Chapter 291: Living Up to Expectations (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
With the leakage of hundreds of tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste, the nuclear radiation in the core area climbed to a peak in an instant.
Intense α rays, β rays, γ rays, neutron beams, and other radiation are like a huge storm on Jupiter, surging violently in the core area.
This is now an absolute forbidden place for any known life.
Even the most tenacious water bears known to survive in space; Even the most feared blue whale is unlikely to survive in this extreme environment for more than thirty seconds.
But fortunately, these violent radiations are tightly sealed in this place by the outer protective materials.
What's more worth mentioning is that in the core area, pieces of semiconductor radiation gap materials are constantly absorbing these violent radiations, transforming them from substances harmful to life into a trace of electrical energy.
This rapid flow of power through the equipment is pooled together, and finally out of the core area, into the transformer assembly that has been prepared for a long time, and finally to the entire power grid for the use of countless residents.
Although it may not convert a lot of electricity, it can unlock the biggest limitations of nuclear power generation.
Perhaps the mobile phone you will use in the future, and the new energy vehicle you will buy, the electricity consumed may come from nuclear waste power stations and nuclear power plants.
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In the general control room, the moment the monitoring in the core area lost contact, everyone shifted their eyes from the snow-white screen to other monitoring equipment.
Including Xu Chuan, he also quickly shifted his attention to the monitoring of electrical energy output.
Although the visual monitoring has lost contact, this does not affect him in the slightest to judge the status of the entire core area through other monitoring data.
One of the keys to judging the success of the experiment is to confirm whether the amount of electrical energy converted through the radiant gap semiconductor material meets the standard.
If the converted electrical energy is lower than the theoretical calculated value, it means that the radiation gap semiconductor material inside has a large number of problems such as the damage of the gap lattice under the strong ionizing impact of nuclear radiation.
This is one of the two biggest variables in the entire laboratory, even if Xu Chuan has the experience of his previous life, he also has some worries in his heart at the moment.
"Ionizing radiation impact detected in the protective crystal interlayer!"
"The first phase of the gap zone has detected the electrical output, and the first stage estimate has been reached!"
"The power output has been detected in the second gap zone, and the first stage estimate has been reached!"
"The transformer has stepped in!"
"The outer wall of the core area has been inspected once, and the current radiation index is within the standard range!"
"The circulating water cooling system is running stably!"
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In the general control room, the voice trembling with excitement continued to sound.
Everyone was nervously and expectantly waiting for the test results, and many even clenched their fists.
According to the results of the first phase of the report, a huge amount of nuclear waste in the core area is being converted into electricity by the semiconductor materials in the radiation gap!
The rest depends on whether it can stabilize and reach the peak of conversion, and whether the water-cooled circulation system is normal!
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After the experiment was opened, on the seaward side of the core industrial park, accompanied by security personnel, the engineers in charge of the water-cooled circulation system wore protective suits made of lead-free nanocomposite reconstructed protective materials, and carefully inspected the dials and plumbing equipment.
For the nuclear waste conversion electrical energy experiment, a small amount of small black box conversion does not need a cooling system, and no matter how strong the reaction of nuclear radiation is, the quantity is also there.
But for more than 500 tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste in industrial parks, a water-cooled recycling system is a must-have.
The huge ionizing radiation will also produce a certain temperature while converting into electrical energy through the crystalline structure of the radiation gap zone, although each conversion will not bring a great increase, but the huge amount + time accumulation, these temperatures will accumulate in the core area
Theoretically, it can reach more than 2,000 degrees.
This temperature is enough to melt away the radiant gap semiconductor materials used to convert radiant energy.
Therefore, the water-cooled circulation system must be there, and it is needed to carry away the high temperature in the core area.
And this is also the focus of the protection of the entire industrial park.
In any case, in the future operation, it is necessary to ensure that the entire water cooling system is in operation.
Of course, taking into account the unexpected, the structure of the water-cooled system is partitioned, like the cabin on the ground floor of a large ship.
As for the radiation problem, the use of lead + double composite protective material as the circulation system of the water-cooled pipeline, the discharged cooling water will not theoretically become radiation wastewater.
Xu Chuan must guarantee this, neither he nor the above can make Qidong a second Fukushima.
As for the first inspection, the engineers and guards put on protective suits just in case, and if out-of-standard radiation is detected in the water-cooled system, the water-cooled circulation system will be stopped and the experiment will be stopped immediately.
And the entire core area will be directly closed, turning into a giant coffin like the Chernobyl 4 pile, which will seal the 500 tons of nuclear waste.
