Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1076: Chapter 533 I’m Suddenly Even More Excited!_2

Chen Zeshu briefed the experimental plan, "It will probably take half an hour, during which the reaction inside will become intense, and this process will last for about ten minutes or so. Then we’ll slowly control and mitigate it, which marks the completion."

"The whole experiment will take roughly two hours."

The senior leadership listened and nodded their heads.

Next, the command center just waited for the nuclear experiment to proceed. Many people were initially eager for the ignition to end. As the technicians reported that the reaction had started, they realized their anticipation was pointless. Whatever was happening inside the nuclear test device was completely invisible to them; they could only rely on the technician’s updates to understand the progress.

During the intense reaction, only the technicians from the Nuclear Institute team were busy; everyone else simply waited calmly.

Then came the final phase of the experiment.

At this point, many people suddenly found that their anticipated experiment on anti-gravity and nuclear testing was incredibly dull. They saw nothing throughout the process, just sitting idly in the command center.

Zhao Yi felt the same way.

He could only sit in the command center as well, which was relatively far from the experimental device, unable to collect any direct observations from the reaction occurring elsewhere.

As for... getting closer?

Setting aside safety concerns, it would be impossible for others to allow him near the experimental device. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Even Chen Zeshu felt extremely bored, but he knew the process. He explained, "A small-scale fission experiment is not carried out externally; everything happens inside the device."

"This is not like an atomic bomb explosion. It’s the smallest type of fission experiment, similar to what happens inside a nuclear power plant, a minimized nuclear reaction device."

Others listened and nodded in agreement.

The experiment came to an end.

The technicians from the Nuclear Institute team compiled a huge amount of data, and subsequent detailed inspections would follow.

This was the case with every experiment; the most critical aspect was the collected data.

Chen Zeshu scrutinized the data on the computer, constantly explaining it to Zhao Yi beside him. After going through several points, he said, "Looking at the current values, they’re about the same as last time."

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"It was an experiment conducted five years ago, similar to this one." Chen Zeshu clarified. "It was to demonstrate the fission power."

Continuing, he said, "If you just look at these consolidated data, there’s essentially no anomaly."

This was disappointing.

If the data from the nuclear fission experiment were almost identical to the previous one, it meant that no anomalies had occurred. In other words, the experiment yielded no results, which of course equated to failure.

Zhao Yi pursed his lips and said, "Academician Chen, may I take a closer look, please?"

"Of course."

Chen Zeshu stood up to give up his seat, allowing Zhao Yi to sit at the main console. "Do you need my assistance?"

Zhao Yi asked, "Do you have the data from the last experiment? I need the complete set."

"It’s all in there."

Chen Zeshu helped open the relevant folder, which contained a plethora of data files.

The contents of these experimental data were very intricate, detailing even each measurement taken at every moment of the process. Some labels were purely codes, so one could only look at the data analysis and summaries.

Chen Zeshu pointed at the computer, continuing to explain, "Each section has its analysis and calculation report underneath."

"Isolated data is meaningless; it’s the overall data that really matters..."

Zhao Yi listened and nodded as if he understood the point. In reality, he was quickly scanning the content, comparing it with the current experimental data. He didn’t need to comprehend everything—just employ "Correlation Law" to relate the two sets of data.

As he continuously browsed, Zhao Yi also consistently used "Correlation Law" to compare the data, looking for areas that might have issues.

After about fifteen minutes, Zhao Yi suddenly stopped. He fixed his gaze on a specific entry, then rapidly flipped through other records, searching for similar data. His expression turned very serious.

"What is it? Did you find something?" Chen Zeshu didn’t understand; he doubted that Zhao Yi could have discovered anything.

Laypeople, even theoretical physicists who had never been involved in nuclear testing data collation, would have a hard time understanding the data reports.

Moreover, Zhao Yi had only been reviewing them for about fifteen minutes. What could he possibly find in such a short time?

Impossible!

