Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1074: 532

"Ah~~~"

He sighed deeply.

After Dong Lihua took charge of the anti-gravity flying device team, he had always wanted to lead the team to significant achievements. However, it seemed like the team hadn’t done anything but assist with Zhao Yi’s experiments, and their technology kept improving. It made him feel as if they weren’t a technical team but a service dedicated to Zhao Yi’s experiments.

He still felt very frustrated when he thought about it.

Nevertheless, Dong Lihua still had expectations, just like the experts. After all, the last time Zhao Yi conducted an experiment, he had developed the core technology for the anti-gravity flying device. What would it be this time?

Nuclear test?

Could it be using the anti-gravity effect to research nuclear technology? To create weapons of mass destruction? Or perhaps... to study nuclear power technology?

Dong Lihua hoped it was the latter.

Academician Zhou Guifang had a different opinion, "Academician Zhao doesn’t know anything about nuclear energy!"

"He’s probably just cooperating with the Nuclear Energy Research Institute to explore some brand-new nuclear blasting technology."

"The international scene is calm now, but our country’s nuclear arsenal is still lacking. Maybe they want to develop new technology, possibly to leapfrog ahead?"

"..."

Yanhua University.

Zhao Yi waited for the team dispatched by the Nuclear Energy Research Institute, led by Academician Chen Zeshu. After meeting Chen Zeshu, they began discussing how to conduct the nuclear test.

As an expert in this field, Chen Zeshu proposed several plans after hearing Zhao Yi’s requirements. He even suggested trying a small-scale atomic bomb explosion on the anti-gravity device.

Zhao Yi rejected this proposal, as he had no need for such large-scale experiments.

Zhao Yi simply wanted to find out if the nuclear reaction process would be affected when space compression was isolated, and to observe the impact on the nuclear reaction process, there was no need to increase the scale of the experiments.

As long as there was a noticeable impact, he would certainly be able to monitor it.

Soon.

Zhao Yi and Chen Zeshu agreed on an experimental plan, which was to conduct the most common fission experiment.

This experiment was like a nuclear power plant discharging energy, where thermal neutrons bombarding uranium atoms would release neutrons, and these neutrons would then hit other uranium atoms, thereby causing a self-sustaining chain reaction and fission.

During the bombardment process, in addition to releasing neutrons, heat would also be emitted. If the temperature was too high, the reactor would melt, potentially leading to a severe disaster. Control rods (neutron absorbers) needed to be placed to absorb the neutrons and slow down the rate of nuclear fission.

"We’ll reduce the experimental scale as much as we possibly can, but Academician Zhao, will the experiment be of any use at the smallest scale?"

Chen Zeshu asked doubtfully.

If the experiment required data calculations, a too-small scale would make it hard to derive results.

Zhao Yi said, "Let’s start with this and see. This scale has the lowest cost and the least impact. If it really doesn’t work, we’ll apply for a larger scale experiment."

"Alright!"

An experiment on controlled nuclear fusion was out of the question.

Presently, no stable controlled nuclear fusion device exists in the world. Nuclear fusion generates higher heat than nuclear fission, and the reaction speed is also faster. Because of the uncontrollability of the emitted neutrons, nuclear fusion is very difficult to control.

Countries have been researching this because there are many benefits to nuclear fusion reactions.

For instance, it’s pollution-free.

There’s an abundance of usable resources.

Additionally, the scale of energy released is significant.

And so on.

How to achieve controlled nuclear fusion is a global topic, and every controlled nuclear fusion device that has been created has various shortcomings.

In the 1980s, scientists proposed using magnetic fields to constrain nuclear fusion. Afterward, various devices were designed, among which the most famous is the toroidal chamber (toroidal current device), also known as the Tokamak. The Tokamak magnetic confinement method has approached success under laboratory conditions, but it’s far from ready for industrial application.

Some departments have estimated that building a Tokamak-type nuclear fusion device would cost at least several hundred billion US dollars.

That is obviously not feasible to build under normal circumstances.

The Nuclear Energy Research Institute would also not have a controlled nuclear fusion device. They can only conduct experiments by installing a small-scale nuclear fission device on the anti-gravity device.

