Chapter 1390 A project with higher standards than nuclear fusion?

Apart from the waveform diagram, the rest of the content was really unremarkable, and the two of them sat there almost uncomfortably until the end of the report.

Almost at the same time Robert Hull said "Thank you everyone", Huang Zhitao began to pack up quickly.

I originally thought I was just here to see the world, but I unexpectedly discovered something incredible.

If you do it right and have good luck, you may even be able to leave your name in the entire history of Chinese science.

For an ordinary second-year doctoral student, this is simply pie in the sky.

Due to the excitement and nervousness, his fingers that were clenching the notebook turned slightly white, and the amplitude of his movements was much larger than usual. The corners of the folder hit the metal armrest of the chair, making a crisp sound.

Fortunately, Fang Jianming next to him was relatively calm. Although he also wanted to fly to the conference room next door immediately, he still quickly reached out and held the former down.

Finally, the host finished his oral gymnastics.

But Huang Zhitao, who was in a hurry just now, was now hesitant. He put on his schoolbag and hunched over, looking like a guilty thief.

"Don't be so sneaky."

Fang Jianming lowered his voice and glanced at the European researchers in the front row who were sorting out documents:

"Just like last time, remember to take some fruits and snacks from the table when you go out."

Huang Zhitao stopped immediately:

"what?"

Although he also thought that the refreshments provided by the French were very good, he came here from afar to attend the meeting not to be an academic locust.

At least not anymore.

"Fellow Hull's assistant is in the second row. He looked back twice when we were discussing this."

Fang Jianming packed up his briefcase, smiled and nodded to the acquaintances in the row in front of him while explaining:

"They may not be looking at us, but we should at least act normal... If you run out like you just did, everyone will suspect that you stole something from the lecture hall."

I was only joking of course, but the other party's previous performance was indeed too stealthy.

He patted Huang Zhitao again, signaling him to follow him, and whispered to him:

"Never mind what secrets we have learned. They are all carefully analyzed from the contents of public lectures. If there are any problems, it is the French's own carelessness, not ours."

Hearing this, Huang Zhitao also calmed down and observed a three-second silence for the unlucky graduate student who was lazy and careless.

If we really want to get to the bottom of this matter, it must be Hull's own problem.

However, others hold high positions and the title of academician in the ITER project, so it is definitely not their turn to take the blame.

Soon, the two arrived at the door of the small reception room on the top floor.

According to the schedule, Peng Juexian should be meeting here with Dr. Kim Ki-min, the leader of the South Korean delegation.

"Speaking of which, Teacher Fang."

Huang Zhitao looked at the sign at the door that said "In Use, Do Not Disturb" and suddenly asked curiously:

“Why did you choose South Korea as your first meeting?”

Fang Jianming shrugged:

"It's probably because the main competitor this time is Japan... When opposing ITER's landing in Ibaraki Prefecture, apart from the French themselves, we and South Korea were the most vocal in opposing it."

After a pause, he said seriously:

"On the other hand... South Korea's KSTAR only completed its main project last year and plans to start producing plasma in the second half of this year. Their schedules are completely different from ours. For example, they hope to conduct tests in the second half of 2010..."

"So... we can push the Japanese to the back together?"

Few people in this place could understand Chinese, but Huang Zhitao still lowered his voice involuntarily.

"Not to squeeze in the back."

Fang Jianming shook his head seriously:

"Logically speaking, Japan should not have a place in the first test cycle set by ITER, but Sergio Orlandi's previous statement was quite ambiguous. I'm afraid he has secretly reached some kind of deal with the Tokyo Institute of Quantum Science and Technology..."

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly a crisp "click" sound came from behind him.

The door of the small conference room was pushed open, and Peng Juexian and another gray-haired man walked out, talking and laughing, each followed by a security officer.

It seems that, even if there were no results, at least the atmosphere of the talks was pretty good.

When Peng Juexian saw Fang Jianming and Huang Zhitao waiting in the corridor, he was visibly stunned.

But he still exchanged a few polite words with the other party and only turned back after sending the man away.

"Why are you two here..."

He raised his hand and looked at his watch:

"The third report this morning should not be over yet?"

Of course, everyone knows that the content of the report meeting is padded, but the speakers are still somewhat famous after all, so whether out of courtesy or the idea of ​​"since you are here", each delegation will still send people to attend according to convention.

"It's not over yet, but I..."

Huang Zhitao took out a notebook from his bag, then glanced at Fang Jianming next to him, and changed his words with a happy heart:

"Teacher Fang and I found some unusual parts in Academician Hull's PPT, so we speculated that the ToreSupra tokamak device might..."

