In the ground command center of the lunar colony, the staff was busy. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Today is a significant day, as the nuclear fusion power generation units placed on the surface of the moon will be officially started to generate electricity. This not only means that the power shortage of the lunar colonies will be completely solved, but the excess power can also be transmitted to Star Ring City and then to the surface through long-distance transmission.

"Are you ready?"

"Of course. ”

"Let's get started. Jiang Chen nodded and gestured, signaling that Kirwin could start.

The entire command center was like clockwork, and everyone showed ten times or twenty times the enthusiasm and struggled in their posts. The big screen in the center flashes with various parameters, and every move of the nuclear fusion generator can be monitored clearly here from hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

"The magnetic restraint device is activated, and the helium triple fuel is loaded into the reaction chamber!"

"The magnetic restraint device is working fine. ”

"Superfluid Thermal Cycle Device Start-up...... Stable operation. ”

"Deuterium fuel refilled!"

“……”

"Ignition!"

The lights all jumped green, and Kirwin immediately pressed the red button. The progress bars in the holographic screen were instantly filled, and the power output reached a terrifying 5000MW in an instant. In the spherical reaction chamber dozens of kilometers away, the magnetic confinement body has lit up into a ball of light that cannot be seen directly, and its internal reaction temperature has also exceeded a terrifying 10 million degrees!

It is no exaggeration to say that this is equivalent to a small sun.

If violently reacting atoms break through the shackles of magnetic confinement, they are no less powerful than detonating a million-equivalent hydrogen bomb, and if placed on Earth, it is enough to wipe a modern city off the map.

But everyone in the room was confident.

As early as the beginning of the completion of Penglai City, Transwarp Trade has secretly used it from the international community, and it is not the first time that everyone here has operated a nuclear fusion generator set to turn it on, but this nuclear fusion generator is independently produced by Future Heavy Industry and is located hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

5,000MW, which is far from the limit of this fusion generator set, continues to increase the output of electrical energy as the fuel continues to be filled. The reaction temperature also exceeded 15 million degrees, and after a slight decline, stabilized at 14 million degrees.

Kerwin breathed a sigh of relief, smiled on his face, picked up the walkie-talkie hanging over his shoulder, and announced loudly to everyone.

"No. 01 nuclear fusion generator, successful start-up!"

A deafening cheer erupted in the command room, and the staff members stepped out of their seats, high-fived and fist-pumping, cheering for victory.

As a result of the situation, a smile also appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

Unlike most nuclear power plants, Transwarp Trade, having absorbed post-apocalyptic technology, has abandoned inefficient steam turbine power generation designs in favor of thermionic reactors, which are relatively cutting-edge today.

To put it simply, the cathode and anode are connected by wires, the cathode is heated to release an electron beam, and the anode absorbs electrons to form a cyclic circuit. However, the whole set of equipment will certainly not be so simple, just like saying that a simple nuclear power plant is to boil water, but in fact, the technical connotation involved is far more than boiling water.

How to solve the power generation limit, how to recycle the heat absorbed by the anode to power generation...... These are unsolved problems on this side of the world. If nothing else, in another thirty or fifty years, controlled nuclear fusion technology will also be born here, most of which also use steam engine wheels to boil water to generate electricity. However, because neutrons are easily absorbed by light substances, a secondary heat exchanger can be eliminated compared to nuclear fission.

At the same time, the same cheers rang out over hundreds of thousands of kilometers of lunar colonies.

A steady stream of electricity was channelled from fusion generators to the colonies, replacing solar generators that had to rest for two weeks for two weeks. The reaction temperature has been reached, and the fusion reaction can continue as long as the supply of fuel in the reaction chamber is maintained.

Although the tens of millions of degrees of heat are terrifying, this generator is far safer than the generator set of any nuclear power plant in the world. The thermonuclear reaction between helium-3 and deuterium only produces non-radioactive protons, so when using helium-3 as an energy source, no radiation is generated, and even if an accident occurs, the cost of rescue is not very high.

Take 10,000 steps back, there is no air on the moon, and even if the entire reactor explodes, it will not form a devastating shock wave. The lethal effect of nuclear weapons in a vacuum environment is extremely limited, and it is far less terrifying than its explosive yield.

"Congratulations. Jiang Chen smiled and shook Kerrwin's hand, "Very good conductor." ”

"Thanks to your promotion. Kerwin humbly accepted the compliment.

After a pause, Jiang Chen continued.

"I'm going to restructure some of Transwarp's business. ”

Kerwin looked at Jiang Chen suspiciously, not understanding why he was telling him about it. The Cosmodrome he manages is just one of the most remote parts of the Ring trade, and while it has a staggering budget, it's almost outside the core of power.

Jiang Chen didn't explain, but continued.

"The restructuring part is mainly in the space business. The establishment of the Space Launch Center will be abolished and replaced by the newly created Ministry of Space. This department is in charge of the interstellar colonization program, as well as all projects within the group that involve the development of resources in outer space. ”

"And this manager of the aerospace department, I want you to be the manager. ”

Kirwin was stunned for a moment, and then his brain was overtaken by dizzying joy.

"Thank you for the promotion, I will not let you down!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm sure you won't let me down. ”

……

In mid-February, Transwarp spent S$2 billion to acquire the Panu Power Company, which supplies electricity to the entire Panu Islands, and changed its name to Global Power Company, integrating the power generation companies and power grid units in Singapore.

At the same time, Transwarp Trading's engineering ship once again sailed to the equator line, under the sea base station of the space elevator, and ambitiously prepared to build an undersea cable extending from the equator line to Anga Island and integrating it into the national grid of the new country.

All of this is paving the way for long-distance transmission plans for the moon's fusion power stations.

Jiang Chen was obviously not satisfied with the new country's domestic power market, and at the same time as the submarine cable was started, he went on to find the governments of Moro and the Philippines and ask them to open their own electricity markets.

With little to spare, Jiang Chen easily pulled the two vassal states into his chariot. Both the Philippines and Morocco have agreed to cooperate with the new countries in building cross-border submarine cables and connecting them to their power grids. The Philippines has the world's highest electricity bill, which can be called a model of the poorer the hell. Of course, they will not refuse Transwarp Trade, which may reduce the price of electricity in their own country.

What's more, they don't have the confidence to refuse, and the garrison of Star Ring Trade in Manila has not been completely withdrawn.

As for the Moro Country, needless to say, Santos simply recognized the identity of his junior brother, how could he refuse the request of the suzerain? Not to mention the recent surge in oil prices, the Moro Country, which is dependent on oil imports, is itself facing the problem of energy shortage, how can it refuse Jiang Chen?

After winning over the Philippines and Moro, Jiang Chen then found Malay...... (To be continued.) )