I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 237 She became more beautiful instead

Clear sky, white clouds fluttering.

The plane passed through the sea of ​​clouds. There were thousands of rays of light in the sky, and below was the vast and vast Atlantic Ocean. Occasionally, you could see large or small black spots, which were islands or moving freighters.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, everyone felt relaxed and happy, and they couldn't help but talk about this scientific expedition mission.

Academician Domitri is old, so this matter was left to Lizzie Chardi Meyer to lead the team, which included Zhou Qiao, Murphy, and Stephanie, a total of 12 people.

Only ten of them are scientific researchers and two are security guards.It is said that he is a retired special forces soldier who has participated in many wars and has rich experience.

These two men had been employed by the institute for several years and were trustworthy associates.

Academician Domitri also gave Lizchardi Meyer a business card and asked her to contact a senior police officer at the Lyon police station after she arrived in France, and the other party would provide local security services.

Regarding nuclear radiation, it is actually a very serious topic.

People can say that they love and hate nuclear weapons.It's a double-edged sword.

Research on cancer risks in nuclear power plants has been conducted in the United States in the past few years. Later, the U.S. government stopped these projects.

The reasons given are that it takes too long, insufficient funds, and regular inspections show that even if U.S. nuclear power plants emit radiation to the surrounding environment, the amount is very small and will not increase the risk of cancer for nearby residents.

The United States is the world's largest nuclear power, with more than [-] nuclear power plants, making it the well-deserved leader.

Current nuclear power technology is theoretically guaranteed to be safe, especially third- and fourth-generation nuclear power plants.

The fourth generation nuclear power plant has four main characteristics: sustainable utilization of nuclear energy, economy, safety and reliability, and non-proliferation and physical protection.Among them, safety, including greatly reducing the probability of core damage and eliminating the need for off-site emergency response, is a significant feature of the fourth-generation nuclear energy system.

There are roughly six types of reactors: supercritical water reactor (SCWR), very high temperature gas-cooled reactor (VHTR), sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), gas-cooled fast reactor (GFR), lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) and melt Salt Stack (MSR).

However, nuclear power plants are also controlled by people. No matter how safe the measures and systems are, if they are not implemented in place, leakage or explosion accidents will inevitably occur.

Even in an ordinary factory, there will be various accidents that are difficult to prevent, let alone a nuclear power plant with extremely strict requirements in all aspects?
International nuclear accident standards are usually divided into seven levels. Each additional level means that the accident is about 7 times more serious than the previous level.

The 7 levels are divided into 2 different stages.

The three lowest impact levels are called nuclear incidents, while the highest four levels are called nuclear accidents.

Compared with the intensity of events that can be quantitatively assessed (such as inevitable natural disasters such as earthquakes), nuclear accidents (where human factors account for a large proportion) are more subject to interpretation.The difficulty in interpretation lies in the fact that the INES rating of the accident was not assessed until long after the event.And this explanation is given by humans, so there is a lot of room for manipulation.

Perhaps the most impressive and influential ones were two accidents.

The first is the accident that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on April 1986, 4. The fourth generating unit of the power plant exploded and all nuclear reactors were destroyed.

Then, a large amount of radioactive material leaked, resulting in the death of 31 people. In the following 15 years, 6 to 8 people died successively, 13.4 people suffered from various degrees of radiation diseases, and more than 30 people in a 11.5-kilometer radius were forced to evacuate. Within 10 years, milk production was prohibited within a 100-kilometer radius, and a large number of animal genes mutated.

That place is still a ghost town.Someone once controlled a drone and took photos in depth.

Regarding this incident, the Americans also filmed a TV series called "Chernobyl", produced by the HBO TV network. It is the same company as "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Westworld". In that year, the Douban score was as high as 9.6 points.

However, this American drama is really uncomfortable to watch. It can be said that it gives you chills from the beginning, and you can smell the smell of death all the time.

There are also several related movies.

The second accident was, naturally, in March 2011, when a 3-magnitude earthquake caused reactor failures at two nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Japan, which subsequently caused leaks and explosions.

