Chapter 679 - Social Effects Caused by Nuclear Fusion Power Plants
Construction of the first fusion power station in the East China Sea has officially begun, located on the western outskirts of the city of Donghai, less than 100 kilometers from the city center. ”
"There are concerns that building a nuclear power plant so close to the city will have serious consequences. The government should tell the public that controlled fusion power plants are clean energy and that there is no problem of nuclear contamination. ”
Every time Fang Zhenguo fights wits and courage with foreign representatives, he comes home to watch the news broadcast with a spring breeze on his face.
Ever since the controlled nuclear fusion in the East China Sea, there has been news about it almost every day.
Either it's the news of a nuclear fusion power station, or the news of a solar furnace, or even dozens of news a day.
Newspapers are even more exaggerated, sometimes with reports on controlled nuclear fusion technology and solar furnaces, which can take up more than half of the page.
"Times have changed, and the people should have a higher consciousness, and the preaching of nuclear fusion power stations really needs to be put on the agenda." After reading the first news report, Fang Zhenguo said to himself that when he was going to go to the theater headquarters tomorrow, he would mention this matter to the headquarters.
Li Shuhua is from a scholarly family, but it is more reflected in the cultural heritage, and she does not understand the cutting-edge basic physics of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
However, the development of controlled nuclear fusion technology in the East China Sea is already a household name.
Every day when she goes out to buy vegetables, she can hear the owner of the vegetable seller talking about the fusion power station at the vegetable market.
When she was cooking in the kitchen, she also heard the TV news report, and came out and asked, "Xiaoyuan, is the nuclear fusion power station really not polluted?" Do you want to buy some vinegar and salt and leave it alone? This morning, I saw boxes of salt being bought in the wholesale department of the market. ”
It is impossible for tens of millions of citizens in the East China Sea to make everyone understand what nuclear fusion technology looks like.
On the contrary, there have been several nuclear leakage incidents abroad, which are still fresh in the people's memory.
Therefore, when the news of the construction of a nuclear fusion power station in the East China Sea was announced, it was inevitable that some people would be worried.
And ordinary people are blindly following the characteristics, one person does something stupid, and then a large group of people follow suit.
Fang Zhenguo had an expression of hatred that iron could not become steel, shook his head and said: "The last time the nuclear power plant leaked, the two truckloads of salt that your mother's seventh aunt bought have not been eaten now. I met last month, and he told me to go to his house to get salt, and still buy it? ”
Fang Yuan couldn't help these "cute" citizens, and explained: "Nuclear fusion is not the same as nuclear fission. Once the nuclear fission reaction begins, it cannot be stopped. Nuclear fusion is different, you can stop when you want.
"In short, for ordinary people, a nuclear fusion power station is no different from the Three Gorges, it is just a power station. Moreover, the power generation is relatively large, almost ten Three Gorges. ”
Li Shuhua nodded and said: "I will believe what my son says, and the next time I meet a neighbor when I buy vegetables, I will tell them the same." ”
"It is time to explain clearly to those who do not understand and still talk nonsense, and the preaching of nuclear fusion should start from the grassroots level." Fang Zhenguo's serious evaluation.
Li Shuhua was about to go back to the kitchen to cook, when another piece of international news was reported on TV.
"On the West Coast of White Eagle, a farmer holds a sign in the street to protest against the misuse of controlled nuclear fusion technology by humans to destroy agricultural ......"
When it comes to agriculture, food, vegetables, and other things related to daily life.
Li Shuhua paid more attention, stared at the TV for a while, and said strangely: "What are these farmers protesting for?" ”
Fang Zhenguo corrected: "You can make it clear first, the farmers we talked about over there are not the same thing as the farmers we are talking about. ”
"How is it not the same thing?"
"The average farmer over there is 2,000 acres of land, and that's not called a farmer, but actually a farmer."
"The question is, what is the matter with nuclear fusion destroying agriculture?" Li Shuhua brought the topic back to the topic.
Fang Yuan looked at Comrade Fang with interest, ready to see how he answered.
Fang Zhenguo hadn't seen the relevant reports on the news, so he didn't know the reason, so he casually said nonsense: "It's just a group of farmers talking nonsense there." ”
"Xiaoyuan, you say, Mom knows how much you know." Li Shuhua adheres to the fine tradition of living to learn from old age, breaking the casserole and asking the end.
"Actually, a few days ago, a professor from the White Eagle Kingdom wrote an article that the application of controlled nuclear fusion technology to the field of power generation will wipe out agriculture, to be precise, the elimination of farmers." Fang Yuan replied casually.
"What professor? How can you be so irresponsible, how can you talk such nonsense? Li Shuhua criticized.
"It's not nonsense, is it. In fact, the prediction of that article does have the potential to become a reality. Fang Yuan spread his hands.
"So, will fusion power plants really wipe out agriculture?" Li Shuhua was slightly surprised.
"I can't say that, to be precise, it will completely change the form of agriculture." Fang Yuan explained.
Li Shuhua walked back to the kitchen, turned off the fire on the stove, walked back and sat down on the sofa, and continued to ask: "Tell me carefully, what's going on?" ”
"It's easy to say, the raw materials of nuclear fusion power plants are easy to obtain and the power generation is large. In fact, if you think about the Three Gorges, you can see that the significance of the Three Gorges is self-evident, but in fact, the power generation of the Three Gorges accounts for less than 2% of the country's annual power generation......"
Fang Yuan saw that his mother was so concerned about this matter, and patiently explained to her: "In fact, the current power supply in my country mainly relies on thermal power generation. The proportion of thermal power generation accounts for more than 70%.
"If only five fusion power stations are needed to build nuclear fusion power stations, then our country can eliminate all thermal power generation.
"If the number of fusion power stations reaches seven, it will provide all the electricity in the country. Imagine how terrible the amount of electricity generated by a nuclear fusion power station is.
"It can be said that in the future, electricity will not cost money. What will agriculture look like in this situation?
"Once it gets to the point where electricity doesn't cost money, agriculture doesn't need large tracts of land, and you can build hundreds of storey mega-buildings, grow crops indoors, and use electricity for lighting.
In fact, this development direction will become inevitable in the future. Of course, by that time, the farm was gone.
"So, when the farmers of the White Eagle heard the news, they began to march in the streets under the guidance of certain organizations."
Li Shuhua was still very thoughtful, nodded and said: "It turns out that this is the case, since it is the inevitable result of future development, then there is nothing to worry about." Aren't these people worrying about the sky? ”
"It was meant to be." Fang Yuan spread his hands.
Of course, in fact, Fang Yuan's words just now were not thorough, and there was still some information left in it that was not said.
The last phrase "under the guidance of certain organizations" actually has another meaning.
Due to the development of controlled nuclear fusion technology in the East China Sea, it caused a global financial tsunami and threw away some capital roots, so some organizations opposed to controlled nuclear fusion technology appeared.