Chapter 781: Want to Play Uniform Temptation?

In the laboratory, watching Xu Qingzhou, who was looking down at the data, Zheng Xu and the other researchers were speechless for a moment.

That was the National Highest Science and Technology Award, the highest honorary award in the Xia Nation's scientific community.

Is being this calm right?

Why do you sound like you're talking about a trivial little matter?

Xu Qingzhou looked up, saw the strange expressions on Zheng Xu and the others, and said with a smile: "Winning an award is one thing, but we can't just stop doing experiments."

"That's the logic."

Zheng Xu nodded with a chuckle, thinking it was normal; when Xu Qingzhou went to receive the Nobel Prize, he was also guiding the experiments here.

"You guys test this part again."

Xu Qingzhou pointed to page 5 of the second report. This part mainly verified helium bubble damage; specifically, it was the synergistic effect of fusion byproducts, helium, and retained hydrogen, forming bubble clusters inside the material and accelerating structural failure.

Currently, the phenomenon of helium bubble damage was still very obvious, and he wanted to collect more data to study adjustment methods.

"Alright."

Zheng Xu nodded.

Xu Qingzhou didn't stay long either, taking the results of this test back to his office.

"I'll watch this, you guys go eat first."

Zheng Xu turned to the four researchers behind him and said.

"Professor, you go eat first, we'll keep watch."

"No need, I'm not hungry right now, I'll just look at some data."

Zheng Xu shook his head; everyone had been working very hard during this period, especially the young researchers, who were almost sleeping in the laboratory.

"Alright."

"As expected of Professor Xu, he won such a big award and is still so calm and composed. If it were me, I would have already started calling friends to celebrate." A researcher sighed.

"Your perspective is too small; that's why you aren't Professor Xu."

"Let's go, eat first."

The two walked out of the laboratory and only then discovered that banners had been hung up in the institute.

【Warmly Congratulate Professor Xu Qingzhou on Winning the National Highest Science and Technology Award】

"Whoa~ the institute's actions are so fast, the banners are already printed."

"This is an award with real gold content in our Xia Nation's scientific community."

"That's true."

Xu Qingzhou was quite calm. After returning to his office and taking calls from Xu Shouyun, Song Shisong, and the others, he began to analyze the data he had just obtained.

The issue of hydrogen isotope retention in the Qiankun demonstration reactor was very important.

Tritium was the core fuel for fusion, but it was expensive and radioactive. Retention caused tritium to be trapped inside the material, reducing fuel utilization by 30%-50% and requiring additional tritium, which caused costs to skyrocket.

There was also the material degradation problem mentioned earlier; hydrogen isotope retention very easily caused a reduction in the service life of the materials inside the demonstration reactor.

The Qiankun No. 1 experimental reactor could achieve fuel self-sufficiency, meaning it didn't need to supplement external tritium, but the situation faced by the demonstration reactor was different; its operating power far exceeded that of the experimental reactor, so adaptation problems in extreme environments would occur.

Currently, even when designed according to the experimental reactor's methods, a 12% retention rate still appeared. If the Qiankun demonstration reactor's tritium retention rate was >10%, it would be unable to achieve net energy gain; the retention amount determined whether the fuel cycle could be closed.

Zheng Xu and the others were depositing an erbium oxide tritium-blocking coating on the surface of the graphite tiles, which was expected to reduce the retention rate by about another 16%.

"Let's get to work."

Xu Qingzhou sipped his coffee, twirled the signature pen in his hand, and his brain began to run at high speed.

The daytime passed just like that. Xu Qingzhou got off work quite early today, entering his home at 6 PM.

Song Yao was busy in the kitchen, and one could already smell the fragrance of food.

"I'm back."

Hearing Xu Qingzhou's voice, Song Yao poked her head out of the kitchen, looking at Xu Qingzhou wearing casual clothes, "Where's your suit?"

"At the institute. Why do I feel like you're a bit disappointed?"

"Not at all."

"Heh, clearly you are, I've already seen through you."

This girl just wanted to play uniform temptation.

As Xu Qingzhou said this, he had already washed his hands and entered the kitchen, unable to resist pinching a piece of twice-cooked pork and tossing it into his mouth. ===== CHAPTER 782 =====