In fact, as early as 1978, an accident occurred at this nuclear power plant, and accidents have continued to occur frequently since then. It was concealed until 2007 when it was announced. As for the nuclear-contaminated water discharge that is currently making a fuss, it cannot be covered up.The discharge of nuclear-contaminated water has never stopped.

In 1999, a huge flood occurred in the Brayer area of ​​France. Experts estimated that if the water level had risen by another meter, the cooling capacity of the Brayer reactor would have been affected, and the consequences would have been similar to the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. The situation we face now is the same.

There are many science fiction movies in the United States, South Korea, Japan, France, etc., all with nuclear power plant explosions or nuclear leaks as the background.

There is a French film that tells the story of a doomsday wasteland and the passage of time.An abnormality occurred at a nuclear power plant in France. The core of the reactor was about to melt down. Employees fled in all directions. Two staff members turned on the emergency stop system and wanted to terminate the reactor. At this time, a man fell from the sky and appeared out of thin air, claiming to be from the future. Walkers, ask them not to press the blue button, otherwise the nuclear power plant will explode immediately with disastrous consequences.

However, due to the intervention of the space-time patrol, they failed to prevent it in the end, and the nuclear power plant still exploded.

No one expected that this incident would usher in the era of wasteland on earth, where zombies and mutated animals were rampant.

"Haha, guys, you are too serious. Such an accident cannot happen in France. It is just a fiction made by the screenwriter in the movie." On the plane, an old French man suddenly laughed loudly and interrupted.

He held a cigar in his hand, but did not smoke it, but merely smelled its aroma.Because smoking on an airplane is not allowed and is very impolite.

Does smoking in a small space expose people to second-hand smoke?And some people are allergic to smoke.The most important thing is that it has caused tragic safety accidents.

"The reason why Ukraine and Japan are not good is that there is a problem with the level of their engineers. If it were in France, it would never happen!" The old man stroked the cigar with his fingers, took a deep sniff, and said very proudly.

Everyone looked at him in surprise.

The old man holding the cigar chuckled and said: "Don't you know that we in France are the pioneers of nuclear science? We have the famous Henri Becquerel, Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and Jean ·Perrin.”

"No one can stop our great French nuclear renaissance!"

Zhou Qiao: "..."

Take a deep breath, do the French have such a sense of national pride?The word revival is so familiar!

However, with so many sages and predecessors around, especially the famous Marie Curie (who Zhou Qiao was familiar with since elementary school), it is not surprising that the French people support nuclear science.

But the majority of people support it, which does not mean there are no opponents.

There is a journalist in France who has published a book, "Nucléaire: une catastrophe franaise" (Nucléaire: une catastrophe franaise).In France, there are often anti-nuclear demonstrations, especially when the Fukushima accident happened.

In addition, more than 1000 residents of the small town of Santa Alus Castine where Zhou Qiao and the others visited also hated it.

Many of their relatives have died of cancer or leukemia. Where can they go to explain?The most important thing is that the lawsuit has been ongoing until now, but it has not been won and there has been no compensation.Many materials are also inaccessible to them because they are confidential.

Of course, nuclear science is a large category. In addition to nuclear power and nuclear weapons, it is also widely used in many fields such as agriculture, medicine, detection, analysis, radiation processing, food hygiene, geology, archaeology, etc.

Going a step further, if we want to move towards the interstellar era and fly out of the solar system, we must have a breakthrough in nuclear power.

After about seven hours and a transfer, Zhou Qiao and the others landed at Lyon-Saint-Exupery Airport in France.

Lyon is the third largest city in France and the most important transportation hub in eastern France.This city straddles the main route from Paris to the Mediterranean coast, connecting Switzerland and Italy to the east, Spain to the south, Germany and Luxembourg to the north, and most of France to the west.

After getting off the plane, Lizshaldi contacted the police officer on the business card given by Academician Domitri. The other party took them seriously and sent a special car to escort them to the small town of Santa Alus Castine and left a Several detectives were there, working with the town police, responsible for security.

That night, they stayed in a hotel in the town.

However, everyone was very cautious and brought their own bread, chocolate, beef jerky, bottled mineral water, drinks, etc.