Hearing this, Peng Juexian, who had just relaxed, narrowed his eyes and pointed to the reception room with the door still open:

"Wait, let's go in and talk... We and the Korean security personnel have checked it before, and we guarantee that there is no problem."

……

Since the starting point of the speculation is only one waveform diagram, it is not complicated to explain.

It only took Huang Zhitao about 10 minutes to finish his analysis.

Peng Juexian stared at the hand-drawn image on the notebook and thought for a while, then tapped the table with his fingers:

"If we really want to confirm that it is a sawtooth collapse, in addition to X-ray diagnosis, we must at least use a polarization interferometer and an extreme ultraviolet radiation thermal diagnosis system..."

"Can……"

Huang Zhitao was just about to say that this is not our own equipment, so how could it be so comprehensive, but Fang Jianming stopped him as soon as he uttered the first syllable.

Sure enough, Peng Juexian did not mean to deny his judgment, and soon changed the subject:

"However, last year, EAST also experienced sawtooth oscillations close to the critical point during operation, and the plasma waveform was indeed almost exactly the same as this one..."

Huang Zhitao was stunned for a moment.

Although he had participated in some peripheral work in Luzhou, he always thought that the entire plasma generation process was very smooth and had never heard of such details.

After a few minutes of silence, Peng Juexian suddenly talked about something that seemed unrelated:

"Just now, Dr. Kim Ki-min and I shared our respective intelligence. We speculated that the EU... or at least France, might be prepared to directly participate in the upgrade of JT60SA, so they gave Japan an opening in the test arrangement."

Fang Jianming had been with Peng Juexian for a longer time. Although he had not spoken just now, he immediately understood what he meant:

"You mean, they are going to use JT60 to solve the sawtooth oscillation problem?"

Peng Juexian shook his head:

"The Japanese are limited in the field of nuclear research. The current JT60U, or even the upgraded JT60SA, has nothing particularly unique in the field of engineering. So, to be precise, it is using the theoretical level of the Institute of Quantum Science and Technology and the University of Tokyo..."

"As for participating in the upgrade of JT60SA...I'm afraid it's just a side job. It's either a reward condition proposed by the Japanese side, or the French are trying to practice and accumulate some experience for the upgrade of WEST."

This inference is exactly in line with the thinking of Huang Zhitao and Fang Jianming just now.

The former's eyes light up:

"Isn't that just perfect?"

"As for theoretical research related to abnormal magnetic field topological structure, didn't you just publish an internal report on this a while ago? It not only involves principle analysis, but also mentions several possible solutions... Although the latter part may be more important and not suitable for casual publication, if it is just theoretical research, it should not be banned from public disclosure, right?"

"..."

Faced with this suggestion, Peng Juexian showed a barely noticeable embarrassment on his face.

In fact, Huang Zhitao was right.

From either side's perspective, the deal should be feasible.

The only problem is.

As a mentor, he couldn't help but brag in front of his students, for example, how many important parts he was responsible for in the report and so on.

It is actually a part of building one's own image and is harmless at all.

But now that I suddenly have to get on the scale, that’s another matter——

No matter how reasonable the deal may seem, the key results involved were produced by others.

It would definitely be against the rules if he took over the responsibility and made the final decision.

What's more, is it easy to offend Academician Chang?

"Cough-cough-"

Peng Juexian decided to be vague:

"In principle, this is fine, but it involves so many things... I need to communicate with the country to see if I can apply for the relevant permits."

"Anyway, I have to go back to the consulate first. Don't forget to continue attending the meeting this afternoon. Maybe you can hear other useful content..."

"..."

Even after the three of them parted ways, Huang Zhitao still felt a little confused:

"Teacher Fang, isn't Teacher Peng... the plenipotentiary representative? Why do we have to apply specifically to China?"

Fang Jianming had heard some rumors:

"The scope of Academician Peng's license only covers the resources related to the Eastern Super Ring Project. This may be... another part."

Huang Zhitao's eyes widened:

"Is there any nuclear energy research project with a higher priority than ours?"

When he was authorized to participate in the EAST project, Vice President Li Jiangang, who gave the final approval and signature, had clearly stated that this was the top priority project in the current field of nuclear energy research.

He has always believed so over the years.

But now I am suddenly told that this is not the case.

It can be said that even the worldview has been shaken.

"I'm just speculating."

Fang Jianming quickly began to make amends:

"Besides, the number of national scientific research projects has grown exponentially in the past two years, so it's reasonable to have a few higher-level projects among them..."