky.

With both investment and output value, it is completely maxed out.

Even some of their listed companies have seen their market value increase significantly for this reason, so much so that people in the stock circle say that the A-share market is falling and Hui stocks are rising.

Well, although nuclear fusion has been achieved in China, logically speaking, the country's potential strength has been enhanced once again, and as the value of controlled nuclear fusion continues to be realized, China's market environment will inevitably continue to improve overall.

But even under such market prospects, the A-share market is still falling uncontrollably.

However, there are still people who like to rush in. After all, there are always people who think that the potential of nuclear fusion has not been fully realized, and there will definitely be a bull market by then.

Of course, there is no doubt that it is normal for these people to have this idea.

In other words, everyone today has such confidence that with the added benefit of nuclear fusion, China's economy will inevitably show a stable and improving situation.

Not to mention the Chinese, even foreigners have the same idea, which makes them even more anxious about developing nuclear fusion technology.

……

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, USA.

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, abbreviated as PPPL.

This laboratory originated from a top-secret project of the United States during the Cold War called the Matterhorn Project, whose purpose was to realize the use of fusion energy from the principles of the hydrogen bomb.

However, this top-secret project did not remain secret for long. In 1961, after the Matterhorn Project was declassified, the laboratory related to the project was renamed the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

Until now, this laboratory is still one of the main laboratories in the United States that studies controlled nuclear fusion.

As March came to an end, on March 3, the President visited PPPL and met with its director, Dr. Steven Cowley.

"Dr. Cowley, it's nice to meet you."

After the meeting, the President and Steven Cawley shook hands.

“Hello Mr. President, welcome to PPPL.”

Other people present also applauded to express their welcome to the President.

It’s just that, although they all look very happy, in fact, only they themselves know how they feel.

If the president came to visit them in the past, they would be very happy, because it meant that the president had begun to pay attention to them, and might even approve a large sum of experimental funds for them later.

But why would he come here at a time like this?

Smiling on the face but cursing in the heart, this is probably what they are like now.

The president's blond hair was still unruly today. After looking around, he said with a smile, "Dr. Cowley, please show me your laboratory first."

"Okay, it's my pleasure."

Cawley nodded, then walked ahead and led the president to visit their laboratory.

After walking for a while, they came to a spherical device. Cowley said, "Mr. President, look, this is our National Spherical Tokamak Experimental Device NSTX-U."

"This is PPPL's ​​flagship facility, which uses a unique spherical design that allows for higher plasma pressure and stronger confinement capabilities than conventional tokamaks..."

Halfway through the introduction, the president suddenly asked, "You mean, this thing is Toca Maco?"

Cawley was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, what's the problem?"

The president smiled and then asked, "I wonder what you think of the UO device."

Cawley immediately knew what the president was thinking.

He replied: "The UO device is a very successful nuclear fusion device, especially because it can provide the function of changing the orbit of the plasma flow, and at the same time it can provide a dedicated power generation channel for the magnetohydrodynamic generator, which greatly enhances the utilization efficiency of the magnetohydrodynamic generator. The most critical thing is that it can achieve the ability to replace the magnetohydrodynamic generator channel without shutting down the machine. It can be said that it is a very critical technology."

He was not stingy with his praise for the UO device. He certainly knew that the UO device had many advantages and it was indeed the best of all the current controlled nuclear fusion devices. When he first learned about the UO device, he even wanted to have a direct exchange with Xiao Yi. As an international master in the field of nuclear fusion, he was very keen on discussing with others.

Of course, in reality, this kind of thing cannot be done due to political reasons, but he still sent an email to Xiao Yi to discuss it.

Listening to Cawley's answer, the president asked a rather clear question: "Well, why don't we adopt this technology?"

Cowley said helplessly: "Sir, I need to tell you that the structure of the device is not critical."

"The key is materials. As long as there is a breakthrough in material technology, both the tokamak device and the UO device can be successful."

The president then asked, “So, when can we achieve a breakthrough in this material technology?”

"This……"

Faced with this question, Cowley was silent for a moment and then said, "Sorry, Mr. President, I can't answer this question because I am only a nuclear fusion expert, not a materials expert."

"Hmm? I thought you all knew something about this." The president said, "After all, Xiao Yi from China knows everything."

Cowley smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Not everyone can become a scientist like Xiao. He is a genius, a true genius, as if he was created by God himself."

"Enough!" The president frowned and said, "I don't want to hear such words again. This is America, a place blessed by God."