The mayor of the town, Anthony, led many townspeople to extend a warm welcome to the arrival of Lizzie and her entourage.

However, they also knew that the scientific expedition team had brought their own dry food, so they were embarrassed and did not hold a banquet to entertain them.

Due to the limited conditions of the town, there were not many rooms in this hotel, and for safety reasons, Lizzie Shardi asked for two people to share a room, so Murphy and Stephanie shared a room, and Zhou Qiao and another male scientist one.Zhou Qiao couldn't help but regret that she couldn't sneak into their room like this.Originally, if they were all single rooms, he could go to Murphy's room in the first half of the night and Stephanie's room in the second half of the night, enjoying the benefits of being together.

Lizchardi comforted everyone that the conditions were difficult and if everyone continued to be patient and patient, Academician Domitri would give everyone three days off when the mission was over. Then they would transfer to Paris and have a good time in Paris for two or three days.

When the time comes, the best hotels in Paris will be arranged for everyone.

There was no entertainment in the town. In the quiet night, everyone lit a bonfire in the yard and had a simple bonfire party.Roast marshmallows and cheese while singing and dancing.

The marshmallows are especially soft and delicious. Surrounded by two beauties, Zhou Qiao is the most envied being in the entire scientific expedition team.

Some people joked that Lizzie Chardi deliberately let the two of them live in the same room because she was afraid that Zhou Qiao would steal the show.

Someone just laughed and was about to steal something. Wouldn't it be better for two people to live together?

This made Murphy very embarrassed. She was thin-skinned and unsociable. In the past, she would have just kept a straight face and not bothered to deal with him. She even snorted and left directly.But now that he has been with Zhou Qiao for a long time, the gene transcription in his body has quietly changed, and the symptoms of autism are no longer so obvious.

Stephanie smiled coquettishly and joked with another female scientist in the team, not caring about the other person's joke.

While they were busy, in a house about 200 meters away diagonally in front of the hotel, a pair of eyes looked through the darkness through the window.

There was no light in the room, and the man watched quietly, unnoticed.

In fact, when Zhou Qiao and the others first arrived in the town, they were targeted by this man.

This man's name is Leno, a resident of the town, but at the same time, he is also an undercover agent and informant paid by the nuclear power plant in the town.

When Zhou Qiao and the others arrived, Leno was still mixed in the crowd, and along with Mayor Anthony, they gave Zhou Qiao and the others a grand and polite welcome.

Leno sneered, closed the window, took a few steps back and sat on the sofa, took out the phone and dialed.

"Hello, Peter, the scientific expedition team has arrived in the town and is staying in the Cornell family's hotel, which happens to be not far from my house." Leno said softly.

On the other end of the phone, Peter, who had a big beard and rosacea, was sitting in the office of the nuclear power plant, hugging a beautiful female subordinate, laughing and joking.

"I know, keep an eye on them and report the situation at any time."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of things. Just..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I won't lose your money!" Peter hung up the phone impatiently and continued to play with his female subordinate.

"Peter, wouldn't it be bad if the other party finds out something? Why not just kill them?" The woman in her arms smiled sweetly, but the words she said were chilling.

"Louise, my little baby, you don't understand. It's easy to kill them, but the other party is an American or someone sent by Academician Domitri. It's hard to deal with the aftermath after killing them. Moreover, if the other party disappears just after arriving, Doesn’t that tell the outside world that we look guilty?”

"Moreover, the Lyon police actually sent detectives to protect those people."

"But if they find out some information that affects the operation of the nuclear power plant, we won't be able to explain it to our superiors..." Louise said worriedly.

On the French-Italian border, there were originally 6 nuclear power plants. Two of them have been closed down because they are too old. There are still 2 nuclear power plants with a total of 4 reactors. The electricity and profits generated every year are astonishing. Last year, the revenue exceeded one billion euros. , not only the French government holds shares, but also some other plutocrats are involved to share this big piece of meat.

"It's okay. There have been no accidents in three years. Can they find out? The remaining nuclear radiation has long since weakened." Peter sneered.

