Chapter 446 The Great Era of Nuclear Power and the Cost of Electricity
Ten billion, that's a bit too exaggerated!
Subsequently, several reporters and experts in related fields asked Su Han some questions.
For some innocuous macro questions, Su Han gave positive answers.
But there are some key details that some relevant experts have asked.
Su Han refused with an inconvenient answer.
The press conference then officially concluded.
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The news about the successful ignition of the dragon device has once again detonated the world.
The title, of course, is that Longhan Technology has completed a completely controllable nuclear fusion.
One hundred and eighty hours of steady-state operation.
Ten billion degrees of heat.
The Q value reaches sixty-eight.
Pure helium triple fusion.
Even the most demanding experts in the field of nuclear fusion cannot find fault.
These data shook almost everyone.
Because these data are the real and completely controllable nuclear fusion that all mankind has been looking for for many years.
Not to mention the exaggerated shape of the dragon device.
It's as if a real dragon is rising.
Of course, all the people in China are excited.
Although for so many years, the world has been betting on nuclear fusion.
But no one expected that in the end, it would be Huaxia that took the lead in completing real nuclear fusion.
And it's completely controllable nuclear fusion.
More important is nuclear fusion with a Q value of more than 68.
That's too awesome, isn't it?
Whether it's the official media.
Or online media.
Or self-media.
It's all one-sided praise for Longhan Technology.
Su Han's prestige has also reached a peak again.
There have been rumors among the people for a long time.
As long as Su Han is eyed, the industry will not be able to develop.
The advent of the dragon device.
This sentence is proven once again.
Huaxia's completion of controlled nuclear fusion is certainly not good news for other countries.
Because who has the energy of nuclear fusion.
Whoever holds the future direction of the planet will be in control.
This is an objective fact.
Now the global media is most concerned about how much power the dragon device can generate.
Calculated according to the Q value and size of the dragon device.
The estimated maximum annual power generation of the Dragon Facility should not be less than 50 billion kWh.
In terms of power generation, it is just a little lower than the Xianhewan Hydropower Station, the second largest hydropower station in the country.
But the problem is that the investment in the Julong installation is much larger than that of the Xianhewan hydropower station.
The Xianhewan Hydropower Station has only invested 180 billion yuan.
And the dragon device, excluding the steam turbine that generates electricity, has invested 300 billion.
In other words, the construction of one Julong device can build two Xianhewan hydropower stations.
Logically not cheap.
Moreover, the dragon device uses helium-3 to generate electricity.
Helium-tri is a very rare element.
The price per ton is as high as tens of billions of yuan.
The dragon device also uses at least a ton a year.
Then the fuel cost alone is about six cents per kilowatt-hour.
Equipment depreciation, labor apportionment, and system maintenance costs are about three cents.
Plus the previous R&D expenses.
The ex-factory price of electricity for the dragon device can be as high as one piece.
Calculated at about 30% of the profit per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
The ex-factory electricity price of the dragon device may reach one piece three.
It may even end up being more than five pieces in a piece.
This price is relative to the current hydropower five cents.
Six cents of thermal power.
Seven cents of wind and solar.
But it's a lot more expensive.
Then add to the cost of line transmission and various post-production costs.
In the end, it may rise to more than two yuan in the residents' accounts.
The current prices of hydropower, thermal power, wind power, and solar energy are not so expensive. But as GDP grows, electricity bills should also grow. The electricity bill of the Rice Federation is around nine cents. Therefore, the electricity bill of more than two yuan, even in developed countries, is a very exaggerated price. 】
Some foreign media officially announced the electricity bill of the dragon device.
This has naturally caused heated discussions among many domestic netizens.
Many people think that the long-awaited nuclear fusion.
It turned out to be so expensive.
After studying for a long time, wouldn't it be lonely in the end?
Of course, there are also those who believe that the advantage of nuclear fusion is that it can provide a stable power supply, and it is completely green and pollution-free.
If Huaxia can say goodbye to thermal power completely.
In the end, it will return a completely clean and clear sky to China.
However, there are also people who think that if you want to use expensive electricity for the sake of a piece of sky.
Then it doesn't matter how bad the air quality is.
There is also a lot of debate on the Internet about this topic.
Su Han certainly saw these arguments as well.
There's not much he can do about it.
Although the Q-value generated by the dragon device is very powerful, it is inevitable that there will be a loss of heat after boiling water with this heat.
Otherwise, the standard of successful nuclear fusion does not need to locate the target with a q value of more than 10.
And the helium-three consumed is also a cost.
These helium-3s were all painstakingly dug back from the moon by themselves.
It is not possible to generate electricity for free.
The point is that it took a decade to invest in nuclear fusion, and hundreds of billions of dollars were invested.
These are the costs.
Anyway, let yourself knock down the electricity bill.
I don't have that ability.
Of course, it is also a problem that electricity is produced and no one uses it.
But for now, let's get the fusion reactor out first.
As for the latter question, let's talk about it then!
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Of course, the official units have also seen the controversy on the Internet.
But as an official unit, they must also support the development of Longhan Technology no matter what.
What's more, it is a key project that is beneficial to both the country and the people, such as controlled nuclear fusion.
No matter how expensive the electricity is, it must be used.
The official unit immediately assured Su Han.
If Su Han can successfully connect the dragon device to the grid for power generation.
In the future, all the electricity used by the government will be purchased from the Dragon Company.
Su Han was of course very happy when he found out.
This represents the support of the government units for their work.
So no matter what, he has to complete the grid-connected power generation of the dragon device.
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Prior to this, Su Han decided to comprehensively upgrade his knowledge of the nuclear industry to an intermediate level.
Because he wants to see if the intermediate nuclear industry can get through the difficult technology, and what help will it be to him.
The technology of the nuclear industry cost Su Han five trillion at once.
However, this money is already a drizzle for Su Han.
Massive nuclear industry technology.
Su Han was also dumbfounded.
Among them is a large number of nuclear fusion technologies.
Nuclear fusion technology is available in almost every technical route.
There are also some technical routes, which Su Han has never heard of at all.
It's just that the Q value of these technical routes is also different.
The high ones can directly reach fifty.
The low ones are at least ten or more.
However, none of the routes resembling the dragon's device are available.
Suhan is happy to have discovered a completely new route.
But what surprised Su Han even more was that.
Among these nuclear technologies are some high-temperature superconducting material technologies.
These materials can achieve superconducting properties at only a few tens of degrees below zero.
Naturally, this greatly improved the performance of the dragon device.
Reduce the wear and tear of the system during operation.