"We have had so many geniuses in the past, including the theory of relativity and Einstein, computers and von Neumann, and Oppenheimer who developed the atomic bomb. Why can't we find such geniuses now?"

Cowley was tempted to point out that, with the exception of Oppenheimer, the other two were not born in the United States.

But after thinking about it, he decided not to say it, after all, he himself was not born in the United States.

The president shook his head, turned around and looked at the many nuclear fusion scholars present, and then said: "Well, PPPL is one of the most important fusion energy research laboratories in the United States. I believe you all know that we have established the Joint Controlled Nuclear Fusion Experiment Organization JNEO. At that time, including PPPL, MIT PSFC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fusion Energy Department, and researchers from other countries will conduct experiments in the Green River area of ​​​​Utah."

"We must successfully achieve controlled nuclear fusion within at least three years. Otherwise, China will be three years ahead of us in nuclear fusion, and even longer!"

"I will never allow this to happen!"

The scientists present couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Three years later, you will no longer be the president. So what if you absolutely refuse to allow it?
Do you still want to emulate President Roosevelt?

Unless a world war breaks out...

hiss~
Looking at the president in front of them who was passionately declaring his confidence in the United States, many scientists present suddenly felt that based on his personality, it might not be impossible for him to say so.

For a moment, they all felt a little scalp tingling, as if they had discovered some important secret.

As for Cowley, he hasn't thought so much about it for the time being. He just looks helpless and wishes he could remove the title of nuclear fusion expert and replace it with a nuclear physics expert.

After all, when others think he is a nuclear fusion expert, they will think that he is proficient in all aspects related to nuclear fusion, including materials.

Finally, with a sigh, he said, "Of course, Mr. President, I agree with you 100 percent."

"That's good."

The president nodded in satisfaction, and then said some encouraging words, "Finally, I hope you can all participate in the Joint Nuclear Energy Experiment Organization (JNEO) and contribute to our nuclear fusion reactor."

"Light up our own artificial sun!"

After finishing his speech, the President did not stay any longer and left PPPL.

A group of scientists watched as the president got into his Army Air Force One and followed the motorcade out of Princeton University.

"Steven, how do you feel?"

The laboratory's deputy director, Condy Weir, came up to Cawley and asked with a smile.

Cowley sighed and said, "I don't know. I hope that I won't be put in charge because I was born in England instead of America."

Condi Weir was not surprised by Cawley's idea.

Probably, apart from the politicians who announced the establishment of JNEO, no scientist would be interested in this organization.

After all, ITER is indeed a scientific organization, but JNEO, looking at its member states, is clearly not only a scientific organization but also a political organization.

Achieve controlled nuclear fusion within three years... Isn't it obvious that whoever is in charge will be unlucky!
"Oh, I can't believe that these people think controlled nuclear fusion is such a simple thing." Condy Weir also sighed: "They don't understand it at all."

"Three years... If the CIA can't hire Tom Cruise to be their agent, or develop a brainwashing machine and successfully brainwash Xiao Yi, maybe they won't be able to do it in thirty years."

Steven Cowley spread his hands: "Okay, let's not think too much about it now. I just hope it won't be our turn by then."

Candy Weir shook his head, not very hopeful.

……

In the next few days, their president visited various nuclear fusion research laboratories in the United States and personally persuaded these scientists to join JNEO.

In order to promote JNEO, the United States has borne 50% of the funding this time, and the remaining 50% will be borne by dozens of other countries, in order to finalize it as soon as possible so as to start research on nuclear fusion earlier.

Of course, this is why the final location was set in Utah, USA.

But obviously, many scientists do not have the spirit of overcoming difficulties like the Manhattan Project. Although they all agreed to join JNEO, no one was willing to take responsibility.

Although the funding is large, there will be at least 100 billion US dollars in the first year, but this money is not easy to get. God knows what the consequences will be if the mission is not completed by then.

In the end, the President simply appointed an unlucky guy, the head of PPPL, Dr. Steven Cawley.

Finally, JNEO started construction amidst all kinds of embarrassing obstacles.

On the day of the official start of construction, the President happily announced: "This will be the most important day for all mankind! Our controlled nuclear fusion reactor will surely achieve a brilliant victory! This time, we will personally bring the Apollo fire to mankind!"

In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "We sincerely wish JNEO success. In addition, if JNEO needs engineering contractors, they are welcome to seek help from our related companies."

(End of this chapter)