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In August, the reconnaissance satellite and lunar probe that Chen Mo requested to launch have been successful, the space station of Flying Ant Aerospace is also under construction, and the training of space tourism has also been carried out.The university construction that Chen Mo mentioned last time is also under planning.

"That's all, what else do you need to know?"

"Wait until you get back."

"I'll go back to the company the day after tomorrow, remember to invite me to dinner."

"it is good."

Hanging up the call, Chen Mo took Mo Nv into the laboratory.

Inside the glass cover of the laboratory, the gray lunar brick lay quietly.This seemingly inconspicuous masonry, whose hardness and density are comparable to granite, will be the main material for the construction of his future moon base.

"Has the exploration robot found a suitable lunar base construction site?" Chen Mo asked.

On the last day of August, Chen Mo sent the Shennu to launch the second lunar exploration mission to the moon, and it has now safely landed on the moon.Now the cost of launching probes is not high. In the future, Chen Mo will put more robots in order to find suitable lunar base construction sites.

"Not yet, the robot launched by the lander is still looking for it. The Wugang 3 reconnaissance satellite, which has just entered lunar orbit, has found a new melting hole, and new robots can be sent to explore."

"Okay, choose an opportunity to launch a new robot over there."

Large lava tunnels and caves left by extinct volcanoes on the moon are ideal base construction sites.

The lunar surface environment is too extreme, and the underground is undoubtedly an ideal base construction site, so the robot that Chen Mo put on the moon has been looking for suitable underground lunar caves.

As long as you find the right cave, you can plan the moon base next.

After testing the moon soil bricks and confirming that they meet the requirements, Chen Mocai left the 3D printing laboratory and went to the design laboratory.

Larger aerospace planes are being designed.

He wants to build a lunar base, which is a huge project.The moon will also be the first stop to enter the universe. In order to take this step, there are still many things to prepare.

……

Binhai City, Dawu Bay.

This is the bay area of ​​the peninsula, adjacent to the estuary of the big river and looking out at the sea.

Four years ago, it was still a wilderness and sparsely populated. Today, there is an oil road here, and the main road leads to the seaside, and the infrastructure is complete.

This sparsely populated place has been closed and controlled more than three years ago. At this time, a small town-like residential area has already been completed. The style is simple and simple, but it has unique characteristics. I don't know, I thought it was a tourist area. .

The roads leading to the 'town' from the outside world are closed, and there are special security personnel and robots guarding them. Outsiders cannot enter the town like a paradise without permission.

At the end of the road, one kilometer away from the town, in a promontory extending from the mainland of Dawu Bay, a brand-new and huge power station is quietly located in it.

Neat and fresh buildings and various large power station equipment can be clearly seen from a bird's-eye view.The seaside is a dam against tsunamis and wind and waves, facing the blue sea and relying on green mountains and forests.

This is the Dawuwan Nuclear Fusion Power Station built by Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group in Binhai City, where the world's first nuclear fusion power station is located.

At this time, the control room of the nuclear fusion power station was busy.

It has been more than three years since the construction of the nuclear fusion power station started.

In the past three years, working day and night, costing billions of dollars, the nuclear fusion power plant was finally completed two weeks ago, when the outside world was in the midst of the lunar landing project.

"Academician Wan, all the data have been debugged, when will Starlink be activated?"

Bailijing summarized the data in his hand and handed it over to Wan Yuanxi.

The researchers in the nuclear fusion power station are the first batch of researchers to enter the coastal nuclear fusion science island, and there are also technicians from the Academy of Sciences who were later sent to study.

As researchers of nuclear fusion technology, they participated in the construction of nuclear fusion power plants and provided technical guidance and support for the construction engineering team.

Wan Yuanxi glanced at the information, with excitement in her expression.He will have no regrets in his life to see the completion of the nuclear fusion power plant in his lifetime.

"I informed Academician Chen that the data must be confirmed by Academician Chen before we can start Starlink."

During this period of time, they put in too much effort just to accumulate experience in the construction of nuclear fusion power plants in the future, and to help them understand Chen Mo's nuclear fusion theory.

Fortunately, the harvest has not been small in recent years.They have mastered nuclear fusion technology, and at the beginning of this energy revolution, they will win at the start.

