There are still a few steps that the Humpback Whale needs to take before entering the sea, or a warm-up engine.

Once the fission reaction is started, a nuclear reactor made of weapons-grade enriched uranium cannot be stopped, and the only thing that can be done is to reduce the energy output of the reactor.

Now the reactor is in the heat engine.

The reactor is housed under the cockpit of the Humpback Whale, where monster workers use almost the most advanced alloy metal to ensure the safety of the reactor. At the same time, according to Ye Qing's proposal, the monster workers also set up the last safety lock.

Once the reactor is under control of loss, or the technology is out of control, it reaches an irreparable situation.

The connecting pipes on the reactor and the cooling water communication device of the first circuit will be automatically disconnected, and the armor under the reactor will automatically unfasten the fixing bolt and fall with the reactor into the watertight compartment below.

The mission of this watertight compartment is to sink into the deep sea with the reactor.

This is an insurance lock that, once executed, must pay a huge price. Although the probability of such an event is infinitely small, it is necessary to deal with any eventuality when using nuclear energy.

At the same time, when designing, the technical difficulty of this safety lock is second only to that of the reactor.

Whether it's the primary circuit cooling water, or the various connecting pipes on the reactor. They are under extreme stress at work. When designing these pipes, the average engineer can't help but do everything he can to reinforce them, especially at the pipe interfaces.

Now the monster workers are doing the opposite, designing these interfaces to fall off automatically.

The technical difficulty of this can be imagined.

There is also the manufacture of a watertight compartment below, which is not an ordinary compartment. After the ordinary compartment houses the runaway reactor, I am afraid that it will not be long before it is destroyed by high temperatures, or it will be detonated by huge pressure.

Even if an accident occurs in a nuclear reactor, it is a slow fission process, and it does not release all its energy instantaneously like a nuclear bomb.

The specially made watertight compartment ensures that the reactor can be mothballed for at least two days. This time also provided Ye Qing with salvage processing time. As for the salvage plan, there is no plan for the time being.

After all, at sea, in the event of a major nuclear reactor incident, losing the reactor can save the humpback whale.

If it is not lost, it is the humpback whale and the reactor to be buried together, which greatly increases the difficulty of salvage.

In addition to the reactor, the Humpback Whale also has a 5000K standby generator set, which can provide power for the whole ship in addition to power.

In the cockpit, an electronic percentage instrument cluster representing the reactor's energy data has been lit up with an 18% power symbol on a ring-shaped high-tech console.

The temperature of the cooling water in the first circuit is slowly rising from 180 degrees, and when it exceeds 375 degrees, the ultra-supercritical unit will be warmed up and started.

Now the standby generator set is also being activated to provide working energy for the electrical equipment of the entire ship. Ye Qing thought for a few seconds and gave an order to the intercom system.

Two minutes later, eight metal experts, four master craftsmen, walked out of the escalator into the cockpit, which was the entire crew of the Humpback Whale.

"How long will it take for the ultra-supercritical unit to start?"

Master Ingenuity said with a smile: "In one hour and twelve minutes, when the ultra-supercritical unit is started, the nuclear reactor will enter the normal power working state, and if we have spare time, we can also use the Humpback Whale as a power station." It generates more than enough electricity to supply a city. ”

"Okay, now everyone is divided according to their responsibilities and back to their respective posts, I need you to check the ship's work data again. Ye Qing clenched his fists.

Dozens of minutes later, a report came from the intercom system after the monsters checked the data one by one.

"Boss, everything is fine in the reactor control compartment. ”

"The critical cabin is normal. ”

"The electromagnetic engine power compartment is normal. ”

"The electrical control cabin is normal. ”

"The liquid, oil and air pressurized chambers are normal. ”

"Very good, now I will open the roof cover of the cargo compartment, and pay attention to the working data of the electrical control cabin and the liquid, oil and air compartment. As Ye Qing spoke, he was also staring at the data on the main console. A giant ship that can carry 20,000 tons of cargo, according to normal conditions, a bulk giant ship needs about 60 crew members, and an oil tanker needs 20 to 30 people.

This is still the most advanced giant ship at present, and the Humpback Whale with a higher degree of electrical automation can easily be controlled by only a few monsters if it is not equipped with a marine nuclear reactor of the highest industrial level of human beings.

At the same time, the control console can also display the working data of all cabins of the whole ship. Ye Qing now needs to test whether the data is accurate.

The four very textured toggle switches were opened by Ye Qing one by one, and with the flip of the first switch, the entire humpback whale seemed to come to life.

The hydraulic oil supply system worked immediately, and even in the cockpit, Ye Qing could hear the deep and strong working sound of the system. Then, on the back of the humpback whale, a heavy metal shell larger than a basketball court slowly rose.

Inside the slipway, some delicate small parts, resonated by a low roar, kept bouncing on the metal pallet.

Even outside the platform, the edges of the sea that came into contact with the platform vibrated with joy.

When the back cargo compartment of the Humpback Whale was fully opened, the eight-story cargo lid was like a missile launch cover that had been magnified a hundred times, and it was quietly pestle-there, and under the lid was a huge cargo room that could accommodate 200 standard containers.

Hidden spotlights are lit, and the inside of the 20-meter-deep warehouse is equally white.

There were three more in the same warehouse, which were opened by Ye Qing in turn.

The participation reported by the monsters is also normal.

One hour later, the cooling water of the primary circuit of the nuclear reaction is circulated and heated to 375 degrees, officially entering the supercritical state, and at the same time, the ultra-supercritical unit is started synchronously to preheat and rotate the spindle.

One hour and 20 minutes later, with an earth-shattering sound, the ultra-high pressure steam of two 200,000 kilowatts of power reached 600 degrees, and the ultra-supercritical unit officially entered the working state.

At this moment, the humpback whale was completely activated.

Looking at the 50% power output on the energy dial, Ye Qing took a deep breath, "Open the floodgates." ”

At this moment, driven by the motor, the two steel gates in front of the Humpback Whale in the shape of the Three Gorges Ship Lock slowly opened towards both sides. Tens of seconds later, the first stream of seawater surged rapidly through the crevice. After a few minutes, the sea water poured down the boat path like a torrent.

At the same time, the humpback whale's dark and flat hull came into contact with the sea for the first time.

Water can carry boats, and when the channel is completely filled with seawater and the sea level is in the same place, the humpback whale with its amazing weight is already floating on the surface. The lifting platform below, driven by the hydraulic system, is completely lowered to the level of the ship's roadway.

Ye Qing stood in the cockpit and looked along the back of the long boat, just enough to see the ocean sparkling in the light.

"Let's go. Ye Qing said with a surging mood.

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