Chapter 656: This is a threat, right?

Xu Qingzhou refuses directly: "Thank you, Academician Zhang. It is a pity that we currently have no further cooperation plans. Or rather, compared to relying on existing experimental reactors, we prefer to build our own experimental base."

The reason Zhang Zhi Gao dares to put forward such conditions naturally has his confidence.

The new generation of "artificial sun" is still the large-scale magnetic confinement nuclear fusion scientific device with the highest parameters and largest scale in the country. Once it starts running, it is bound to break many existing records in the fusion field.

Generally speaking, HL-3 is for engineering verification, and EAST is for basic research.

EAST has more advantages in stable operation, but HL-3 directly serves the CFETR demonstration reactor and is closer to the commercialization goal.

"Professor Xu, do you know how high the probability is of successfully building an experimental reactor on your own, especially for an institution like yours that has no foundation and no talent, to complete the commercialization of controllable nuclear fusion? Almost zero!"

"That's why it's challenging, isn't it?"

Xu Qingzhou smiles faintly and says.

"Fine, even if you like challenges, what about funding? The country's investment in the fusion field is fixed. You know, I am responsible for the approval of funding for the Xia Nation's nuclear fusion projects, and I can tell you very responsibly that the country no longer has extra quota to build another reactor. Even for lower-level research, our approval will be very strict, and it is basically given to branches of national-level projects."

Zhang Zhi Gao says with a smile.

He knows that Xu Qingzhou's superconducting thin film and battery patents have earned a lot of money, but for fusion experiments, this amount of funding is not much.

Even without commercialization, just for short-term verification centered on technology verification and demonstration reactor construction, the funding demand is in the hundreds of billions.

Xu Qingzhou's eyes sink. The meaning of this old man is very obvious: without relying on the Southwest Institute of Physics, your funding approval will probably be quite difficult.

This is a threat, right?

Xu Qingzhou smiles, drinks his tea calmly, and says: "This point doesn't need to trouble you. Currently, the money in my hands is enough to support us in doing experiments. If we are lucky, once the lithium dendrite and shuttle effect are solved, the funding problem will be solved easily."

As for the priority verification right that Zhang Zhi Gao mentioned earlier, even if they don't undertake the Huanliu-3 experiments, they can use superconducting thin film technology to exchange for the opportunity to use Huanliu-3.

"You are gambling."

Zhang Zhi Gao says in a deep voice.

If the lithium dendrite and shuttle effect could be solved so easily, they wouldn't have plagued the battery industry for decades.

"Doing experiments can also be said to be gambling." Xu Qingzhou puts down the teacup.

Zhang Zhi Gao doesn't continue to say anything. To be honest, he used to think this young man in front of him had a lot of courage, but now... disappointment.

Looking at Xu Qingzhou's confident expression, Zhang Zhi Gao sneers in his heart: "I want to see what kind of flowers you can really produce, relying solely on this research institute of yours that has no people and no money..."

Yes, he doesn't deny that Xu Qingzhou is extremely talented.

But fusion experiments are not something that can be done just by Xu Qingzhou charging forward like this.

Chasing dreams is a good thing, but you can't forget to look at the road under your feet, otherwise, it's easy to stumble.

"Fine, since Professor Xu is so resolute, then I can only wish you luck."

Zhang Zhi Gao gets up to say goodbye.

He had the purpose of poaching people on this trip. Although the fusion research group here is pieced together, Xu Qingzhou, this Fields Medal winner, has a lot of weight.

It would be very helpful for future experiments.

He didn't expect Xu Qingzhou to be impervious to oil and salt.

Two days of exchange ended. To be precise, the first day was mainly for exchange, and the second day was for negotiation, discussing cooperation details, such as designing superconducting magnets together.

March 11th.

Outside the window, the twilight is thick.

In the study, the young man is lowering his head, writing brush-brush on the paper, and rows of complex formulas appear on the manuscript.

Time passes bit by bit.

"Hoo~"

"Finally done."

Xu Qingzhou looks at the dynamic three-dimensional data field generated through HyperMesh in the computer and nods with satisfaction.

After working on it for more than a month, it's finally done.

This composite model can achieve a closed-loop process of data-driven design, dynamic parameter optimization, and multi-physics field verification, completing precise monitoring of the lithium dendrite problem.