Rebirth of science and technology academic master

September 30, 2024

In a large auditorium in the capital, the commendation conference for the first phase of the ‘Golden Crow Project’ kicked off with a speech by the host of the conference and a round of warm applause.

At the commendation meeting, the dean personally awarded thirty golden commemorative medals and bright red certificates to researchers who had made outstanding contributions in the 'Golden Crow Project', and expressed his gratitude to these researchers who are working on the front line of scientific research. Scientific researchers who have made outstanding contributions expressed their high gratitude.

The dean started from the origin of the history of controllable nuclear fusion in China. In the spring of 1958, the Second Department of the Institute of Atomic Energy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences officially established a research project on magnetic confinement fusion, which kicked off the study of controllable fusion.

China has always been a pursuer in the field of controllable nuclear fusion. During the 20th century, relevant scientific researchers persisted in research on controllable nuclear fusion despite a lack of funds and difficult circumstances. In the 21st century, with the development of China's economy, China's controllable nuclear fusion has ushered in new development opportunities. The scientific research funding it has received has been increasing every year. In 2003, it joined the ITER project and was able to join the international community by providing 9% of the funding. The Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor provides exposure to the world’s most advanced theories, technologies and solutions for controllable nuclear fusion.

Later, EAST settled in Luzhou. EAST is the super-tokamak reactor part. Its structure and applied technology are exactly the same as those of the planned ITER. What is missing is just the energy conversion part. It adopts a non-circular vertical cross-section for the first time, with the purpose of increasing the volume of the reaction body and improving the magnetic field efficiency without increasing the diameter of the ring. For the first time, all liquid helium lossless superconducting systems were used. And it is also the first tokamak with an active cooling structure.

Of course, China's controllable nuclear fusion ushered in a milestone journey in the third decade of the 21st century. Qin Yuanqing wrote a controllable nuclear fusion project proposal and strongly promoted controllable nuclear fusion. Then there was China's 'Golden Crow Project'. After several years of hard work, it can finally be announced in 2024 that China has truly mastered controllable nuclear fusion.

From the official establishment of the research project on magnetic confinement fusion in 1958 to its actual realization in 2024, it has gone through nearly 70 years, which can be said to have gone through three generations!

As the speeches ended and majestic music played, the scientific researchers whose names were read one by one stood up and walked towards the stage, followed by camera lights along the way, and then there was information and introduction about the award-winning scientific researcher.

This is a reward at the national level. Although the material reward is not as good as the reward at the headquarters level, there is no doubt that its gold content is far greater than the reward at the headquarters level!

Each shining golden medal and the bright red certificate are truly as heavy as a mountain, and they are the greatest reward for them. This kind of reward is far beyond what one million, two million or ten million in cash can compare with. Than.

With this shining golden medal and that bright red certificate, even if they can no longer do anything in the future, retire, and live their old life enjoying themselves, they can still proudly tell their grandchildren about their work with the medal and certificate. We have embarked on a great cause, which is of extremely important significance to mankind.

Qin Yuanqing looked helplessly at the glittering golden medal hanging on his chest and the bright red certificate in his hand.

Originally, according to his plan, he did not want to participate in the evaluation of this kind of award. He did not lack this honor, so he left the opportunity to others because others needed this honor.

So the recommendation list was submitted to superiors, but his name was not included in that list.

Unexpectedly, when the dean read the list, his name was on the list, and it was still ranked first.

According to the dean, Qin Yuanqing, the commander-in-chief of the 'Golden Crow Project' headquarters, is the author of the proposal for the controllable nuclear fusion project, and is also the promoter and practitioner of the controllable nuclear fusion project. He has the greatest contribution. If he If you don't get the award, other people's awards will undoubtedly be questioned, and you will feel uneasy about receiving them.

So Qin Yuanqing's name was added directly.

In fact, what makes Qin Yuanqing a little helpless is not just that he won the award, but that this time he received a national-level award. The award recipients are all scientific research staff. There are no awards for logistics, administration, and security guards. Overall, he maintains the insistence that "technology is the first priority". "Productivity" and "talent is the first driving force for development".

So the winners are all scientific researchers!

This is very different from the awards at the command level.

"Lao Zhou, you should be happy that you won the prize. Why are you crying!" Qin Yuanqing saw a fifty-year-old researcher next to him wiping his eyes. His eyes could be seen full of tears. Qin Yuanqing said speechlessly. .

This scientific researcher is called Zhou Hui, an expert and academician in the nuclear industry of Shuimu University. He has made outstanding contributions in the first phase of the ‘Golden Crow Project’, and this time he also received a glittering medal.

Zhou Hui seemed not to have heard anything, but said to himself: "Teacher, we succeeded."

Zhou Hui's eyes seemed to have seen more than thirty years ago, when he was a liberal arts student. As a result, he went to attend a class and was attracted by the lectures of a nuclear professor. From then on, Zhou Hui seemed to have discovered what he was really interested in and gave up. Wen studied science, switched to the nuclear major, and then obtained an undergraduate degree in the nuclear major. Then he became a graduate student and obtained a doctorate. He stayed in Shuimu and has been engaged in the nuclear major. He not only conducted theoretical research, but also participated in the Huaxia Nuclear Power Plant of construction. Entering 2005, he resolutely chose to devote himself to the vigorous cause of controllable nuclear fusion research.

As people have been saying jokingly, controllable nuclear fusion is forever for fifty years. He has regretted it and been confused, but his teacher has always been his role model and has never wavered in the research on controllable nuclear fusion. He also gave guidance. Pass him and encourage him to persevere.

It is a pity that Zhou Hui was involved in overcoming the difficulties of controllable nuclear fusion, and he was lucky enough to see controllable nuclear fusion be overcome by China. But his mentor has already moved away and bid farewell to this world.

But he believed that if his teacher were in heaven, he would also be proud of what he has done today.

Except for Qin Yuanqing, every recipient of the golden medal was very excited and missed the past years. Participating in the research and development of controllable nuclear fusion will undoubtedly become the most correct choice and the most proud achievement in their lives.

What’s even more incredible is that this task was conquered and realized in just four years.

More people secretly took a look at the man who was neither tall nor strong. If this man had not single-handedly promoted the development of the times, then I don’t know when it would be possible for human beings to achieve control. Nuclear fusion.