88. Chapter 88 Reactor Distribution Problem (Please subscribe!)
Author: Chief Designer
Chapter 88 Reactor Distribution Problem (Please subscribe!)
The Huaguo Atomic Energy Research Institute is located on the outskirts of Shangjing City. After all, everything here is related to nuclear, so it is definitely not suitable to do it in the urban area.
Therefore, it was already night when Li Mu and Wu Mengyuan arrived here by car.
It was already time to get off work at this time, but there were still many people in the institute, conducting research day or night.
Wu Mengyuan first took Li Mu to put their luggage in the dormitory provided by the institute, and then took Li Mu to a laboratory in the institute.
Spent fuel disposal simulation laboratory.
"Old Liu."
After entering the laboratory, Wu Mengyuan smiled and said hello to someone inside.
The man immediately turned his head to look, then walked up with a smile, opened his hands and gave Wu Mengyuan a bear hug.
"Old Wu, long time no see, I miss you so much."
Soon, after they separated, the man looked at Li Mu.
"This is our math genius Li Mu, right? He really seems to be a talented person."
Wu Mengyuan smiled, and then introduced to Li Mu: "This is Liu Encun, a professor of nuclear physics at the School of Physics at Qinghua University, and the vice president of our China Institute of Atomic Energy. He is a great expert and is mainly responsible for reactor layout.
Research is the leader in this field in our country.”
"Hello, Professor Liu!" Li Mu shouted respectfully.
Wu Mengyuan had actually done homework for him before he came.
Liu Encun has profound knowledge in domestic nuclear power plant technology and has made outstanding contributions to the issue of reactor distribution in third-generation nuclear power plants.
As for the issue of reactor distribution, it is an important topic in the research of any generation of nuclear power plants.
The reactor of a nuclear power plant is a large project, and large projects require careful layout.
This is especially true for nuclear power plants, such as the cooling cycle system, because a large amount of heat will be emitted during the nuclear fission reaction, and if this heat is not quickly transferred to the cooling point, it is likely to cause an explosion accident in the nuclear power plant.
Liu Encun once made a huge contribution to the reactor distribution layout of third-generation nuclear power plants. Now the vast majority of third-generation nuclear power plants in China are built based on Liu Encun’s theory.
So this person is definitely a top-level player in their country.
"Hey, it's just an old calendar. It's not worth mentioning. Let's wait until I really find the perfect plan for the layout of the fourth-generation reactor."
Liu Encun waved his hand and said, then looked at Li Mu and said: "But speaking of that, Li Mu, have you developed a new track fixing technology and used it on the roller coaster?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Liu Encun to know about this matter. Then he nodded and said, "Yes, you also know about this matter?"
Liu Encun said with a smile: "I have a friend in the Special Inspection Institute, and that friend happened to receive an invitation from Changlong to review the roller coaster you designed for them, and then he talked about this thing with me."
"It's very impressive, and even though the new structure you created is specifically for roller coaster tracks, it can actually be used in other places. For example, it can be used here to fix nuclear fuel rods, and it can be used to prevent
Vibrations caused by earthquakes and other situations, etc.”
"Of course, the structure we have now is enough. Otherwise, I really plan to pay you a patent fee and let you authorize us to use it."
Li Mu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "There is no need to use patent fees. This kind of national project that benefits the country and the people wants to use my patent, and I will be happy."
"Hahaha, let's talk about this later!" Liu Encun smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore, let's get down to business."
"Old Wu, and Xiao Li, even if you are in my research group from now on, your main responsibility is, as you can see, the issue of reactor layout."
"Old Wu, I won't say much more. Xiao Li, if you don't understand anything, just ask your senior brother. Understand our purpose as soon as possible, and then make full use of your talents."
As he spoke, Liu Encun shouted: "Zhao Heyang, come and introduce your junior brother to our research institute first."
Soon, a boy wearing a white coat and not looking very trim walked over from the work station next to him.
"Are you that Li Mu? I have admired his name for a long time." Zhao Heyang looked at Li Mu a few times, just like a giant panda.
Anyone with such a genius would probably be very curious.
Of course, he quickly retracted his gaze, and then stretched out his hand: "My name is Zhao Heyang, senior brother, I don't dare to take it for granted, you can just call me Lao Zhao."
"Let's go, let me first introduce you to our research institute and our mission."
"OK."
Li Mu didn't talk nonsense, and then left the laboratory with Zhao Heyang and walked around the research institute.
Zhao Heyang first took Li Mu to know various places in the institute, such as the canteen and lounge.
"As for the cafeteria, I strongly advise you not to eat at Window 3. I ate cockroaches here last time." Zhao Heyang looked frightened, and then said: "Everything else is okay, especially the roast duck at Window 5 is recommended.
Please try more."
As he spoke, he swallowed again: "Tsk, now that I'm talking, I want to have another meal."
Then he continued shopping: "There is a small library over there, but the books in it are basically related to our nuclear physics. If you want to read other books, you probably won't be able to find them."
"And then there's..."
After walking around for a while, they finally returned to the laboratory.
"Tomorrow morning I will take you to apply for a meal card. From now on, you can use the money in the meal card to eat. The meal subsidy given to you every month will also be put into the meal card."
"OK, now that the institute has finished telling you, let me tell you about the goals of our group of projects."
Zhao Heyang took Li Mu to his workstation and said, "Before we talk about our goals, we must first tell you about the problems with our fourth-generation nuclear power technology."
"Compared with the third generation, the biggest advantages of the fourth-generation nuclear power technology are economy, sustainability, and waste minimization."
"For example, third-generation nuclear power plants mainly use uranium 235, and uranium 235 accounts for only 0.7% in nature. The rest is basically uranium 238, so we often need to extract uranium 235 to make it economical.
Sex sucks.”
"In the fourth-generation nuclear power plants, we can mainly use uranium 238 for fission, which can greatly improve the economics of nuclear power plants."
"The specific way to achieve this is to use polonium 239 as fuel, bombard uranium 238 with fast neutrons produced by the fission of polonium 239 to generate polonium 239, and the cycle continues."
"So at this time, our group's problem comes."
"How to make the polonium-239 formed after uranium 238 absorbs fast neutrons efficiently participate in fission, and then realize the cycle of the entire process, and ensure that the entire process is safe enough."