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- The thermonuclear power plant TPP is now the hottest topic in the world, and its grid-connected power generation is a milestone in the history of human energy. Although the construction cost and technical requirements are high, and the operating cost is temporarily higher than that of nuclear fission power plant NPP, it is still welcomed by countless people. The location selection of NPP is a very big problem. Demonstrations and demonstrations are very common, but the first-generation TPP technology only needs to be far away from the urban area, and there is no need to deliberately consider whether it is prosperous or not.
France is the country most enthusiastic about nuclear fusion. The power generated by nuclear fission power plants accounts for 82% of the country¡¯s electricity consumption. Germany does not like nuclear fission power plants and has serious energy problems. Since all NPPs have been shut down, they have mainly imported electricity from neighboring countries. Hans just looks rigid, and their research on cutting-edge technology is very solid. Driven by the two countries, Europe's TPP projects have progressed far beyond those of other continents. The rate of technological progress is faster than that of Citigroup and even faster than that of United Technologies Corporation.
As far as TPP technology is concerned, the European nuclear power technology company etpt jointly established by France and Germany has the highest level, followed by wles, and Citigroup, which likes to show off, is stuck in the third position. When Citigroup announced the success of controllable nuclear fusion, many people thought that this country would once again lead the trend of the times, but the final result surprised them. Judging from the technological research and development progress of the major forces, it will not be easy for Citi to return to the top position.
Whether it is etpt or wles, they are far more solid than people think. The big guys in Citi are not much better than the minions of these two forces.
Most of the more famous scientists have good emotional intelligence and know how to be a good person. Don¡¯t think that these people are just working hard. Their minds are very bright. Zhou Qisen is an example. He did well before coming to Wesson Technology. Even after being president for many years, he is still considered the real leader in the nanometer field of United Technologies Corporation. Christopher, who spent all day in the laboratory doing research, was more generous. He knew Zhou Qisen's problem, so he couldn't blame his junior brother, so he had to pretend that it didn't happen.
"Compared with Zhou Qisen, a solid person like Sun Guobao was unknown before he became an academician of AAS. Raymond Davis, the scientist who captured solar neutrinos, worked in a low profile for thirty years before he won the nb award.
¡°There are many scientists at the Institute of Theoretical Physics who are extremely smart, and many of them have high emotional intelligence, but if you want to get ahead, both strength and opportunity are indispensable.
Dean Kevin Durand worked at iter before he came here. Later, he was fired by iter because of an accidental statement that angered a well-known supervisor. His wife is still grateful for God's arrangement. A dispute between husband and wife actually caused Durand to lose his job and run to Australia.
Durand¡¯s ability in R&D management was recognized by the research community. He was quick-witted and played a lot of tricks, letting Xavier, a bookworm who had a good relationship with Li Zhuang, rush to the front. In the institute, Xavier is in charge of nuclear physics, and his R&D coordination level is quite good, but he is a bit confused and has a similar personality to Guobao and Xiao Zhicheng. For the two institutes in the field of nuclear physics, the difference is actually not very big. They are mainly divided into three fields: nuclear theoretical research, artificial preparation of rare metals and research on new elements, and engineering nuclear physics.
The technology chain of TPP is very long, and the nuclear fusion reactor TR is only one part of it. Although it is the most important part, the supporting technology is quite complex, and the realization of high-power TPP is extremely difficult. The construction cost has frightened many forces interested in building TPP. . This is the real reason why many countries have announced the realization of controllable nuclear fusion many years ago, but have never been able to put it into mass application.
In addition, the fuel cost of TPP is not low. Although deuterium is not expensive, tritium is not generally expensive. After the success of controllable nuclear fusion, various countries have invested heavily in research on tritium preparation technology, and the cost has dropped rapidly. However, amortization of research costs depends on the construction speed of thermonuclear power plants.
The tpp project cycle is too long. Although people doing research are very patient, human emotions are unavoidable. In the past, Asa spent money with him, but later Asa also made a large sum of money. As the director of the institute, Durand became a little anxious. The management of the Institute of Applied Physics are all experts in the field of nuclear physics. They just have different directions, but the technology is the same. Engineering nuclear physics is not as advanced as people think.
¡° Artificial gold is not difficult, but achieving low cost is a very cutting-edge research topic, which is countless times more difficult than miniaturizing nuclear bombs. Durand knew that Xavier regretted that Germany had not developed nuclear weapons and was also very interested in nuclear weapons. The atomic bomb, which was born nearly a hundred years ago, had no secrets in the eyes of experts, so he made it as convenient as possible for Xavier within the company system.
