Chapter 3 - 3 3 Submitting the Application

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He Xingzhou confirmed there were no abnormalities with himself, but his classmates still curiously looked at him. Until a female classmate sitting in the front row, Zhou Xiaoqin, curiously asked: “He Xingzhou, I heard you want to build a nuclear reactor, is that true?” Everyone curiously watched him, and most of them thought it was just a joke! He Xingzhou calmly nodded and said, “Yes, I am planning to build a nuclear fission reactor.” Seeing the weird expressions on everyone’s faces, he quickly explained: “It’s a miniature one, not a nuclear power plant or a bomb!” “My goodness, it’s actually true!” Zhou Xiaoqin exclaimed, “You really dare to dream!” “He Xingzhou, that’s awesome, you actually want to make a nuclear reactor!” the students also shouted. “How could you think of doing such a thing, is it even possible to succeed?” “Don’t waste your time.” Somebody whispered, “I think this guy is just showing off. Just using toes to think can tell, a student, how can he build a nuclear reactor? Why doesn’t he go design a Dongfeng nuclear warhead?” “I also think it’s impossible!” Someone joked, “When you succeed, let us see the results.” No one believed that He Xingzhou could achieve this! Most of them were just joking or watching the excitement while teasing He Xingzhou. He Xingzhou did not mind, in fact, before getting the Quantum Light Computer, he also felt that the task was too difficult. But now the situation is completely different, as long as his experimental applications get approved, he has the confidence to do it! He spoke calmly to his classmates, “Thank you all for your attention. If my application is approved, during the manufacturing process, I will make a series of videos and post them online, then everyone can watch them online.” He Xingzhou believed that to get the national attention he needed, he must have enough influence. Publishing videos of making nuclear reactors was one of the measures. As long as many people pay attention, naturally, higher-ups would notice. Additionally, he could also preemptively warn the public about the impending doomsday disaster! “Okay, we’ll definitely watch by then!” the students shouted, some with a smile, waiting to see a joke. He Xingzhou did not mind and sat down with his roommates. Wang Jiahao even apologized: “He, sorry, we talked about your project in the group chat yesterday, didn’t expect it to spread this fast, everyone knows now.” “If you say so, we will immediately clarify with everyone that it was just a joke.” He Xingzhou said, “It’s okay, this was originally what I intended to do. Even if you didn’t spread it, they would have found out.” The three roommates were even more puzzled, was He Xingzhou really planning to go all the way to the end? Now that so many people know, if He Xingzhou doesn’t succeed, wouldn’t it be quite embarrassing? And the miniature nuclear fission reactor, it really is unfeasible! The students were still discussing, when the teaching professor walked in. It was an elderly professor with half-gray hair, wearing a washed-out Zhongshan suit, Professor Zhang Boyan. Professor Zhang Boyan is one of the top figures in the field of nuclear physics in the country, has been nominated several times as an academician of the National Academy of Sciences, and currently an alternate academician. The school’s national level nuclear physics laboratory is managed and used by him. “Now let’s start the class.” With the arrival of Zhang Boyan, the classroom immediately quieted down. A long lecture lasted through the morning, by the break time, Zhang Boyan took a sip of water and said, “Class dismissed.” The students dispersed, and He Xingzhou quickly caught up with Zhang Boyan, who was about to leave, handing him a document, saying, “Professor Zhang, I have an experimental application material that I want you to take a look.” He was holding a document, the “Miniature Nuclear Fission Reactor Experimental Application Material” he had written overnight. Professor Zhang, always tolerant towards students and enthusiastic about imparting knowledge, took the document and tucked it under his arm, saying, “Okay, I’ll take a look when I have a moment.” “Thank you, professor,” He Xingzhou thanked. ... Professor Zhang first went back to the teaching and research office, many university professors usually go straight home after class, but Zhang Boyan liked going to the teaching and research office to chat with other professors, or to schedule some fishing, hiking, or other leisure activities. He arrived at the research office, where two professors from the physics department, Dong Chen and Cai Hao, were present. They were about the same age as Zhang Boyan, also big shots in the field of physics, and among them, Dong Chen was also the dean of the Physics Academy! “Old Zhang, class is over? Just waiting for you, let’s go have lunch!” Dong Chen greeted, “The cafeteria got a new chef specializing in Huaiyang cuisine recently, the cooking is superb, I have already made a reservation.” “Okay, coming right away.” Zhang Boyan came to his desk, preparing to set down his textbooks and documents. Just as he was putting them down, he took another look at the material submitted by He Xingzhou, and a few bolded black characters immediately caught his attention. “‘Miniature Nuclear Fission Reactor Experimental Application Material’?” Teaching for so many years, this was the first time a student had submitted such an application to him, he couldn’t help but read it aloud. “This student is interesting, he actually submitted a ‘Miniature Nuclear Fission Reactor Experimental Application Material’ to me! Does he really want to build a nuclear reactor?” Zhang Boyan laughed. “What? A student submitted the material to you, he wants to build a nuclear reactor?” Dong Chen and Cai Hao, hearing his words, were also stunned. “Isn’t it?” Zhang Boyan showed them the title on the document. “Which bold and daring student is this?” Dong Chen immediately said, “He actually wants to build his own nuclear reactor!” Cai Hao laughed, “Haha, he’s got guts indeed! I’ve become interested now, what did he write?” “I’m a bit curious now!” Zhang Boyan said, “How about, I’ll take a look before going to eat, it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes.” “Okay, take a look first, I also want to see.” Cai Hao said. Clearly, they all thought this document was probably just a spur-of-the-moment effort by the student, unlikely to hold much value. Zhang Boyan opened the document and started reading. In this experimental report, He Xingzhou detailed what kind of miniature nuclear fusion reactor he wanted to make, and had perfected the nuclear fission reactor design, active area, neutron reflection layer, control adjustment system, cooling system, protective layer, and so on. And he submitted a complete experimental plan, experimental processing measures, and more. At first, Zhang Boyan was just curious, but as he read on, he realized something was not right. Was this a playful effort arising from a whim? This was clearly a rigorously structured, theoretically abundant, perfectly designed nuclear reactor device! Although the document only described a miniature nuclear fission reactor, with Zhang Boyan’s knowledge, he judged that this reactor, even if scaled up, wouldn’t be far from a real nuclear power plant type of reactor! Realizing this, Zhang Boyan couldn’t help exclaiming: “Is this really a student-designed experimental report?”

Chapter 3 - 3 3 Submitting the Application

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