Great discoveries occur frequently all over the world! Nuclear fusion is on fire, and these listed companies are organizing related activities
December 18 Associated Financial Press news (by Rising Sun)The US Department of Energy announced on the evening of the 13th that the US government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had successfully achieved a “net energy” gain in nuclear fusion reactions for the first time. .The result has been called an “unprecedented” milestone in the field。
On the domestic front, major progress has been made in the development of the main components of the world’s largest “artificial sun,” according to November news from the China National Nuclear Corporation’s Southwest Institute of Physics.Its leading indicators are significantly better than the design requirements, and it has the conditions for serial production. This marks that China has taken a full step forward in the key technology of ‘ITER’s first enhanced thermal load wall’ and achieved continued leadership in this core technology.
Nuclear fusion research is a major international cooperation program launched by the science and technology community in today’s world to solve mankind’s future energy problems, and is currently recognized as one of the important ways to finally solve society’s energy and environmental problems humanity and promote the sustainable development of human society.The Chinese Academy of Sciences has stressed that the realization of nuclear fusion should provide the ultimate solution to human energy problems。
In terms of secondary market performance, as a major supplier of ITER copper-tungsten composite components for the international thermonuclear experimental reactorAntai Technology’s stock price surged successively on the 13th and 14th, recording two consecutive boards。
According to public information, nuclear fusion refers to the formation of low-mass atoms, mainly deuterium or tritium, under certain conditions (such as ultra-high temperature and high pressure),A form of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei fuse together to form new heavier nuclei, accompanied by a huge release of energy. Tremendous energy is contained in the nucleus, and the change of the nucleus occurs from one type of nucleus to another type of nucleus, often accompanied by the release of energy.
By the end of 2021,There are 96 nuclear fusion devices in operation in the world, 9 nuclear fusion devices are under construction and 29 devices are planned to be built. Among them, the total number of nuclear fusion devices owned by public utilities is 107, and the United States, Japan, Russia, China and the United Kingdom are all countries where nuclear fusion devices are located.
According to the latest report released by the Fusion Industry Association (FIA),Private investment in nuclear fusion surges in 2022, with more investment in the sector in a single year than the previous total. The FIA’s second global report on the fusion industry shows private investment in fusion totaling $4.7 billion, an increase of $2.83 billion from the first report last year.
According to incomplete statistics from the Financial Associated Press, since this year, many listed companies have disclosed the research and development of nuclear fusion-related activities on Hudongyi.The companies involved include Gaolan, Antai Technology, Focuslight Technology, Baili Electric, Aerospace Chenguang, Western Superconductor, SINOMACH, Guoguang Electric, Snowman, China Nuclear Power, etc.。
However, it is worth noting that Bai Chunli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that laser nuclear fusion has the characteristics of short time and low power generation efficiency, is of great scientific importance, and can be applied in some special fields There is still a long way to go before commercial power generation. Some people in the industry have also argued that even if a breakthrough in net energy gain has been achieved for the first time, the commercial application of this technology is still too early and could take several years or even decades.
