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Historically, this nuclear reactor was not completed until December 1946, making it the oldest nuclear reactor in European history and the "oldest" nuclear reactor in operation today.

However, in Manturov's world, this nuclear reactor may have to start operating three to four years earlier, and if it can start operating before December 1942, it will be the first nuclear reactor in human history, one step ahead of the Chicago No. 1 reactor in the United States.

The exploration of uranium mines has also made good progress, and Manturov, who once played "The Supreme Ruler", still vaguely remembers the location of the uranium-producing areas of the Soviet Union, so he sent three teams of explorers to the eastern part of the Chelyabinsk region, the eastern part of the Novosibirsk region and the area east of Krasnoyayarsk.

After more than two months of hard work, the exploration team discovered uranium resources in the Chelyabinsk region, and then the exploration teams sent to the Novosibirsk region and the Krasnoyarsk region also discovered uranium resources in the area north of Kemerovo and east of Krasnoyayarsk, respectively.

Subsequently, at a meeting of the National Defense Committee, Manturov made a proposal to build a plutonium-239 production facility and a uranium enrichment plant in the Chelyabinsk region, which was approved by a large majority.

The news that the National Defense Committee was going to build the factory (it did not specify what kind of factory it was) was handed over to Nikolai Semenovich Patolicev, first secretary of the Chelyabinsk Oblast Party Committee, and demanded that the relevant party and government organs of the Chelyabinsk Oblast select a suitable site for the construction of the factory as soon as possible, cooperate with the work of the People's Commissariat Commissariat and other relevant institutions, and not allow any mistakes.

Now that nuclear reactors have been built, uranium mines have been explored, and plans for the construction of uranium enrichment plants and plutonium production facilities have been initiated, this means that the Soviet Union will become the first country in Europe to possess nuclear weapons ahead of schedule, and the nuclear weapons development program has inevitably advanced, and no one has been able to reverse such a great process.

Voznesensky, who was originally opposed to the nuclear weapons program, also gave up "resistance", but this does not mean that he supports the implementation of this program, and still less does it mean that he intends to mend relations with Manturov.

Every time they had a meeting together, Voznesensky always looked at Manturov with a disdainful look, which made him cry out in his heart.

Manturov has sensed that Voznesensky doesn't like him just because the two men disagree on their nuclear weapons development plans.

After all, the allocation of 2 billion rubles has already been approved, the nuclear weapons research and development program is already in full swing, all construction work and research and development work has been carried out, and there is no point in opposing it, and Voznesensky, as chairman of the State Planning Commission, should know this.

So what is it that makes Voznesensky hate himself so much? Manturov hadn't figured it out for a while.

Manturov asked himself that he had never done anything unfavorable to Voznesensky, and that there should be no conflict of interest between the two.

Since there is no conflict of interest, what is the reason why Voznesensky has negative feelings about himself? If he is in love with Katia and sees himself as a rival in love, it seems somewhat possible. After all, Katia is so beautiful, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a party flower, and any man will be a little tempted when he sees her.

But Voznesensky doesn't seem to be such a disproportionate person, in this rigorous era, how could he, who has a "moral bottom line", do something to poach someone's wife?

Conflicts of interest and emotional factors are excluded, so what is the reason why Voznesensky dislikes himself so much? Is he jealous of himself? Well, this can still be said, after all, he became a deputy prime minister at such a young age, and he also served as the vice chairman of the National Defense Council, which will inevitably be looked down upon.

"Vorodya, what's wrong with you? I don't think your face is too good, is there any trouble at work? Katia walked into Manturov's study and brought her coffee to Manturov's desk.

I have to say that Katia's ability to figure out her mind is still quite strong, and even when Manturov tried his best to control his facial muscles, he did not escape Katia's eyes.

"It's nothing," Manturov said with a slight reserve, frowning, "it's just that some people don't like themselves very much." By the way, what is the relationship between you and Comrade Shcherbakov (first secretary of the Moscow City Committee and State Party Committee)? ”

Katia shook her head and said, "Don't digress. Say! What exactly does someone dislike about you? Could it be Shcherbakov? He has a good impression of you and me, it can't be him, right? ”

"It's not him."

"Who's that?" Katya's bright eyes stared at Manturov's face, "Volodya, I am your wife, husband and wife should trust each other and support each other, if there are any difficulties, you should say it, can't you still trust me?" ”

"It's Nikolai Voznesensky."

"Voznesensky? How can he have an opinion about you? Do you have a disagreement with him at work? Or did you say something wrong? Katia asked so much out of concern for her husband, but Manturov didn't like it, and Katia knew it.

In front of Katia, Manturov has nothing to hide, can't he trust his wife? "Katyusha, I don't know why he has such a big opinion about me, we did have a bit of a disagreement about work before, but I don't think this difference is enough to make him feel so bad about me."

"Vorodia, what disagreement do you have with him at work? If these differences are not properly handled, they may turn into antagonisms between people, and you must be careful to deal with them. ”

Manturov's gaze suddenly shifted from the coffee cup on the table to Katia's beautiful legs. In this early summer season, the temperature in Moscow has risen to more than 20 degrees. Katia's dress also changed from a long coat to a knee-length skirt, and her white and smooth legs were exposed to Manturov's sight.

"This matter involves state secrets, and there is nothing wrong with you knowing, but don't say it!" Manturov's tone was still serious, after all, it was not the time for pedestrian affairs.

"Oh?"

Manturov told about the development of the nuclear bomb and the dispute with Voznesensky over the appropriation, and Katia was surprised to hear it, thinking that Voznesensky was indeed a bit presumptuous in this matter.

"So, you plan to use Shcherbakov, a comrade who once served in Leningrad, to establish good relations with the Leningrad faction, Voznesensky and Zhdanov, and avoid getting caught up in the political struggle between the Georgian gangsters and the Leningrad faction?"

"That's right," said Manturov, frowning at the thought of these troubles, "but now, the Leningradites do not seem to be in conflict with the Georgian gangs, and I am afraid that the Leningradists will shift their targets to me, which is very troublesome." ”