If the experimental reactor is successfully verified, Duke will produce most of the components on Lahsf Island, and then add the high-precision parts produced in China to assemble the most critical core of the nuclear power plant.

According to Duke's current design, even if the core components such as instrumentation and steam turbine units are outsourced, because the core part of the nuclear island can be produced by itself, the construction cost of a nuclear power plant of more than 300,000 kilowatts can be reduced to less than $1,000, and if the design capacity is more than 1 million kilowatts, the cost can be further reduced to about $950.

Due to the natural advantages of design safety, the reactor designed by Bilem has great advantages in terms of construction complexity and construction cost, and the highly intelligent design reduces unnecessary links, and at the same time, the later operation cost is also greatly reduced, according to the design, a million kilowatts of nuclear power plant management personnel can be reduced to less than 100 people.

For the equipment of the conventional power generation part, if Dongfang Dynamics can be acquired, Duke can promote its development of a new high-power steam turbine to match, so that the cost will be lower, with Xincheng Special Steel and Hillington Composites, Duke now does not have to worry about the material problem of making large steam turbines.

At present, Dongfang Power has the production capacity of mass production of 300,000 kilowatt steam turbines, and has been developing 600,000 kilowatts and 1 million kilowatt steam turbines for some time, the main problem is that there are still problems in processing technology and materials. In this regard, Dushi Heavy Industries can just cooperate with the solution.

For Duke, this Dongfang Power, which has considerable R&D and production capacity, really has a great purchase value, but now I don't know how Cai Siqiang negotiated with the other party.

However, these things, whether successful or not, are the icing on the cake for Duke, just to further enhance the competitiveness in terms of cost, even at the current cost, Duke's reactor does not have to worry about not being able to sell at all, and Duke is only worried that he has no qualifications to sell.

It doesn't even matter if the buyer has money or not, as long as the power generated can be sold, Duke can fully fund the construction, use the BOT method, and then make a profit from the transfer of operating rights or the cost of self-revenue.

There are many places in the world where there is a shortage of electricity, and low-cost electricity is popular everywhere.

It's just that the matter of sales and production qualifications has basically been closed in China, and Duke needs to wait for the success of the experiment to see if it can obtain this qualification in other countries or regions.

There are many countries that have nuclear energy research qualifications, and if Duke can prove that its nuclear energy technology is safe and reliable, it should be able to find a country that agrees to grant the qualifications at a certain cost.

These things, Duke just flashed in his mind, and now, his main energy is still invested in the research and improvement of this experimental reactor, the previous monitoring system improvement, has obtained more data for research.

From the periphery to the core, this is Duke's improved research idea, but now there is a lack of a lot of original materials for the design of the nuclear power plant in Billem, and Duke has to use the known nuclear energy knowledge on the earth to explain and corroborate, if it is really not found, it is also necessary to verify the new knowledge obtained in the design of Billem, and further enrich his nuclear energy knowledge base.

This two-way process is extremely complex, and many of the steps Duke must also design simulation applications to study and verify, which is equivalent to re-interpreting the design of Billem at the level on Earth, which is of great significance, if it can be completed, but it is definitely a huge leap for Duke, or for fission nuclear energy research on Earth.

At that time, Duke could truly be said to be at the forefront of nuclear energy research on Earth.

This process will undoubtedly be very long, and Duke estimates that he will be able to analyze and understand Billem's design in 3-5 years, which is already the best result, but fortunately, Billem is now having fun on Earth and has an urgent need for time, so Duke is not too worried about time.

To be honest, Duke is proud to be able to grasp the essence of the Bilem design in 3-5 years and become the first person in the world to research nuclear energy.

After settling down, Duke was no longer entangled in his heart, he devoted himself to small improvements to the commercial design of the Lotus Stack according to the experimental data of the Lotus Experimental Reactor, and made the Lotus Pile more and more mature through small improvements every day, while studying the design of Bilem alone, splitting the design of Bilem into a detail to study, and there were new gains every day.

Since basically the work was concentrated in the base, after the normalization of the work and rest arrangement, Shu Ya resigned from the management position of Feihong and rushed to this pleasant base to work side by side with Duke, responsible for the management of the Duke team at the base. Let Duke no longer worry about management.