Bookworms think very simply, as long as they can achieve their wishes. The birth of Australia's nuclear weapons was an inevitable accident. The combination of various factors gave the Australian military a good guy. There seems to be no loser in the whole process, except for the anxious Canberra and the company executives who are afraid of causing trouble. However, what the politicians think is not very clear to the company management. Maybe they want this.
AustraliaAfter the bomb test was successful, the Institute of Engineering Nuclear Physics was officially placed under the Australian military, and Xavier gained the rank of major general. His name is not on the United Technologies executive directory, although he still lives in Wisconsin. There is no other way to do this. A company with nuclear weapons is something that all forces cannot accept, so it can only be classified under the flag of Canberra.
The Australian Institute of Engineering Nuclear Physics arinp is located in Doc River, Wisconsin. This city is now taken over by the Australian military, and several military research institutes have also moved to this city. The Institute of Engineering Nuclear Physics maintains close cooperation with the Wesson Institute of Applied Physics. The management is not much different from before, except that the responsible department has become the Australian military.
The Nuclear Fusion Reactor Laboratory is a large department of the Nuclear Research Institute of the Institute of Applied Physics. It has the opposite research direction to the Arinp Thermonuclear Weapons Research Institute, but it is not totally without similarities, such as the nuclear fuel proportioning scheme, the preparation of deuterium and tritium and lithium 6 research on aspects.
Deuterium, tritium, and helium are three commonly used raw materials for nuclear fusion. The energy released by the fusion of the three fuels is different, and each has its own uses, advantages and disadvantages.
Deuterium-tritium fusion is the easiest and can be achieved at a low temperature, but deuterium-tritium fusion will emit a large number of high-energy neutrons. The deuterium-tritium fusion reactor itself is a high-flux neutron source, which seriously affects the life of the reactor wall and energy utilization.
Technology and cost are topics that can never be bypassed, and civilians must consider cost. Even for military use, if the cost is too high, usage will be limited.
The tr laboratory has four project groups, which study deuterium-tritium fusion reactors, pure deuterium fusion reactors, deuterium-helium triple fusion reactors, and pure helium triple-fusion reactors. Thermonuclear power plants will select these different reactors based on elemental abundance and location.
¡°Based on the speed of development of space technology and energy release, it is estimated that pure deuterium reactors will be a relatively perfect choice on Earth in the next fifty years because they release less neutrons. Fuel is easy to harvest and cheap, and United Technologies' current five giant deuterium harvesting vessels alone are enough to meet the fuel needs of the company's operations.
The nuclear fusion reactor fuel currently prepared by TR Laboratory for TPP is a mixture of deuterium and tritium 6:4 plus lithium pellets. The theoretical output energy density is 13,000 tons of standard coal/kg. However, due to the need for electricity for self-sustainment, the actual energy density is 9,500 tons of standard coal/kg, K City Nuclear Power Plant uses all 500,000-kilowatt combustion/steam combined cycle units. The power generation efficiency is about 5% higher than that of 1 million kilowatt units, and the utilization rate of electricity and heat is 82%. Taking the first phase of the ktpp project to be completed as an example, 2.65 tons of nuclear fuel will be consumed annually. Twenty generating units will be inspected in turn to ensure continuous power generation without large-scale power outages.
From a technical point of view, the support capacity of decentralized power plants is obviously higher than that of centralized power supply. However, due to the influence of local interests and other factors, Lizhuang has no plans to build TPP in the provincial capital of H Province for the time being. Although some people are very interested and have Said funds could be raised. Zhou Qisen wants to build two TPPs in S city and the provincial capital at the same time, so that K city does not need to build the second phase of the project, and the existing power is enough for the entire K city and surrounding areas. Li Zhuang let him contact him, knowing that Zhou Qisen wanted to contribute to his hometown. He had done charity there in recent years.
Over in Z province, the final size of the Hangcheng power plant was determined to be 20 million kilowatts. Other power plants are being built in a scattered manner, with 20 million kilowatts in Yongcheng, 20 million kilowatts in Oucheng, and 20 million kilowatts each in Hunan and Shanghai north. These power plants will be completed within twenty years.