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In the general control room, Xu Chuan closely watched the real-time monitoring of the water-cooled exit, where engineers wearing protective clothing were checking the equipment in an orderly manner.
Beside him, Han Jin, who was in charge of the daily work of the entire project, clenched his fists tightly, and his nervous face even turned red because he didn't dare to breathe.
This is the second most critical part of the whole experimental test!
Soon, the engineers in charge of the water-cooled circulation system passed the test results back.
"The current water temperature of the 1# water-cooled circulation system is 17.72,........ The current radiation dose is 0.0415 mSv(V), which is within the standard range!"
"The current water temperature of the 2# water-cooled circulation system is 17.74,........ The current radiation dose is 0.0428 mSv(V), which is within the standard range!"
"The current water temperature of the 3# water-cooled circulation system ........"
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The water-cooling cycle test reports were written back by these engineers as soon as possible, and the corresponding data were also uploaded to the general control room for verification at the first time.
After receiving the reports from these engineers, deafening cheers broke out in the general control room, and the engineers and researchers hugged each other and high-fived each other.
They, they succeeded!
History will always remember this day and their victory!
This is yet another victory for humanity, who have conquered the raging and terrible radiation and turned it into electricity!
Looking at the cheering researchers in the control room, Qi Zhongxing, the chief engineer standing together, and Han Jin, who was in charge of the daily work of the research institute, looked at each other affectionately. Each could see the excitement, excitement, and joy in each other's reddish eyes and trembling faces......
Standing in front of the screen, looking at the test data transmitted back by the water-cooled circulation system, and listening to the voices of the engineers outside who were trembling with excitement, Xu Chuan's face, which had always been calm and upright, finally showed a smile.
The temperature of the water cooling is not critical, the current tests have only just begun, and the temperature accumulation in the core area is much less fast.
Therefore, the temperature of the seawater that has walked around the circulation system is not much different from that of ordinary seawater at present.
The key is radiation metering!
This is the key point of the whole water-cooled circulation system!
The radiation measurement of 0.0428 millisieverts is even lower than the radiation exposure of people in daily life, and even less than the radiation exposure of people in daily life.
The radiation exposure meter of 0.0428 mSv means that the water-cooled circulation system is intact, and the seawater that runs around the outer core area does not carry away the nuclear radiation.
The radiation metering of 0.0428 mSv also means that their experiment was successful!
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The sound of cheering in his ears was echoing, and looking at these joyful researchers, Xu Chuan also smiled together.
Although the experimental tests have not yet been completed, the two most difficult hurdles have been passed, and the rest, even if there is a problem, will not affect the operation of the entire nuclear waste power plant.
In a sense, they did succeed.
But that's not the end of the mission!
A perfect end to this battle is what Xu Chuan wants!
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Over time, the values on the various monitoring displays in the main control room began to level off.
This means that the radiant energy conversion efficiency in the core area is beginning to reach its peak. Of course, this is not the peak of the electrical energy converted by radiant gap semiconductor materials.
For the rest, a linear particle accelerator is required.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, when the fluctuations of various parameters stabilized, Xu Chuan opened his mouth again and gave instructions.
"Activate the linear particle accelerator and activate the ADC transmutation assistance system!"
"Roger!"
In the monitoring room, the long-awaited transmutation system team immediately reported.
It's been a long time since listening to the others cheer and enjoy the glory, and now, it's their turn.
"God Sanqing Buddha Guanyin Bodhisattva bless! We're going to make it!"
The engineers and researchers in the ADS team silently prayed in their hearts, completely ignoring that these immortals were not a system.
Of course, it will not be these immortals who will bless them, but their own efforts and seriousness for a long time.
"The Linear Particle Accelerator has been activated, the current output energy level is 8 Gev, and the particle beam intensity has reached 810¹² protons/pulse! ........」
With the activation of the ADC transmutation assistance system, the monitoring data that had been stabilized in the main control room began to beat again.
Just like the theoretical data calculated by Xu Chuan, like the small black box experiment conducted at the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Modu Academy of Sciences, with the help of linear particle accelerators and initiation transmutation assistance systems, the electrical energy converted from the core area has been increased by an order of magnitude.
Looking at the data fed back from the monitoring screen, Xu Chuan finally showed a bright smile on his face.
This time, the real success can be declared!
And he finally brought the technology developed in his previous life back to the motherland!
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PS: Woo, there's less braille, there's not enough time, let's make it up tomorrow.