Soon, Professor Zhu Yunqian's suggestion received positive feedback, and through the strong push of the military bosses, the above agreed to suspend the approval of the foreign introduction of new reactors, and the Southern Nuclear Energy Company showed great interest in Professor Zhu Yunqian's proposal to develop commercial reactors, and has begun to send people to contact Duke.

For the Southern Nuclear Energy Company, which attaches more importance to economic interests, Professor Zhu Yunqian's description of the excellent performance of the lotus pile in terms of economy impressed the company's CEO Li Shiyun, Zhu Yunqian is the banner of the nuclear energy research community, and Li believes that this old expert will never say anything.

With a construction cost of less than $1,000 per kilowatt and a design life of more than 70 years, these two indicators alone can economically throw off all today's reactor types a few streets.

Therefore, Mr. Li sent the chief engineer and the general manager of the development department to visit Duke, on the one hand, to discuss the technical feasibility, and on the other hand, to discuss the possibility of business cooperation.

In terms of technical problems, the chief engineer directly had a comprehensive understanding of the operation of the Lotus reactor in the main control room, made a detailed understanding of the construction cost, operation and maintenance, and inspected the entire experimental reactor plant on the spot.

He had never seen such a beautiful environment and industrial design of a nuclear power plant anywhere else, and no other nuclear power plant had such an intelligent management and control system.

It can be said that in the eyes of the chief engineer, in addition to the operational stability and safety are still uncertain, from other aspects, the lotus pile is almost a perfect pile type.

However, in the face of commercial promotion, the problem is highlighted, and the general manager of the development department pointed out that now Duke has no production and sales qualifications at all, and Southern Nuclear Energy can only give Duke a certain design fee in the form of intellectual property transfer, but Duke will no longer have the possibility of making profits from construction, production and operation.

In other words, the vast majority of commercial interests related to nuclear power plants, Duke does not have the opportunity to share benefits.

Commenting on this result, Duke said with a smile, "I am not opposed to this approach if the cost of intellectual property transfer can reach one-third of the cost benefit of the entire operational life of a nuclear power plant." ”

"Dr. Duke laughed, you know we're not going to be paid that way." The general manager of the Southern Nuclear Energy Development Department said with an embarrassed smile.

"That means that you are only willing to pay a symbolic fee for this achievement of mine?" Duke continued to laugh and say, "If that's the case, who wants to do research and develop new technologies? ”

For this enterprise that relies on a monopoly position to obtain huge profits, Duke does not have a good feeling in his heart.

"Dr. Duke, Southern Nuclear Energy is a state-owned enterprise, and state-owned enterprises have the norms of state-owned enterprises, and for this design cost, it is generally not possible to exceed a certain percentage of the investment in the entire construction project." When the development manager saw Duke's expression, he knew that this matter could not be discussed today.

However, there is no way to do this, there are strict regulations on the design fees of nuclear power projects, and according to such huge investment projects, it is usually impossible to exceed 2 percent, which is too far from Duke's demands.

If Lianhuadui can really achieve a construction cost of US$1,000 per kilowatt and a design life of 70 years, then during the entire operation period, even if the current constant feed-in tariff of 4 cents per kilowatt-hour is calculated, the total revenue will be almost 70 billion yuan.

In addition to the operating cost of about 1 cent per kilowatt hour and the financial costs such as initial investment interest, the gross profit is also more than 50 billion yuan, and then subtract about one-third of the gross profit as the largest expenditure of taxes, and the net profit is also more than 30 billion yuan, and Duke requires one-third of the profit, which is more than 10 billion yuan.

How is this possible, whether it is in installments or otherwise, Southern Nuclear Energy will not pay such a huge amount.

But that's what Duke said casually, Duke's real purpose is to be able to share some of the benefits of his design. And it won't really be a lion who opens his mouth and offers such a sky-high price.

You must know that even if the cost and cost performance of other types of reactors are not so good, Nanfang Nuclear Power will never pay such a high price. It can be seen from this monopoly condition that the return on investment of Southern Nuclear Power is so profitable.

It is precisely because of this huge profit margin that Duke's ultimate goal is to squeeze into this nuclear power construction and power supply market, which is a big market with gold flowing in the future.

But Southern Nuclear Power obviously will not and cannot give such conditions. Therefore, although these two high-level leaders of Southern Nuclear Power confirmed that Duke's Lotus reactor is indeed a very good reactor type, the gap between the two sides in terms of cooperation methods is too great, and there is no basis for continuing the talks.