Controlled nuclear fusion could be divided into three generations.
Deuterium-tritium fusion could only be considered the " first generation " fusion. The advantage was that the fuel was cheap, but the disadvantage was that there were neutrons.
The " second-generation " fusion was a reaction between helium-3 and helium-3. This reaction itself did not produce neutrons, but the deuterated reaction would also produce neutrons, but the total amount was very small, and the safety was higher than the first generation.
The " third generation " fusion was a reaction between helium-3 and helium-3. This kind of fusion would not produce neutrons at all. This reaction was the ultimate fusion.
Now, the first generation was no longer feasible. Liu Xi could only set his sights on the future. His current plan was to achieve the ultimate fusion of pure helium-3!
Ultimate fusion was a complete farewell to boiling water. Pure neutrons could be directly used to generate electricity, and the energy production efficiency was almost 100%!
However, the half-life of helium-3 was only a dozen years. It was impossible for natural helium-3 to exist on Earth.
On Earth's moon. Due to the lack of an atmosphere, the solar wind carried a large amount of helium-3 onto the surface of the moon. According to exploration, the moon contained at least millions of tons of helium-3, and it was concentrated on the surface.
According to estimates, only eight tons of helium-3 was needed to supply China's energy consumption for a year!
Just the moon alone was enough to support human civilization to cross over to the interstellar civilization! This was a natural advantage!
When everyone in the research institute saw this proposal, they were dumbfounded!
Realizing the first generation of controllable nuclear fusion was already considered a project that would not be realized in 50 years. Now, they were actually going to achieve the ultimate fusion in one step?
How unbelievable!
However, the person who proposed this had just realized something that could not be done in 50 years!
Who could say that ultimate fusion was impossible?
Therefore, everyone was shocked and restless.
"It's really novel and bold. It's too shocking.”Wu Wenhua sighed.
Liu Xi rolled his eyes and said,"Just say that I'm arrogant."”
Wu Wenhua's expression immediately turned awkward as he said,"
"A little. Ultimate fusion was something that only existed in science fiction. The current nuclear physics community didn't even dare to think about it. Even mentioning it would be questioned as madness.”
He looked at Liu Xi solemnly and said,"
"But since you mentioned it, I believed you. Because you have already made the impossible for 50 years possible, then it might not be impossible for science fiction to become reality. You must be confident."
"Yes!" Liu Xi nodded slightly.
"However, I really can't think of a way to mine the moon.
According to the concentration calculation, an average of 1500 tons of lunar soil and rock purification could obtain 1 gram of helium-3. In order to meet the demand, at least 1.5 billion tons of lunar rocks had to be excavated, crushed, and purified every day. And because the helium-3 distribution is scattered, you need to dig the entire surface of the moon.
Can we really do this now?”
"Sure." Liu Xi said firmly.
"Alright, I believe you!" Wu Wenhua looked deeply at Liu Xi and didn't ask further.
Liu Xi slowly swept his gaze across everyone and said,"
"If no one has any objections, then let's go crazy together!”
"No objections!"
At this moment, all the members of the 171 Institute felt inexplicably excited.
Clearly, it sounded like something impossible, but at this moment, it felt like it was right in front of his eyes.
The youth exuded a strong confidence that infected everyone!
The entire institute began to move!
……
In the following month, under Liu Xi's guidance, the original man-made sun device was dismantled, and a brand new device was being built at a high speed!
The scale of this device far exceeded that of the man-made sun!
The diameter of the axis alone was as high as a hundred meters!
In fact, the entire 171 Institute had to be expanded to accommodate this behemoth.
Everyone could imagine that if this device was activated, a red light that far surpassed the sun would be ignited!
Pure helium-3 reaction required a temperature of ten billion degrees!
A researcher once asked Liu Xi why he didn't start with the second-generation nuclear fusion. The temperature was only 1.5 billion degrees, and the effect was also very impressive.
Liu Xi only asked, if he could directly achieve the third generation, why should he settle for the second best? Wouldn't it be nice to go straight to the top?
The researcher went down thoughtfully. He seemed to understand.
Until Wu Wenhua reminded him. The third generation would cost a lot more than the second generation.
This guy had five trillion on hand! It was purely because of the money.
Just like that, the huge third-generation nuclear fusion device was completed without considering the cost!
Liu Xi named it Jinwu No.1!
The name came from an ancient legend. The three-legged Golden Crow was the incarnation of the sun, the sun that belonged only to Xia country.
Now, everything was ready except for the crucial material, helium-3.
However, where else in the world was helium-3?
At this moment, Xu Weiguo returned to the station with a container for heavy escort.
A total of eight pounds of helium-3!
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