the next day.
Before anyone noticed, a piece of news quietly made it to the front page of the newspaper.
"Xiaguo's controlled nuclear fusion experimental reactor project is officially launched today!"
Of course, not surprisingly, this news also made it to Weibo's hot search list.
At once, it attracted countless comments from netizens.
"Ah? This officially launches the controlled nuclear fusion experimental reactor project?"
"I remember that we just successfully ignited it two days ago. Isn't this progress too fast?"
"Can someone explain to me what this news means?"
"Here's the explanation. The successful ignition only means that Xiaguo can ignite nuclear fusion in a controlled nuclear fusion device. It is still a long way from truly mastering controlled nuclear fusion. The current experimental reactor is the real beginning of the study of controlled nuclear fusion."
"I see... But this is fast enough. I hope Xiaguo can give ITER a big push and be the first to research controlled nuclear fusion!"
"I don't think it's possible. I heard that the controlled nuclear fusion technology at ITER is almost mature. Everyone should understand why we should kick Xia out at this time."
"…"
At the same time, an article appeared on a certain website.
"It's all in vain! It's impossible for a stellarator to achieve controlled nuclear fusion!"
As time went by, the influence of this article gradually began to ferment.
Repost, Like, Share...
The power of the Internet is extremely enormous.
In just over ten hours, the popularity of this article soared to the top of Weibo's hot search list!
…
After returning from Councillor Li, Lu Yongchang did not rest at all, but turned around and entered the nuclear physics laboratory of Sandaokou University.
He needs to start the second controlled nuclear fusion experiment as soon as possible.
Only when long-term controlled nuclear fusion is truly achieved in a stellarator can he propose to Councillor Li to build a fusion demonstration reactor!
"What the hell is this written on!"
"I'm so pissed off!"
Just as Lu Yongchang was bending over his desk studying the various data collected from the first ignition, the office door was pushed open and Fang Xu's angry voice came from the door.
Seeing Fang Xu's flushed face, Lu Yongchang was stunned for a moment, and immediately put down the pen in his hand and asked, "What happened?"
"Which researcher got the data wrong again?"
Hearing Lv Yongchang's question, Fang Xu shook his head repeatedly, then took out his cell phone from his pocket, unlocked the screen and placed it in front of Lv Yongchang: "Look at what is being said on the Internet!"
"I'm so pissed! What a messed up clown is allowed to say a few words!"
There was some doubt in Lu Yongchang's eyes, and he looked at the mobile phone screen on the table with curiosity.
When he saw the familiar interface, he was instantly happy.
"Hey! Academician Fang, you are still browsing XXXX!"
Fang Xu glanced at Lu Yongchang unhappily: "What the hell, I don't want to browse that stuff, this is a link a friend of mine sent me!"
Lu Yongchang smiled and shook his head, then reached out and dragged the screen.
"It's all in vain! It's impossible for a stellarator to achieve controlled nuclear fusion!"
The moment he saw the title, his eyebrows slightly raised and the expression on his face became much more serious.
The article is not very long, just a few hundred words.
However, the content is somewhat glaring.
The first half of the article objectively describes the difference between the stellarator and the tokamak device, and "emphasizes" that the stellarator is a device that has been eliminated by Western countries.
Seeing this, Lu Yongchang looked up at Fang Xu in surprise: "What...what happened?"
"Isn't it well written?"
"These are indeed the facts!"
Fang Xu sighed deeply: "Let's continue reading."
Lu Yongchang looked at Fang Xu suspiciously, then dragged the screen to look down again.
Gradually, he sensed something was wrong.
Judging from the first half alone, this article is a genuine popular science article.
But in the second half, its butt is a little crooked.
First, the article writes that ITER's tokamak device can maintain fusion reactions for up to 26 minutes, thereby highlighting the "defects" of the stellarator.
After all, in its first ignition experiment, the stellarator only carried out a fusion reaction for about two minutes.
Secondly, the article directly states the amount of research funding that Sandaokou University received for this stellarator project—a full 1 billion yuan!
At the end of the article, the author criticized the Nuclear Physics Laboratory of Sandaokou University in extremely harsh words.
Making money, being ambitious, wasting Xiaguo's public resources...
It simply makes Sandaokou University and the Nuclear Physics Laboratory worthless!
"See? I don't know who the author is. If I knew, I would..."
The sound of Fang Xu gritting his teeth came from the side.
Different from Fang Xu's reaction, Lu Yongchang closed the webpage nonchalantly and returned the phone to Fang Xu.
Seeing Lu Yongchang's reaction, Fang Xu's emotions became a little incoherent.
He reached out and took his phone with a confused look on his face: "Yongchang, aren't you angry?"
In his opinion, this article is basically equivalent to pointing at their noses and cursing at them!
As an academician of the Academy of Sciences, Fang Xu asked himself, he just couldn't swallow this humiliation!
In his opinion, Lu Yongchang, as the chief engineer of the controlled nuclear fusion project, would only be even angrier!
But... the facts slapped Fang Xu in the face.
Lu Yongchang chuckled and shook his head slowly.
"It's just some confusing ideas posted by an internet celebrity. There's no need to get angry."
"Why, do we have to put down our work and go online to write an article to refute it?"
Fang Xu was speechless for a moment.
Lu Yongchang looked down at the data on the table and said casually, "We are scientists. We don't need to care about these temporary honors and disgraces."
"I believe that as long as we successfully run controlled nuclear fusion on the stellarator, these so-called rumors will naturally disappear."
"Don't forget what controlled nuclear fusion means to Xia Country."
After saying that, Lu Yongchang focused all his attention on the information in front of him.
As for Fang Xu, he just stood there in a daze with a complicated expression on his face.
Unexpectedly, after living for more than forty years, he still hasn't seen things as clearly as a young man in his early twenties!
Controlled nuclear fusion is not a dispute of personal honor and disgrace.
This is a battle for national destiny that has not happened in a century!
…
Although Lu Yongchang let it go, Jiang Yongxing, dean of the School of Nuclear Physics at Sandaokou University, could not let it go.
After all, this is a slander against Sandaokou University!
He immediately reported the whole matter to Minister Hong Qiming.
"hiss..."
"Okay, I understand. I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly."
Hong Qiming's solemn voice came from the microphone.