Soon.

The nuclear group led by Chen Zeshu arrived at the base of the anti-gravity aircraft team, where they saw the so-called "anti-gravity device."

The current anti-gravity device was still the one previously built. Zhao Yi had used it to conduct experiments on "expanding anti-gravity cross-sections," but it had since been perfected, with some components replaced and improved, which was almost tantamount to an upgrade.

The anti-gravity device had become much more stable than the laboratory, and it had succeeded in two subsequent experiments, one of which surpassed the initial two percent effect.

After Chen Zeshu’s group arrived, they quickly got to work. They first studied the anti-gravity region, and since the new experiment did not require the rotation of the device and there was no need to expand the anti-gravity area, they decided to fix the turntable below and then proceed with the installation of the nuclear device.

As the subsequent devices were continuously delivered, they also started to install various equipment and facilities and even built large isolation walls around the premises to prevent any leakage.

Because it involved absolute secrecy the technical personnel at the base level of the anti-gravity team could not participate in the work. Only the core technical personnel, including the leadership, could go over and understand the work done by the nuclear team.

Dong Lihua was also very interested in conducting nuclear experiments in the anti-gravity area, but he cared even more about the anti-gravity device. The anti-gravity device was his life’s work, and during the construction process of the nuclear team, he was worried about any potential issues with the device and virtually supervised the entire process.

Some of the nuclear experiment devices might be radioactive, and Dong Lihua watched from a distance wearing radiation protection suits as the devices were transported inside.

The people from the nuclear institute found it amusing.

Chen Zeshu said with a chuckle, "Our experiment is collaborative. If your device breaks, the experiment can’t proceed. Don’t worry; we’ll definitely be careful. There won’t be any problems."

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Although he verbally agreed, Dong Lihua still couldn’t quite put his mind at ease.

...

The nuclear institute’s team worked for quite some time, the main issue being not the work efficiency but waiting for the equipment and devices to be delivered.

Some of the larger devices took several days in transit.

Most of these devices were not used in the experiment but were specialized protective measures, intended to prevent leaks during the nuclear testing process.

When conducting nuclear tests, safety was definitely the top priority, especially since Zhao Yi was involved in the experiments, and even a high-level leader said he might come to observe the experiment.

Everyone was very interested in the experiment.

The nuclear institute’s people were also very interested, not in the nuclear test, but in the anti-gravity effect. Before coming, they had only heard of "anti-gravity" and were amazed by it.

Now that they were participating in the experiment, they were somewhat expectant of what would happen.

They also discussed among themselves, "Is this anti-gravity real? When I heard about it, I didn’t believe it and thought it was a joke."

"If we weren’t conducting this experiment, I guess I would never have known about anti-gravity."

"The secrecy is handled very well!"

"When Dong Lihua’s team came last time, I thought they were affiliated with the Aviation Group and wanted to create a large-scale nuclear-powered aircraft!"

"Who would have thought it’s anti-gravity... anti-gravity aircraft?"

"That’s impressive!"

Everyone discussed animatedly in private as the team leaders kept emphasizing "secrecy."

Whether it was nuclear testing or anti-gravity experiments, strict confidentiality was required.

A week later, the experiment was almost ready.

Zhao Yi came.

Zhao Yi arrived later than anticipated. In fact, he was two days ahead of schedule. Since the nuclear device was not yet installed, his presence there was meaningless, just like Dong Lihua, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.

In terms of the nuclear device and the experiment, the authority definitely lay with the nuclear institute.

Zhao Yi had no desire to be involved with those either.

If it weren’t for his interest in whether particles in a nuclear reaction would be affected by space separation, he really wouldn’t want to be involved in an experiment that could potentially be "radioactive," as it might pose a health risk.

Radiation was not to be taken lightly.

Of course.

With so many people involved in the experiment and only a small-scale nuclear test planned, and with the participation of high-level leaders, safety was theoretically guaranteed.

Therefore, Zhao Yi had come.

After arriving at the experimental base, he inquired about the arrangement of the high-level leaders and swiftly confirmed the time for the experiment.