"Is everything okay?" Louise was confused.Although this kind of thing is a secret among secrets, few people know about it.But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

"Of course, many people were killed three years ago. Once this hateful scientific expedition team leaves, we will leave here as soon as possible." Peter said with a smirk.

"Hmm, I don't want to stay here any longer. If cancer finds us, it will be troublesome."

"Don't think about these unhappy things. Come on, let's have another drink!" Peter began to pour wine for the two of them.

……

The next day, Zhou Qiao and the others got up early and started working.

Lizchardi divided everyone into several groups. The first group was responsible for sampling and monitoring the nuclear radiation in nearby water sources, soil and plant samples; the second group was responsible for interviewing residents, understanding the medical history of each patient, and counting diseases. The type and severity of the disease; the third group collected blood samples from everyone, and after getting them back, they were analyzed at the temporary base set up by the scientific expedition team.

They brought a lot of equipment and equipment, and the temporary base was set up in the courtyard of the hotel.

Zhou Qiao, Murphy and Stephanie are clinicians and know much more about the disease than anyone else, so they were assigned to the group of interviewing residents, especially patients and their families.

The small town of Santa Aruskastin is actually halfway up the mountain, with a wide river rushing through it at the foot of the mountain.

The river water is exceptionally clear, and there are many green vegetation on both sides of the river even in winter.

Further away, about five kilometers, a tall nuclear reactor stood beside the river, emitting weak radiation.

Within five kilometers, there is no human habitation, and the small town of Sant'Aroustine is the closest residential area to the nuclear power plant.

The first house Zhou Qiao and the others visited was located on the east side of the town. It was home to a middle-aged couple in their 40s. They had two lovely daughters, both of whom were studying in junior high schools in the town.

The man's name is Bernard and his wife's name is Emma.

Bernard has been suffering from cancer for more than two years and has been fighting against it, undergoing surgery and chemotherapy. He has been tortured by the disease so much that he is haggard and physically weak. However, his wife Emma is surprisingly looking good and plump. She is A beautiful French girl.

"If it weren't for that nuclear power plant, our small town with its beautiful scenery and clear waters would have been one of the most suitable places to live!" On the grass in front of the door, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard warmly received Zhou Qiao, Murphy and Stephanie. .

Zhou Qiao talked with the couple, learned about their medical history, recorded the situation, and told them that colleagues would come over later to collect blood samples.

"Dear Emma, ​​your skin is so silky!" Stephanie couldn't help praising the hostess.

Emma was so happy that she said with a smile on her face: "I am already old, no matter how beautiful I am, I can't compare to you two young beauties."

In fact, when it comes to beauty, Murphy and Stephanie are naturally many times more beautiful.But when you come to someone else's house, you naturally choose to say something nice.

"You take good care of yourself." Murphy glanced at Emma and couldn't help but said.

Emma laughed and said: "It's strange. My husband and I live here and have been 'enjoying' nuclear radiation. A few years ago, my husband suffered from cancer, but I was safe and sound. And what shocked us was that my My skin is getting better and better, and it’s smoother than when I was younger.”

Emma glanced at Bernard and couldn't help but said to Zhou Qiao and the others: "For this reason, this guy always suspects me of cheating. God, God can testify, I am a well-behaved woman. Besides, such a little kid Zhen, where can I cheat?"

The implication is that she doesn't like any man in the town.

But after I finished speaking, I couldn't help but look at Zhou Qiao a few more times, thinking that if there was a handsome young man like Dr. Zhou in this small town, I might try to cheat on him.

Zhou Qiao pondered for a moment and then said to Bernard: "Mr. Bernard, in fact, the consequences of nuclear radiation are uncertain. Most people will suffer damage that is difficult to repair themselves, but there are some exceptions, such as additional 'curative effects' ."

"Effectiveness?" Bernard and Emma were both shocked. Is nuclear radiation still effective?Are you kidding me, doctor?

Zhou Qiao said: "Here, I mean becoming beautiful. For example, your wife is very likely to be a very rare beneficiary of nuclear radiation."

　I kind of regret doing this plot. I wrote it with trepidation and fear. After all, our country also has many nuclear power plants.I'll simplify it as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)