Chapter 140: Negotiations Begin

The so-called third-generation nuclear reactor is actually a series finalized after more than ten years of improvement in the second-generation civilian reactor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info has improved safety and economy, and the reactor life has been increased to more than 60 years.

The Fukushima nuclear power plant exploded in the first generation of boiling water reactors, built in the late sixties, and the technology is very backward, requiring high-purity nuclear fuel to meet the power generation, and the radiation is more severe and dangerous. The second and third generation reactors do not have such high requirements for the purity of the fuel, and are relatively safer.

Chen Xu did not understand how to improve the economy of the reactor, which involved very complex technologies and could not be involved in non-professionals.

However, since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the knowledge of nuclear power plants has spread on the Internet, and the safety technology of third-generation nuclear reactors has become widely available.

The Fukushima nuclear accident escalated because the external power supply was cut off, and the core could not be cooled. And the third generation of civilian reactors is already a natural cycle technology.

The biggest difference between the third-generation nuclear power plant and the previous two generations is that an energy guarantee mechanism has been established inside the power station, and even if the external power supply is cut off, the power stored in the power station itself can ensure normal operation for three days and three nights.

In order to avoid the problem of the Fukushima nuclear power unit losing its cooling water after the power failure, the third-generation nuclear power plant has established a natural circulation system, which will prepare several huge water tanks in the station, which will flow into the reactor's circulation system by gravity after the danger occurs.

In the unlikely event that none of the above safety items are used, the sturdy foundation of the nuclear power plant is the last line of defense, and it exists like a cauldron. When the core heat melts through the base of the power station, then the big pot will catch the hot guy, and its sturdiness and ability to withstand high temperatures can ensure that the core will not be melted through for at least ten days.

At this point, it is useless to say anything, if the hot core falls into the formation, then the groundwater throughout Asia could be contaminated. At this time, the only way to save the world is to save the world with human life, and to cool the core by pouring water into the pre-designed passage inside the foundation by manpower.

The Chernobyl nuclear reactor reached this level that year, and in order to prevent the core from polluting the groundwater of the whole of Europe, the Soviet army had to rely on manpower to dig a tunnel under the core and then pour cement to save Europe. But the soldiers who dug the tunnels died because of this, and they were all heroes.

Of course, it is very difficult for a nuclear power accident to reach this level, especially since the third-generation nuclear power plant has such a complete protection system, even if it is an earthquake, it will not be so serious, unless it is directly bombed.

Chen Xu can ask Westinghouse to upgrade the safety standards of the current second-generation civil reactors to the level of the third-generation according to his requirements, and take advantage of the current low cost to build a few more nuclear power plants, one power station can be used for 60 years, benefiting two generations, which is a very cost-effective business.

Chen Xu wants to introduce 30 units, which looks like a lot, but in fact, a nuclear power plant is generally four to six units. Chen Xu's design is to form a nuclear power plant with six units, because most of the safety systems can be shared in the same power station, which can save a lot of money.

In this way, there are only five nuclear power plants with 30 units, which is a small number for China, and the economy of the coastal areas is developing rapidly, and these five power stations can only meet the electricity needs of a few provinces in the southeast coast, and cannot meet the electricity demand of the inland and northern provinces. Chen Xu's plan is to increase the number of nuclear power stations to more than 30 in the next ten years.

"Hey...... This nuclear power plant is different from others, and sooner or later there will be problems if you go so far. The eldest brother couldn't persuade Chen Xu, but sighed on the side, for a traditional Chinese like him, nuclear power is as dangerous as a nuclear bomb, and it is not possible to make them change this thinking overnight.

Outside the conference room on the third floor, Chen Xu tidied up his collar, and then decisively pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw more than a dozen Americans in tall suits and leather shoes who were gathering together to discuss something, while the Chinese negotiators were sitting indifferently on the other side of the negotiating table, some drinking tea, some closing their eyes and recuperating, ignoring these foreigners at all.

Chen Xu walked into the conference room and the buzz of the discussion stopped, and a middle-aged man with blond hair came out of the American negotiators, stretched out his hand and said directly: "Hello, my name is William Bashir, I have heard Mr. Chen's name for a long time, I hope we can reach an agreement smoothly." ”

Chen Xu politely stretched out his hand and shook the other party, and said indifferently: "Whether an agreement can be reached depends on the sincerity of you Americans, if the requirements given by Westinghouse are too high, we can only go to Europe to seek nuclear power technology, after all, France and Germany have very good nuclear power technology, and China will not necessarily only hang on the tree of the United States." ”

In this negotiation, the Chinese side occupies the absolute initiative, so Chen Xu spoke mercilessly, Westinghouse is willing to lower the requirements, then it can be discussed, if it is stubborn and unwilling to lower the conditions, then it will be pulled down and go home.