Although Zhao Yi flipped through the data files quickly, he likely just skimmed over them, glancing at the conclusions of the data analysis.

Chen Zeshu thought so and found Zhao Yi’s reaction quite odd.

At that moment, Zhao Yi nodded and pointed earnestly to a spot, saying, "Academician Chen, take a look here."

"Temperature?"

"Right!" Zhao Yi nodded.

Chen Zeshu immediately shook his head with a smile, "That’s not an issue. This experiment used more radioactive uranium than last time, and the purity was higher; it was bound to generate more heat than before."

"If you compare it to other data, you’ll know that this here is fine. As long as it’s within the experiment’s anticipated values, there shouldn’t be any problems."

Chen Zeshu was quite certain in his tone.

Zhao Yi shook his head after listening, saying, "This isn’t right. Look," he continued as he pointed to a few more spots, "every place is too high. If it were just better materials, at most the reported heat would be higher, but it wouldn’t make all the data high."

"Moreover, these values are close to reaching the critical line. Blaming it on the experimental materials doesn’t make sense."

"My judgment is that the reaction in this experiment was more complete than last time."

After hearing this, Chen Zeshu furrowed his brows, "A more complete reaction? That should have nothing to do with material purity, but based on just these few data points, there should be..."

"Report!"

A technician suddenly called out, "An anomaly was detected in the heat measurement. The innermost protective layer of the reaction device has shown signs of damage!"

"Ah?"

"What’s going on?"

"Protective device damaged?"

The others in the command center, not knowing what had happened, all immediately turned to the personnel who understood the situation at the nuclear facility.

Chen Zeshu quickly stood up to explain, "Don’t panic, it’s alright. It’s just the inner protective device that’s damaged. We have a double-layer reinforcement, with two more layers of protection on the outside. Even if an accident occurs with the device, there are still two isolation walls on the perimeter!"

"Moreover, the experiment is wrapping up, and the temperature in the center is slowly dropping. It won’t spread."

Only then did the others breathe a sigh of relief.

After explaining, Chen Zeshu looked at Zhao Yi in surprise. Signs of damage to the inner protective device indicated that the internal reaction’s intensity exceeded expectations.

This was not just high heat but also the impact force of the internal reaction.

Without saying anything more, he began to seriously review the data and immediately noticed that, as Zhao Yi had pointed out, each data point that indicated the state of the reaction was somewhat higher than projected.

These data were still within the ’normal range’, but being consistently on the high side of the normal range definitely indicated abnormality.

If it were just higher material purity, it surely wouldn’t have this effect.

Zhao Yi said, "Actually, understanding the specifics is quite straightforward. Just wait, and it’ll be fine. Once the experiment is over, we’ll test the residue."

"Right!"

Chen Zeshu slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile, "I was just too shocked that even such a simple method didn’t cross my mind. Academician Zhao, you really understand this better than all of us!"

"Ha~"

Zhao Yi smiled politely.

The senior leadership also came over to inquire about the situation, and Chen Zeshu hurried to repeat his earlier findings, emphasizing that it was Zhao Yi who had made the discovery, and mentioned Zhao Yi’s belief that the reaction had been more complete.

This discovery could be significant or minor.

The more complete internal reaction could be related to the device, materials, environment, etc., similar to burning a piece of charcoal. Higher fire intensity, longer duration, and faster air circulation would all contribute to the charcoal burning more completely.

If the same materials, environment, and duration are set up, and burning occurs more completely, causes can be sought from other aspects.

"What might the reason be?"

"Could it have something to do with anti-gravity?" Chen Zeshu pondered and directly asked, "Academician Zhao, if the reaction really is more complete, what’s your take on it?"

"It should be related to spatial segregation," replied Zhao Yi with conviction. "But the exact relationship needs further analysis. Let’s wait and see all the data and the final test results."

"Alright!"

Chen Zeshu said with a smile, "I’m suddenly even more excited about this!"