"In order to counteract the poisoning, we successively pulled out some control rods, which allowed the reactor to rise in power and stabilize at 200 megawatts."

"How many?"

"What?"

"How many levers did you pull out?" Besonova asked.

"I don't remember exactly, it was Toptunov who did it," Akimov swallowed, his whole body looking nervous, breathing rapidly, as if he was about to drown.

Besonova had to find a pack of cigarettes, took one out and lit it for him, Akimov took a puff and began to cough incessantly, and his hand holding the cigarette kept shaking. But half a minute later, he took two more hard puffs, and his mood stabilized a little.

"28, and at the end of the reactor there are 28 control rods left, which is the bottom line as stipulated in the safety manual, and during the fuel combustion process, the core needs at least 28 to 30 control rods to stay plugged in, and we follow the safety manual, so there should be 28 control rods in the core at that time."

"Okay, then, let's talk about the explosion."

"Uh, okay." Akimov nodded, his eyes looking a little glazed, but he still forced himself to recall the situation again, "At 1:23, Toptunov was the first to notice the increase in the power of the reactor, he told me that there was an energy surge, which meant that the nuclear fission reaction in the reactor became very intense, so in accordance with the safety regulations, I pressed the level 5 emergency power reduction button, so that all the control rods that had been pulled out before were reinserted into the core.

"Can you give Dr. Yevrem a brief explanation of how the control stick works?"

"Of course, the control rods are used to terminate the fission reaction, and they are made of boron, which can completely absorb fixed neutrons, and we can adjust the power of the reactor by adjusting the number of control rods in the reactor. The 5-level emergency power reduction button I pressed caused all 211 control rods to be plugged back into the core, rapidly reducing the reactor's power. ”

Akimov's expression was a little apprehensive, he paused at this point, and looked up at Besonova, "Why are you asking this, the reactor is not damaged, it was only the water tank that was blown up, we did everything we could to continue supplying water to the reactor, for which my companions and I also suffered a lot of radiation, don't get me wrong, I'm not taking credit for myself, this is what we should do, I just thought, I just ...... I, I ......"

"Calm down, Comrade Akimov,"

Seeing that the foreman on duty had a red face and began to speak incoherently, Besonova hurriedly comforted the other party, "It's going to be fine, the fire has been controlled, we just routinely check it, make a report to the top, discuss the repair plan, or you and your colleagues will be able to go back to work again in a short time, so you don't need to be nervous, take two puffs of cigarette and exhale slowly, yes, that's right...... That's it, well, now you can go, our conversation is over, thank you for your cooperation, Comrade Akimov. ”

"Thank you, thank you." Akimov looked relieved, got up from his stool, and hobbled out of the locker room with his battered body.

The player then spent about a quarter of an hour talking to the night's operator, Toptunov, who was very young, only 26 years old, and looked completely frightened, crying almost the whole time of the conversation.

And what he said was basically in line with what Akimov said, and Toptunov repeatedly swore that all operations followed the safety manual. And when it comes to the part related to Dyatlov, it can be seen that Toptunov is obviously a little afraid of the deputy chief engineer, and he is basically vague.

When Zhang Heng and the four of them left the hospital at about half past ten in the morning, they drove the Volga that they 'borrowed' from the DW office to rejoin with the other four people, and shared the results of this trip to the hospital with them.

The rat's eyes widened, "Are they blind, what are you talking about the tank exploding at such a time?" They are all experts in nuclear power plants, how can they be shameless to do this? ”

"People will deceive themselves in the face of unsolvable difficulties and unbearable responsibilities, just like many hit-and-run people, they know that the consequences of doing so are serious, but they still hold on to the luck mentality, to gamble on the 1 in 10,000 chance, and the same is true for these people in Chernobyl." Zhang Heng said lightly, when he was talking, he could clearly perceive the different degrees of entanglement in the hearts of the three of them.

Especially the youngest of them, Toptunov, this young man was tormented all the time, although they all kept saying that it was the tank that exploded and that the reactor was safe and sound, because only such an answer could make them feel better, and not have to fear the price they would have to pay in the future, but somewhere deep down in their hearts...... A faint voice from science and reason has been reminding them of the true truth, the cruel reality they refuse to believe.

"And let's not forget that almost all of our current understanding of the dangers of a nuclear accident comes from the Chernobyl incident, and before that people could not have imagined such a serious accident at a nuclear power plant, and most of these people did not believe that the core would explode, even if the graphite blocks had fallen everywhere." ”

"It's a real disaster, we just passed by the school gate and saw a group of children carrying school bags to school, and they were still buying food on the side of the road."

The maintenance worker handed Zhang Heng and the others a pack of biscuits and a bottle of mineral water for breakfast, they no longer dare to eat outside, nor dare to eat any fresh ingredients, only the puffed food isolated by the packaging bag can bring them a little sense of security, although the taste is not very good, but at this time everyone will no longer pick and choose.

Zhang Heng and the doctor both endured the discomfort in their stomachs and finished eating the biscuits, but the coconut only ate a few bites and put it down, she drank the bottle of water, because she vomited too much before, and now she is a little dehydrated and needs to replenish some water urgently.

And Kui Ye didn't care about the life or death of the 50,000 residents in the town, whether they would suffer from radiation, she frowned, "So, you asked the three people in the hospital, and there was no hint to complete the mission, so then we have to find the person behind the list, who is it?" ”

"Chief engineer Fomin, and the director of the plant, Bryukhanov." "According to Deputy Chief Engineer Dyatrov, when he left, both Fomin and Bryukhanov had already arrived at the No. 1 administrative building of the nuclear power plant. ”