Chapter 527 The Higher Level Values ​​Your Opinion

In November 1985, the US "Air Force One" arrived in Geneva, when US President Ronald Reagan met with the new leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and started negotiations on nuclear disarmament .

Against the background of the Iron Curtain, this "fireside meeting" was generally regarded by the outside world as an opportunity to break the ice of the Cold War.

However, the first meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev did not make ideal progress. The two sides attacked each other around the "Strategic Defense Plan" and "Star Wars Plan", and argued endlessly on "human rights" and "regional issues", and the meeting was once on the verge of breaking up.

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.

It was also at the end of the statement, almost in 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" .

And this is the origin of the ITER project.

So, the joke about getting America out of the group...

Creber himself knew in his heart that this was impossible.

Even though the United States has never completed the 25% of its promised funding (only paid 9%), ITER itself is a scientific research project dependent on politics.

Under normal circumstances, research on controlled nuclear fusion can serve as an "island" away from politics.

But the premise of all this is based on the fact that no one knows how far the future is.

Thinking about this issue from a rational perspective, if he was asked to choose a partner between an American research institution and Professor Lu, he would undoubtedly choose the latter who has already made significant achievements in this research field.

Unfortunately, as a scientific researcher, he has no say in this matter.

Even the chairman of the Helmholtz Association standing next to him has no right to speak.

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 be able to kick Huaguo out, just like the original Galileo project.

Looking at Professor Milek who turned and left, Kreb had a hint of worry on his face.

Strictly speaking, this is not something he should consider.

But if what he worries about really happens, perhaps the ITER organization may face the end of disintegration.

After all, from the very beginning, this organization was not so reliable, and everyone got together in the same bed with different dreams.

No one really pins their hopes on solving the energy problem on controlled fusion energy, which is not yet known how far away, but now even sitting in a cafe in the city, he can hear the boys at the University of Greifswald , chatting about solving things after the controllable fusion technology is solved.

It's hard to say whether the light at the foot of Purple Mountain ignited the hope of future energy, or blew out the last flame on it.

If they don't have any hope from the beginning, maybe they can go further?

...

The person who knocked on the office door was a man in his early thirties, who looked a little thin and tall.

According to his self-introduction, his name is He Mingxuan, and he is the secretary of Director Lu, the head of the Energy Bureau.

When he went to Shangjing before, Lu Zhou met him once, but he didn't speak to him.

Although he didn't know what the Energy Bureau wanted him to do, Lu Zhou still politely invited him to come in and sit down.

Sitting next to Principal Xu, that is, opposite to Lu Zhou, He Mingxuan said sincerely: "I originally went to visit you at Zhongshan International, but you were not there. The situation was too sudden, and it is a shame to come here to disturb you." I'm sorry."

"It's okay, don't be so polite, anyway, I'm on vacation these two days, so I'm not very busy." Looking at Secretary He who was sitting opposite, Lu Zhou said, "And I also want to know, what makes you so anxious? "

Noticing Secretary He's gaze, Principal Xu smiled and put down the teacup in his hand knowingly.

"It seems that you two have something important to talk about, so I won't bother you here."

He himself has participated in many major national scientific research projects, many of which are sensitive topics in the field of information security. It doesn't matter what to listen to, what should not be listened to, he can still tell the difference.

After finishing speaking, the old gentleman stood up, vacated his office, and walked out the door.

Seeing 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."

Hearing the sudden and explosive news, Lu Zhou froze for a moment, frowned and asked, "...is the news reliable?"

Secretary He nodded: "The credibility of the news is more than 90%. In fact, they already have signs of doing this."

Hearing this, Lu Zhou's brows could not help showing a dignified color.

For him, this is definitely not good news.

Although the STAR-2 project is similar to Huaguo's original CFTER project and is not affiliated with the ITER project, research institutions in various countries have more or less benefited from the big pot of ITER.

If Huaguo withdraws from the ITER project, it will not only mean that the tens of billions of "access fees" previously paid and subsequent investment will be in vain. will also be interrupted.

In addition to the loss of research, orders worth billions of dollars that Huaguo enterprises are responsible for will also face the risk of being replaced by other member states.

He doesn't know much about diplomacy, but from the perspective of scientific research, this is undoubtedly a heavy blow.

Lu Zhou frowned: "...What reason does the United States have to do this?"

"The reason is naturally the issue of intellectual property rights. Experts appointed by the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs questioned our side at the ITER Council. They believed that we concealed our own research results while receiving technology, which violated the spirit of the ITER agreement..." A bitter smile appeared on Secretary He's face, "Of course, you can also pretend that you don't need a reason at all."

Yes, in fact, there is no reason at all.

After listening to his words, although he understood the meaning, Lu Zhou still shook his head.

"This is simply unreasonable. We have done our duty to disclose the research progress of the controllable fusion project, and we are not obliged to disclose more things. If the main control computer in the STAR device uses the chip of INTER, can I ask They disclose their chip technology?"

Secretary He silently took out a notebook from his pocket and wrote down this sentence.

Looking at him taking notes, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, "What are you doing taking notes?"

"I think what you said is quite good," Secretary He smiled helplessly, "at least...we can say that when responding on diplomatic occasions."

Although, reasoning is never useful.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zhou asked, "What specific request did they make?"

Secretary He: "They asked to send an academic visiting team composed of ITER member countries to stay in the STAR Stellarator Research Institute to participate in the research. They also asked our company to open the latest production process of SG-1 superconducting coils. Regarding All the technical details of the modified STAR device, as well as the most critical control scheme."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou fell into deep thought.

Leaving aside superconducting materials, 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.

Regardless of whether it is public or not, no matter what decision the country makes, it has nothing to do with Lu Zhou.

But the problem with the control scheme is bigger.

The set of control schemes produced by Jinda Software Institute cannot be better than those produced by Spiral Stone 7-X Laboratory.

The reason why the STAR device can achieve plasma confinement for more than one hour is half of the credit for the SG-1 superconducting material, and the other half is basically for Xiaoai.

In short, it is impossible for him to disclose the control scheme.

Not to mention that making such a request is in itself making trouble for no reason.

Looking at Lu Zhou who said nothing, Secretary He asked seriously: "This matter is very difficult. After we learned the news, we held a meeting for two days in a row, but we still didn't come up with anything good. As a result, the higher-ups attach great importance to your opinion, and if it wasn't really hard to leave, Director Lu originally planned to come to Jinling to visit you in person."

"What do you think... what should we do now?"