Each location where the power plant is located is equipped with capable personnel to protect it. The WLES Security Department will recruit local employees who are related to the headquarters employees as internal security guards of the power plant to protect the company's technical secrets. This TPP technology group, which cost nearly 4 billion gold coupons, must not be stolen before the money is recovered, even by forces from the mother country.
United Technologies Corporation is a commercial enterprise whose interests are not consistent with China¡¯s. Chinese employees only account for one-third of this large group. Even within China, there are multiple forces with different goals.
Li Zhuang¡¯s brain was not flooded, and he knew that the company was his biggest support. Once this group falls apart, he won't survive more than three days, unless he goes crazy and builds robots to make the earth a place ruled by intelligent brains.
In Europe, millions of kilowatt units are not popular, and small units are very popular. WLES has just unexpectedly received an order from the Italians and will build six TPP projects for them with a total installed capacity of 30 million kilowatts, all using 500,000 kilowatt nuclear power units.
The Canberra Power Plant is where United Technologies Corporation shows its strength. It uses a lot of advanced technologies, and the cost of the power plant is greatly increased as a result. That left rivals stunned, if somewhat surprised, by the company's prowess in civilian technology. Compared with the fanfare of Citigroup, the calmness of Germany and France, the tenacity of Japan, the swaying of Russia, the gnashing of teeth of China and the frowning faces of the British, Australia is too low-key.
"Make a fortune by keeping silent" is the rule set by Lizhuang in key areas.
Three years ago in May, when Citigroup's 300,000-kilowatt nuclear fusion demonstration power plant was connected to the grid to generate electricity, the media carried out overwhelming publicity. Big companies such as GE were complacent and laughed at other powers' 100,000-kilowatt test power plants. Only thirty days later, when the Sunway Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Power Plant with an installed capacity of 500,000 kilowatts was successfully put into operation, Australia did not say a word. Previously, United Technologies had not announced the successful operation of its own nuclear fusion experimental reactor. .
¡°The world only knew about the progress in Australia in February last year. The main facilities of the Canberra Thermonuclear Power Plant CTPP have been constructed and can no longer be kept secret. Only then did everyone know that the progress here is faster than that of Citigroup. ctpp has two million-kilowatt units with a heat conversion efficiency of 55%, which is the key for the business department to obtain large intended orders in the early stage, although the final result made Xia Yuande very unhappy.
Limited by the manufacturing of nuclear fusion reactors, United Technologies has only developed three levels of combined cycle units, 300,000 kilowatts, 500,000 kilowatts and 1 million kilowatts, with the 500,000 kilowatts being the main ones, without the use of traditional In the 600,000-kilowatt mode, the thermoelectric conversion efficiency is between 52% and 60%, and the theoretical total heat utilization efficiency can reach up to 85%. The actual efficiency fluctuates depending on the equipment and weather changes.
At the beginning of April, Li Zhuang unexpectedly met the visiting Xavier team in the office. Doc River was not close to Wesson City, and it was rare for him to come here now.
"Xavier, why are you free to come here today?" The computer expert was a little curious.
¡°We have just completed the nuclear warhead miniaturization project, come and see you,¡± the Major General said with a smile.
"Haha, you are a sensitive person. Weizhou is very complicated now. Don't make others think that the company is supporting the nuclear weapons program."
"Hypocrisy! Who in the world doesn't know that without your permission, Australia would never have nuclear weapons," Xavier said, suddenly slapping his thigh and shouting: "TPP has just been built in batches, you wouldn't think of swallowing up my shares. Right? Two thousandths is not a small number."
Li Zhuang fainted. This guy was not only a weapons maniac, but also obsessed with making money. He was a "money addict" comparable to Han Shumei.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and couldn¡¯t help but sigh when recalling the hardships of the past ten years. The Institute of Theoretical Physics has grown from a few dozen soldiers back then to a huge institution with over 100,000 employees today. Both the company management and the institute management have put in tremendous efforts. How can the complex emotions involved be explained clearly in just a few sentences? of.
When it comes to TPP, everyone is very proud. The Institute of Engineering Nuclear Physics is responsible for both tritium preparation and lithium-6 research. What these scientists don't know is that the employees of the Security Committee owe their success to today's crisis-ridden nuclear weapons development. The 9th Division of the Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Security has killed more people over the years than before combined, so much so that the 13th Division of the Overseas Investigation Bureau believes that its own kind has gone too far.
After seeing off the proud masters, Li Zhuang received a call from Andreev as soon as he sat down, saying that progress had been made in the development of nuclear rockets.
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