Sure enough, William Bashir's face was red and white, and no one paid attention to him after being unreasonably locked up in the hotel by the Chinese side for three days, and now he agreed to hold a meeting and let them wait in the conference room for a whole day, and Chen Xu, who was in charge of negotiations, was late. Chinese are so arrogant, but Bashir does not dare to pick a child and leave, the impact of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on the US nuclear industry is fatal, now the world's attitude towards nuclear power has become very cold, for the construction of new nuclear power plants are very cautious, the world only China has the demand and capital to build nuclear power plants, if this big customer is lost, Westinghouse's nuclear power business will fall into losses, and being divested and sold will be inevitable.

In the face of Chen Xu's aggressiveness, William Bashir had to put on a smiling face and said calmly: "Nuclear power generation is a very clean energy source, and we have more than 30 years of experience in nuclear power construction. ”

"Are you joking? Your Three Mile Island has just had a serious accident, and it seems a bit of an exaggeration to say that your American nuclear power is safe! Chen Xu shook his head and decisively took out the Three Mile Island accident to talk about it, not to mention that now this accident has become the most important reason for China to lower prices, no matter how advanced the United States is to boast about its nuclear industry, this one thing is enough to make them speechless.

Sure enough, at the mention of the Three Mile Island accident, William Bashir stopped squeaking, just stood there awkwardly and laughed. However, Chen Xu knows that Sanli Island is just a man-made accident, only because a small valve is not closed and the chain reaction is triggered, this low-level error has alerted the world, all the switches of the nuclear power plant are installed with electronic feedback devices, if there is no reset problem, the control room can see an obvious reminder.

The second is the alarm system, after the accident on Three Mile Island, the entire control room was submerged in the alarm, and each subsystem was warning of faults, so that the controller could not judge where the problem was in the first place. It is necessary to install an intelligent alarm system in the nuclear power plant to inform the control room of the key points of the problem in a timely manner at important moments, so as to minimize the risk of nuclear accidents.

Indeed, the three major nuclear accidents in history, the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima nuclear power plants, were all man-made accidents, and they evolved from a small problem to a catastrophe that could not be cleaned up.

This time, Chen Xu wants to take out the technology exchange with the United States imperialism is this advanced intelligent control system for nuclear power plants, which is related to the design and software programming of supercomputers, sensors throughout the power station, etc., the system is very large and complex, and the technical content is extremely high. This is the most advanced intelligent system in the 21st century, which is comparable to alien technology in the early 80s, and can make the three technologies of microelectronics technology, supercomputer technology, and intelligent system of the United States imperialism leap forward for 30 years.

The use of these technologies in military affairs will be even more terrifying, and no one knows to what extent the military science and technology will develop after the US imperialists absorb these technologies.

Chen Xu can't help it, he has other techniques to exchange.

But the intelligent system is the protector of the nuclear power plant, it can minimize human error, it can be said that with this system, the entire nuclear power plant is under the automatic control of the computer, as long as the controller of the nuclear power plant does not itch to operate, it can continue to run like this.

Chen Xu wants to retain this technology, but only Western countries in the world have the ability to develop and manufacture this intelligent system, not to mention software research in China, even the semiconductor industry has just begun to develop, and the electronic technology industry is a shortage of talents, and it is more reliable to talk about this matter ten years later.

However, nuclear safety cannot be ignored, since Chen Xu wants to introduce nuclear power plants, it is necessary to ensure the absolute safety of these power stations, China has a lack of technical personnel in the nuclear industry, if there is this intelligent system can temporarily alleviate the problem of talent shortage.

After careful consideration, Chen Xu could only use the latest dragon-slaying skills in the electronics industry in exchange for the US nuclear industry.

"Mr. Bashir, let's take a seat and exchange views first, the terms of the negotiation are all negotiable, come and come...... Don't stand stupid. The eldest brother Chen Weiguo was a little muddy, and seeing that the situation was a little embarrassing, he hurriedly stepped forward and arranged for everyone to find seats and sit down.

The eldest brother is knowledgeable and studious, after becoming the CEO of the Panda Group, he understands that the group's future business is mainly foreign, and it is impossible to understand foreign languages, so he hired an English teacher to learn foreign languages, he is not enough to learn alone, and at the same time requires all officials in certain positions in the company to learn to speak English, and those who do not meet the requirements will be demoted and reduced, and the company with good English will be reused as appropriate. As soon as this order came out, it immediately set off a craze for learning English in the company, and everywhere you go, you can meet middle-aged uncles who memorize words, and some old workers in their fifties are not far behind, many people have bought a tape walkman imported from Japan, and they are listening to lectures while walking with headphones plugged in. (To be continued.) )