I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 784 Seismic Adaptability of Demonstration Reactors

At 8:30 p.m., the four of them leisurely walked out of the hot pot restaurant.

"Ah, that feels good," Kong Xianbo said, rubbing his stomach.

Xu Qingzhou also ate quite a lot.

During the meal, everyone only drank one bottle of beer, and most of the time was spent eating meat.

To be honest, it's really nice to go out for a meal like this once in a while.

Everyone spoke freely without any inhibitions.

"My senior brother is urging me to go back, so I'm leaving now." Zhai Ziqiang glanced at the message and jogged back to school.

Kong Xianbo also took a taxi, intending to go home early.

"Let's go."

At the intersection, Xu Qingzhou waved to Xu Zhengyang and his two companions before getting into the black sedan.

"Wow, this car is fucking cool."

Kong Xianbo stared at the taillights of the car disappearing at the intersection, stroking his chin.

Xu Zhengyang: "An armored car, how could it not be cool?"

"An armored vehicle?"

"Is there any need to be so surprised?"

Xu Zhengyang rolled his eyes and said, "Old Xu is now the chief engineer of the Longwan Demonstration Reactor and a top expert in the field of controlled nuclear fusion. See that driver? He's probably from the military."

"It seems so."

Kong Xianbo nodded, thinking about it carefully, and indeed there was nothing surprising about it.

Since entering the school, Lao Xu has either been becoming famous or on his way to becoming famous.
"gone."

Kong Xianbo's car arrived at the roadside, and soon Xu Zhengyang was the only one left.

Xu Zhengyang shook his head and headed towards Yandongyuan. After completing his doctoral studies, he and his girlfriend Chen Shiqi started renting their own place.

"Damn it, I'll definitely leave before them from now on, otherwise I'll look so lonely."

Xishan No. 1 Courtyard.

"I am back."

Xu Qingzhou took off his scarf and coat and headed towards the living room.

Song Yao leaned back on the sofa, looking at the investment information of Zero Point Technology.

He was about to sit down on the sofa when he saw Song Yao raise her foot, looking like she was saying, "If you dare come any closer, I'll kick you."

Looking at the soft, white feet, Xu Qingzhou said, "I'm full, thank you."

"It stinks! I'm going to take a shower!" Song Yao said with disgust.

"I only drank one bottle."

"That smells bad too!"

"As expected of someone born in the Year of the Dog, they can even smell this."

Say it again.

Xu Qingzhou obediently went upstairs to take a shower. After eating hot pot, he still felt like he had a smell on him.

10 minutes passed.

Xu Qingzhou finished drying her hair and brushing her teeth before going downstairs.

Song Yao leaned closer and sniffed him. After not smelling anything, her brows relaxed, and she leaned against him.

Song Yao took a deep breath. "Shall we go out for exercise tomorrow afternoon?"

"Well, everything should be fine tomorrow."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. After spending so much time in the lab, he really did miss the feeling of exercising and sweating.

"Have a good rest this weekend. Academician Ren Nan will be doing upgrade tests on the superconducting magnet next week, so you'll probably be busy."

As he was thinking, his thoughts were quickly interrupted. He then pressed down on Song Yao's hand, which was hidden inside his clothes, and asked, "Teacher Song, what are you trying to do?"

The girl in his arms started touching him again. "Are you impotent?"

"The provoking method is of no use to me."

Xu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, unmoved, and picked up the remote to find a TV series to watch. He sighed inwardly, "They say women are like tigers at thirty, but Song Xiaohua is already thirty. Wasn't she just thirty last night?"
"Brother~"

Xu Qingzhou's hand, which was changing the channel, froze.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to defend against.

Song Yao observed Xu Qingzhou's expression, a sly glint in her eyes. She thought to herself, "I knew this guy was a pervert. He likes to hear these weird things."

She continued calling in a high-pitched voice, "Brother~~"

The last month of 2021 quietly passed. On New Year's Eve, Guo Ziyang and Ding Jiahui came to Xishan No. 1 Courtyard and the four of them had a small get-together.

On January 6, Xu Qingzhou went to Longwan.

The construction of the Qiankun Demonstration Mound is progressing rapidly, and it has undergone tremendous changes since his last visit.

The facilities are complete, giving it the feel of a small town.

Large transport trucks came out loaded with soil.

The workers also seemed very enthusiastic.

It's hard work, but the salary and benefits are definitely the highest in the country, and all kinds of welfare and protections are fully guaranteed.

With everyone working in three shifts and using countless large machines, Longwan changed almost every day.

Working overtime isn't scary; what's scary is not getting overtime pay.

Qin Yanghui led Xu Qingzhou on a tour of the construction site, then suddenly asked, "I heard that the US is already designing a demonstration reactor?"

At the beginning of the year, the US tokamak DII-D completed a 15-minute net energy gain and announced that it had started the construction plan for the demonstration reactor.

Xu Qingzhou nodded and said confidently, "But construction will not start for at least six months. It will be quite difficult for them to keep up with our pace."

"Hehe, even in the construction of large-scale projects, the United States is far behind us."

As they talked, the two walked into the project office.

"We encountered a groundwater seepage problem last week. Longwan Town is adjacent to the Daqing River, and the groundwater is shallow. These are all within our calculations, so it's not a big problem. We are currently carrying out a deep foundation pit waterproofing project."

Qin Yanghui explained the problems encountered during construction to Xu Qingzhou.

"Actually, the most challenging issue is adaptability to earthquake zones."

Besides groundwater management issues, the remaining issue should be adaptability to earthquake zones, as the North China Plain earthquake zone has a potential impact on facilities.

Controlled nuclear fusion places extremely stringent requirements on the precision of equipment. For example, even a displacement of 0.1 millimeters in a superconducting coil can cause magnetic field distortion.

The entire project must be able to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake.

"Is there anything I can help with?" Xu Qingzhou knew the importance of this item.

Qin Yanghui smiled and said, "We need to transform abstract earthquake risks into specific engineering parameters. In this respect, I think no one in the entire Xia Kingdom is better at it than you, a Fields Medal winner."

"Okay, I'll take care of the core computing."

Xu Qingzhou readily agreed and immediately discussed his work with Qin Yanghui.

For earthquake-adaptive design, it is generally necessary to develop a probabilistic model of ground motion parameters, then perform a structural dynamic response simulation, and finally possibly design parameters for a seismic isolation system.

On January 10, the research team from the Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics finally returned home, as they were told that they needed personnel to upgrade the magnet and sensor systems.

Xu Qingzhou knew that Zhang Zhigao had deliberately transferred him back, but he didn't stop him.

The first phase of recruitment is nearing its end, with all 326 researchers now in place.

Including the original staff of the Materials Research Institute, there are now 435 full-time researchers, which is barely enough to support the operation of the entire project.

Recruiting will continue in the future.

To be honest, the recruitment interviews were very rigorous. We selected candidates according to Xu Qingzhou's requirements, adhering to the principle of "better to have none than to have bad ones."

Nevertheless, an interview alone cannot fully demonstrate a researcher's abilities, so there is a three-month probationary period during which many unqualified individuals will be weeded out.

Moreover, the construction of the demonstration reactor is very demanding, and some people might run away at that time.

In other words, the staff shortage will persist for a long time.

(End of this chapter)