As soon as they can see, the beginning of a global energy revolution is about to begin.

Chapter 612 Ignition

The star ring in front of Chen Mo is a circle larger than the star ring on Science Island.

The star ring on Binhai Science Island was used for experiments, and this one was the star ring that was actually put into use.Its total installed capacity reaches 2100 million kilowatts.

According to theoretical calculations, as long as the star ring operates stably, the power generation of this nuclear power plant can exceed 1000 billion kilowatt-hours a year.

For this amount of power generation, in the developed eastern coastal regions, five nuclear power plants can supply the electricity consumption of a province, while in the inland or western regions, only one or two nuclear power plants can supply electricity for the whole province.

Most importantly, the operation of nuclear fusion power plants is harmless and safe.

Today is Xinghuan preparing to start the nuclear power plant. When Wan Yuanxi informed him, he immediately put down his work and came over.

This launch has a lot to do with it.

"The data has been confirmed, there is no problem." Mo Nv said.

"Ready to start."

Chen Mo left Xinghuan and walked towards the control room.

Star Ring is about to start, and the entire Dawu Bay staff are looking forward to it.Their three-year efforts are waiting for today. Once they succeed, they will start another history of mankind.

"There is a hunch that our launch today will be recorded in the annals of human history."

Lu Long swallowed his saliva, feeling unprecedentedly excited.

He is a postdoctoral fellow of the Academy of Sciences. Not long after he joined the research on high-temperature plasma, he encountered an opportunity as the first nuclear fusion researcher sent by the Academy of Sciences to Binhai Science Island.

The techniques and theories learned here are enough for him to become an international expert in the field of high temperature plasma research.

But the work here is confidential, and he cannot publish any papers or even appear in public in front of the media.

But it doesn't matter, now that Starlink is completed, this sense of accomplishment is not something that a few ordinary papers can bring. Since joining the research of high temperature plasma, he knows that fame and fortune are not what he wants to fight for.

"I also have this intuition, which is very strong." Bailijing said.

There has never been a moment as heavy as today's intuition, thinking of the successful result, the mood began to be uncontrollable excitement.

"Attention to all the staff, sir, the notification is ready to start. After 30 minutes, the star ring will be ignited." When the two chatted, the voice of the artificial intelligence of the nuclear fusion power station sounded, reminding everyone in the position.

The man mentioned by the artificial intelligence in the nuclear fusion power station is Chen Mo.

All of a sudden, everyone cheered up, did not chat anymore, but finally confirmed the problem of their work.

The next half hour was a bit tough. They worked here for more than three years, and now it feels like these 30 minutes are longer than their three years.

……

"Power on."

"The star ring field system is normal; the vacuum chamber is normal; the water cooling system is activated; the divertor is normal."

“增大环向场（B-coil）电流，5万安培…10万安培…20万安培…40万安培…1兆安培……”

Changes in various data appear on the screen of the Starlink control room.

Now is the preparation before the ignition, and the personnel in the control room are already nervous.Success or failure is in one fell swoop. If this time is successful, today will also be a day in history for mankind.

The ignition principle of the star ring and the tokamak device is the same, and both use an induced current to ignite.

The current of the toroidal field is large enough, and after reaching the peak value, the power is cut off in an instant, so that the current is .In the vacuum chamber, a large enough induced current will be generated instantaneously, so that the free electrons collide and ionize at that moment, forming a high-temperature plasma.

"Fueling; ohmic (E-coil) heating coil current maxed out;"

"..."

Little by little, the preparatory work has been done, and now is the crucial moment - breaking the circuit to the toroidal field, allowing the current to reach a minimum, and officially firing.

The only one who remained calm was Chen Mo.

According to the theoretical value, this ignition is completely no problem.

Chen Mo also specially let Mo Nu use a supercomputer to simulate it again to confirm that the data is feasible.

When the preparations were completed, everyone in the control room looked at Chen Mo. Only when Chen Mo said that, the staff in charge of the power supply would press the button.

"Light it up."

Chen Mo said lightly, the staff in charge of the power button confirmed the order and pressed the button.

This time, it seemed to press on the hearts of everyone in the control room, so that everyone's breathing stopped at this moment, and the atmosphere did not dare to take a breath.

