In short, it is impossible to get him to disclose the control plan.
"The reason is naturally intellectual property issues. Experts appointed by the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised questions with us at the ITER Council. They believed that we concealed our research results while receiving technology, which violated the spirit of the ITER agreement..." He A bitter smile appeared on the secretary's face, "Of course, you can also pretend that there is no reason at all."
According to his own self-introduction, his name is He Mingxuan, and he is the secretary of Director Lu, the top leader of the Energy Bureau.
Therefore, the joke about withdrawing the United States from the group...
After pondering for a moment, Lu Zhou asked, "What specific requests did they make?"
Looking at Lu Zhou who said nothing, Secretary He asked seriously: "This matter is very difficult. After learning the news, we held meetings for two days in a row, but we still couldn't come up with anything good." As a result, the top management attaches great importance to your opinions. Director Lu would have originally planned to come to Jinling to visit you in person if he had not really been unable to leave."
Lu Zhou frowned and said, "...What reason does the United States have for doing this?"
"I think what you said is quite good," Secretary He smiled helplessly, "At least... we can say that when responding in a diplomatic setting."
He himself has participated in major national scientific research projects many times, including many sensitive topics in the field of information security. It doesn't matter what he listens to, but he can still tell the difference between what he shouldn't listen to.
"This is simply unreasonable. We have already fulfilled our obligation to disclose the research progress of the controllable fusion project and have no obligation to disclose more things. If the main control computer in the STAR device uses INTER chips, can I ask Are they disclosing their chip technology?"
Even though the United States has never completed the 25% of funding it promised (only paid 9%), ITER itself is a scientific research project that depends on politics.
After all, this organization was not that solid from the beginning, and everyone came together with different dreams.
He didn't know much about diplomatic matters, but from a scientific research perspective, this was undoubtedly a heavy blow.
"It seems that you two have something important to talk about, so I won't interrupt you here."
Let’s not talk about superconducting materials for now. The SG-1 material itself is a public patent, and the SG-1 wire is also a product for export. What is kept secret is only the production process developed by Baosheng Group with the assistance of Jinling Advanced Research Institute.
Sitting next to Principal Xu, opposite Lu Zhou, He Mingxuan said in a sincere tone: "I originally went to visit you at Zhongshan International, but you were not there. The situation was too sudden, and I took the liberty to come and disturb you. I’m sorry.”
Secretary He nodded: "The credibility of the news is over 90%. In fact, they have already shown signs of doing this."
The control scheme developed by Jinda Software Institute cannot be better than that developed by Spiral Stone 7-X Laboratory.
Watching the office door close, Secretary He took a deep breath, put on a serious expression, and said straight to the point: "The United States is planning to kick us out of ITER."
Noticing Secretary He's gaze, Principal Xu smiled and put down the tea cup in his hand with understanding.
After saying that, the old gentleman stood up, gave up his office, and walked out the door.
Not to mention that making such a request is unreasonable.
Secretary He silently took out his notebook from his pocket and wrote down these words.
Unfortunately, as a scientific researcher, he had no say in this matter.
Under normal circumstances, research on controlled nuclear fusion can serve as an "isolated island" away from politics.
If the United States puts pressure on the ITER organization through the European Union and uses intellectual property rights as an excuse, it will almost certainly kick China out, just like the original Galileo project.
"What do you think... what should we do now?"
In addition to research losses, billions of orders worth of orders handled by Chinese companies will also face the risk of being replaced by other member states.
Although the STAR-2 project is similar to China's original CFTER project and is not affiliated with the ITER plan, research institutions in various countries have more or less benefited from the big pot of ITER.
The person who knocked on the office door was a man in his early thirties, who looked a little tall and thin.
But the problem with the control scheme is bigger.
Hearing the sudden breaking news, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, frowned and said: "...Is the news reliable?"
No one really pins his hopes of solving the energy problem on controllable fusion energy, which is not yet known how far away, but now even sitting in a city cafe, he can hear the boys from the University of Greifswald , chatting about what will happen after the controllable fusion technology is solved.
It was at the end of the statement, almost as a footnote, that the two supreme leaders added a vague assurance that the two countries would develop a new energy source "in the common interest of all mankind."
Even the president of the Helmholtz Association standing next to him had no say.
Yes, in fact, there is no need for a reason at all.
Against the background of the Iron Curtain, this "fireside meeting" was widely viewed by the outside world as an opportunity to break the ice of the Cold War.
It is difficult to say whether the light at the foot of the Purple Mountain ignited the hope of future energy or blew out the last flame on it.
Strictly speaking, this is not something he should consider.
Although he didn't know what the Energy Bureau wanted to do with him, Lu Zhou still politely invited him to come in and sit down.
Secretary He: "They requested that an academic visiting team composed of ITER member states be sent to the STAR Stellar Simulator Institute to participate in the research. They also requested that our company open up the latest production process of SG-1 superconducting coil. Regarding All the technical details of the modified STAR device, as well as the most critical control scheme."
"It's okay, you don't have to be so polite. Anyway, I'm on vacation these two days, so I'm not very busy." Looking at Secretary He sitting opposite, Lu Zhou said, "And I also want to know, what is making you so anxious? "
Looking at Professor Milek who turned to leave, a hint of worry appeared on Kreb's face.
For him, this is definitely not good news.
If China withdraws from the ITER project, it will not only mean that the tens of billions of "access fees" previously paid and subsequent investments will be in vain, but the domestic controllable nuclear fusion research institute will basically conduct visits and exchanges with foreign research institutes under the name of ITER. will be interrupted as a result.
After listening to what he said, although he understood the meaning, Lu Zhou still shook his head.
Looking at him taking notes, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, "Why are you taking notes?"
Lu Zhou met him once before when he went to Beijing, but he didn't speak to him.
After hearing these words, Lu Zhou fell into deep thought.
Hearing this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but have a look of solemnity on his brows.
Although, reasoning is never useful.
If they didn't have any hope from the beginning, maybe they could go further
And this is the origin of the ITER project.
At the end of the meeting, around 5 a.m., the two sides finally agreed to issue a joint statement that contained no actual commitments.
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The reason why the STAR device can achieve plasma confinement for more than an hour is half of the credit due to the SG-1 superconducting material, and the other half of the credit is basically due to Xiao Ai.
In November 1985, the US "Air Force One" arrived in Geneva, and then US President Ronald Reagan met with the new leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to initiate negotiations on nuclear disarmament.
But if what he worries about really happens, perhaps the ITER organization will face the end of falling apart.
But the premise of all this is based on the fact that no one knows how far away the future is.
Crabber himself knew that this was impossible.
Thinking about this issue from a rational perspective, if he were asked to choose a partner between an American research institution and Professor Lu, he would undoubtedly choose the latter who has made significant achievements in this research field.
Whether it is made public or not, no matter what decision the country makes, it actually has nothing to do with Lu Zhou.
However, Reagan's first meeting with Gorbachev did not make the desired progress. The two sides criticized each other around the "Strategic Defense Plan" and the "Star Wars Plan", and argued endlessly about "human rights" and "regional issues." The meeting was on the verge of breaking up on bad terms.