83: Section 83

The other leaders present were waiting anxiously for the results.

After all, an alarm suddenly went off just a few minutes after they started celebrating.

They felt extremely uneasy.

"What's going on? Did the experiment fail?"

"How could this happen? I thought it was successful."

"Moreover, this time it lasted for over an hour before a problem occurred, which is already a groundbreaking improvement!"

"However, it seems there's still some distance to go before success, and it will take a while to apply this technology to other fields."

"It's a pity, Nuclear Fusion is still not as practical as nuclear fission at present."

"…"

Yang Boru quickly returned to his post and immediately checked the situation.

To prevent accidents, the Nuclear Fusion device had already stopped operating.

He quickly checked the self-inspection system data of the equipment.

The result... "What?"

"The device is operating normally?"

"No problems? Then where did the alarm come from?"

He was stunned, checking the data on several screens.

After a while, an engineer came over to report an embarrassing situation.

"Director Yang, the problem doesn't seem to be with the equipment for this experiment, but with the power storage equipment."

"Huh?"

Yang Boru never expected the problem to originate from there.

He followed to inspect for a while, then confirmed it.

The alarm was caused by the battery overloading, reaching its limit, and automatically disconnecting.

"The battery is at full capacity? Doesn't this mean the experiment was still a huge success, and no accidents occurred!?"

It turned out they hadn't failed!

The result was still a huge success!

Their controllable Nuclear Fusion project had taken the most crucial step!

"Director Yang, how is the situation?"

A calm voice with a hint of tension sounded.

It was Chief Yun and other leaders, who, concerned about the experiment's results, had eagerly come to inquire about the situation themselves.

Yang Boru quickly said with excitement:

"Chief Yun, leaders, there were no accidents in this experiment!"

"We succeeded in the Nuclear Fusion project!"

"The recent alarm was because the Nuclear Fusion reaction generated an unexpected amount of current, pushing our batteries to their limit and forcing them to shut down!"

Yang Boru pointed to the giant cylindrical batteries behind him, which were over three meters tall, with a total of eight arranged in two rows in that spot.

These were the energy storage devices they usually used for experiments.

But for a typical experiment, they were completely sufficient to absorb a large amount of electricity.

Before the experiment began, he hadn't even cleared the existing power inside them.

After all, with eight batteries, they could store enough electricity to keep the entire city of Yanjing running for a day.

However.

This time was different!

This was a Nuclear Fusion experiment, after all; every second, it could release an unimaginable amount of energy.

After being converted into electricity, it surged into the batteries at an astonishing speed.

If it weren't for the fact that these batteries were specifically designed for Nuclear Fusion experiments, even ordinary batteries wouldn't be able to withstand such a massive influx of electricity instantly.

However, even before the start, Yang Boru hadn't expected such a situation.

Not only was Nuclear Fusion successful.

But it also lasted for over an hour.

The continuous generation of electricity caused the batteries to be fully charged in a very short time.

"The Timing lasted a total of one hour and nineteen minutes, accumulating over one billion kilowatts of electricity through the Nuclear Fusion reaction!"

"Because the battery reached its limit at the last moment and some was lost, we couldn't obtain accurate data."

Upon hearing Yang Boru's report, even though he mentioned the lack of conclusive data at the end, it still couldn't diminish the excitement in everyone's hearts.

After all, this unconfirmed data could be confirmed to be an upward estimate!

In other words, in just one hour of reaction time, they were able to obtain one billion kilowatts of electricity!

This figure was simply terrifying!

This far exceeded their original understanding of Nuclear Fusion.

The biggest reason for this was the core theoretical part that Academician Jiang had included in the data enhanced by Lin Bai, as well as the basic theory of Nuclear Fusion.

The new theory obtained after optimization allowed them to significantly improve the efficiency of Nuclear Fusion in experiments.

Through various functions of the device, the efficiency of the Nuclear Fusion reaction reached its peak.

This is why the thermal energy had to be raised to 120 million, not merely the 100 million degrees Celsius commonly accepted internationally.

And the results were obvious!

Controllable Nuclear Fusion was already fully on the agenda!

Nuclear Fusion power generation had become a reality!

"Just one hour of power generation can sustain the entire city of Yanjing's civilian electricity for three whole days?"

"Even with all commercial electricity and large factory consumption, it can last for one day!"

"The Nuclear Fusion project truly deserves to be called the second fire of human civilization, the light of human progress!"

However, this was, after all, only an experimental test and could not be used directly for civilian or commercial purposes.

It still needed to undergo more tests.

But clearly, testing it at the experimental site couldn't determine its upper limit.

Yang Boru decided to present his idea to Chief Yun:

"Chief Yun, I believe this Nuclear Fusion device already possesses the basic conditions for stable operation."

"However, to understand the specific situation of this experiment, more data support is needed."

"I suggest connecting this Nuclear Fusion device to the city's power grid, to the public electricity network, allowing the entire city's power network to share the pressure of a large influx of electricity."

"However, there are also risks, as we don't know the upper limit, which could lead to problems like power instability..."

Yang Boru explained his ideas and potential problems one by one.

But Chief Yun, being a man of great resolve, quickly had an idea.

The next day, at the routine meeting at Yanjing Headquarters.

He soon proposed a rather bold idea—

"Let one city serve as the experimental site for the Nuclear Fusion device for one month!"

"At the same time, exempt that city from electricity bills for one month!"

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What!!??

All the leaders present were incredibly shocked by the suggestion Chief Yun put forward.

Exempt all Yanjing residents from electricity bills for an entire month?

It's important to know that Yanjing's monthly electricity consumption is not low!

In terms of urban electricity consumption nationwide, it ranks among the top five.

Exempting a month's electricity bill would mean the national income would directly incur a considerable loss of funds.

Of course, most importantly.

This approach will definitely cause a nationwide sensation!

Firstly, people worry not about scarcity, but about inequality!

Other cities seeing this situation will definitely feel dissatisfied and have other ideas.

Secondly, this situation will also inevitably lead to more extravagance and waste.

After all, with no cost involved, everyone will certainly use it without hesitation.

During this free month, electricity consumption will definitely be higher than before.

"Old Yun, this decision cannot be made lightly!"

"It's not just about one city's electricity consumption; even the future needs to be carefully considered!"

"Even the situation where 'it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality' must be taken into account."