"Ignition successful. Plasma beam temperature 1.02 million degrees Celsius... Plasma heating... Plasma pressure increasing..."

The report language familiar to the artificial intelligence fell into the ears of everyone, like sounds of nature, with thunderous cheers and applause.

They waited for more than three years, just for the words 'successful ignition'.

The oldest, Wan Yuanxi, burst into tears, and then secretly wiped them away.

Having been engaged in nuclear fusion research for decades, he once thought that the cause of nuclear fusion would be handed over to future generations to complete, but he did not expect that in his lifetime, he would still see the completion and successful operation of the nuclear power plant.

Even if the leader of this technology is not him, it is enough for him to participate.Seeing that the motherland is strong and his career has successors, he can also retire with peace of mind and take care of his life.

Yang Mingzhe's eyes were also flushed with excitement. As the general manager of Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group, Zhao Min came to him to join, form and manage the nuclear energy group after he retired from the nuclear power plant.

Over the years, all his energy has been on the nuclear power plant. Today, seeing the successful ignition of Star Ring, this feeling is like watching his child born healthy.

This time, it is not the star ring of the experiment, but the star ring of the power station, and the meaning is completely different.

Inside the control room, several researchers were laughing and sobbing.

They cry because they haven't gone home once in the past few years since they entered the construction of the nuclear power plant. They don't even dare to tell their families what their current jobs are doing, and they can't go back to visit when their family members are sick.

Laughing because, after years of hard work, they finally saw results. This sense of achievement makes them feel that these years are worth it.

"Notice, let's hold a celebration banquet."

As soon as Chen Mo's words fell, the control room, and even the staff of the entire nuclear power plant, instantly boiled.

This sound was undoubtedly a hammer drop, and Star Ring succeeded in igniting.

The successful operation of the nuclear fusion power station is of great significance. From this moment on, the era of energy revolution has officially opened, and they are all witnesses of this moment.

"Prepare for the launch ceremony of a nuclear power plant. The first official nuclear fusion power plant is completed. This is a good opportunity to announce the world. There is still a sense of ceremony." Chen Mo walked to Yang Mingzhe and said.

"After waiting for almost four years, just waiting for this moment, the planning book for the launching ceremony is almost accumulating dust, and it finally comes in handy." Yang Mingzhe secretly wiped away the hot tears from his eyes and laughed heartily.

This was the happiest day of his life.

The Star Ring of the Dawuwan nuclear fusion power station was successfully ignited.

The news was exposed simultaneously from the official websites of Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group, Marching Army Ant Group, and Huaxia Academy of Sciences. In less than 10 minutes, it was like a huge tsunami, sweeping all news platforms and social platforms around the world, occupying the most conspicuous headlines.

Anyone who saw the news was shocked.

This is almost a sign of the start of human energy change, and perhaps a sign of the turning point of human civilization.

The wings of change are fanning at this moment, and the influence behind it is enough to cause a 10-magnitude earthquake in the fields of global economy, politics, and science and technology.

Chapter 613: It's a Little Big Play This Time

"Affected by the news of nuclear fusion technology, global crude oil prices and coal prices plummeted, international gold prices soared, and safe-haven investments became popular. Global stock markets, new energy and high-tech sectors are all red..."

"Affected by the slump in coal prices, Chilean officials announced the temporary closure of two coal mines, and coal miners marched to reject nuclear fusion technology."

"Oil prices plummet, inflation in Venezuela rises..."

The star ring of the nuclear fusion power station ignited successfully.

The impact of this news is like a landslide and tsunami, and its terrifying influence is most intuitively affecting the world's economic and financial fields.

The news was announced that in just three days, international crude oil prices and coal prices began to plummet like a car. .

The global stock market volatility caused by it almost triggered a new round of financial turmoil.

The crude oil and coal markets were in chaos, and the slump in crude oil and coal prices made several small countries that depend on coal and oil resources for a living almost collapse their economies.

Some major oil and coal exporting countries have also been affected, and are even considering cutting oil production to balance their supply and prices.

Huaxia, which has the largest profit, has become the center of global attention, and the economic and financial fields have shown unprecedented vitality.

Huaxia has mastered nuclear fusion technology and has an absolute advantage in this energy revolution.