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Chapter 931 The Age of Atomic Energy (rd update, please subscribe)

Engineer's duty!

For all engineers, what they pursue is always the most perfect design.

Although there is no so-called perfect design in the world, they always hope to achieve this wish to a certain extent. After all, this is what engineers pursue.

For engineers, there is only one thing in mind - to achieve the most perfect design, at least to a certain extent.

"We have to consider safety first."

As an engineer, although Heydrich participated in the design of the first and second nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, he knew clearly the importance of safety for nuclear submarines.

"When sailing at sea, the nuclear reactor is completely inside a submarine. If we cannot ensure safety, then how can we let naval officers and soldiers enter the submarine with confidence? After all, they have to stay in the submarine for dozens or even hundreds of days!"

Then he looked at everyone again and said.

"So, I hope that when we are doing our work, we can put ourselves in their shoes and consider one thing - we are on the submarine, and we need to face the threat of nuclear radiation every minute and every second!"

From an engineer's perspective, Heydrich doesn't need to think so much. After all, he is just an engineer, but he is well aware of the importance of this job. That is why, in the past few years, they have been working hard to improve the design of the reactor and constantly raising the requirements for the reactor.

As for being the first in the world or being the first in innovation, they don't care at all. Everyone has a clear idea of ​​what is more important.

"We must take into account all possible failures of a nuclear reactor..."

Once again, Heydrich lay down in front of the desk, flipping through the reports on the table - in the past few years, the nuclear reactors of the nuclear power plant have been operating continuously for many years, and they have always had some failures to a greater or lesser extent, and these failures may all occur on nuclear submarines. What is the only difference?
On a nuclear submarine, there is not enough space and time to fix a problem. In fact, it is more dangerous than on land, because once a problem occurs, it is likely to threaten everyone's life.

And what are the responsibilities of an engineer?
Just reduce this possibility to the minimum!
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when he left the company. When he reached the roadside, Heydrich was still thinking about how to improve the design as much as possible and solve all possible faults.

Just as he was thinking, a car stopped in front of him. It was Liang Yong, the Navy's representative in the company.

"Come on, I'll take you back."

Liang Yong stopped the car and leaned forward and said,
"Always bothering you,"

Heydrich smiled, but he had already opened the car door and got in.

"I say, Haigong, you can buy a car now."

As usual, Liang Yong teased Heydrich as soon as he got in the car.

"I do not like."

"Then why are you still riding in the car?"

"I just don't like driving."

As always, Liang Yong, who knew Heydrich well, smiled and asked,

"How's it going? Is the problem solved?"

"To a certain extent, it has been solved. However, as I said before, we must first consider safety. They will work near the nuclear reactor for a long time. They are all young people. We can't let them work there at the risk of radiation exposure!"

Heydrich paused and said.

"Hasn't the Navy made a request? The reactor will be used on submarines first, and then on aircraft carriers. There are only about a hundred people on a submarine, but there are thousands of people on an aircraft carrier. We are always doing our best to ensure their safety!" "You mean, the current design can't guarantee their safety?"

"No!"

Shaking his head, Heydrich said.

"I can't ensure that it won't leak. Once it leaks in the sea, the result will be fatal! This is the biggest problem! And now my job is to ensure that it can guarantee the safety of everyone when it leaks. But, you know, this is difficult."

Liang Yong nodded and said.

"It is indeed difficult, but we feel more at ease with you around."

The "we" Liang Yong mentioned refers to the naval officers and soldiers. After all, it is those most ordinary naval officers and soldiers who will eventually need to come into contact with the reactor.

"By the way, how is your contact with the Americans going? Is there any difference between their design and yours?"

"Their reactor is not that perfect either. We have discussed this before..."

Along the way, Heydrich and Liang Yong talked about reactors, from miniaturized to high-power reactors. Although Liang Yong was not a nuclear engineer, as a naval engineer, he could give some advice.

"The biggest advantage of a reactor is that it has almost full lifespan. Whether it is a submarine or an aircraft carrier, if it uses nuclear power, then during operation, there is almost no need to consider refueling. It can travel hundreds of thousands of nautical miles."

After a pause, Heydrich emphasized.

"And this is also the reason why we develop atomic energy. Although for Southeast Asia, Borneo has more than a dozen large coal mines, and Australia also has large coal mines, they are all open-pit coal mines with very low mining costs, but coal is a backward energy source. Atomic energy is the real future!"

As an atomic energy expert, like many scientists of this era, Heydrich also believed that the future belonged to the era of atomic energy. Compared with coal and oil, atomic energy had too many advantages. After the world's first commercial nuclear power plant was built in Nanyang, the development of atomic energy became an inevitable option for power construction.

"As long as we seize this opportunity, we will be able to firmly grasp the core of future energy."

"So, both oil and coal will eventually be phased out."

"very possible."

Heydrich said.

"I heard that some companies are now researching electric vehicles. Maybe in a few years or decades, electric vehicles may replace current fuel vehicles, and nuclear power plants will replace ordinary power plants that currently use coal and oil to generate electricity. After all, nuclear energy is a very clean and efficient energy source, and it can provide cheaper electricity. Coupled with the advancement of battery technology, I think it is very normal for coal and oil to be replaced in the future."

The two chatted along the way. Although Liang Yong was not an atomic energy expert, he was not an amateur either, so the two of them chatted to their heart's content.

After sending Heydrich home, Liang Yong parked the car on the side of the road. He and Heydrich were neighbors, which is why he acted as a driver - it was just along the way.

After returning home, Liang Yong did not rest, but went to the study. There were many books related to atomic energy in his bookcase. In the past few days, under the influence of Heydrich, he increasingly believed that the future fleet would be atomic. For this reason, he would read these books to master the knowledge in this field. After all, as a soldier, he always has to keep up with the times.

After reading for more than an hour, Liang Yong read today's evening paper before going to bed. There were all kinds of news in the newspaper, but there was still one piece of news that attracted his attention.

"Nanyang Petroleum Company is making every effort to promote the negotiation of Libya's oil exploration rights. According to professional analysis, Libya is very likely to be the next Saudi Arabia! There are extremely rich oil resources there! According to reliable sources, Nanyang Petroleum Company is discussing cooperation with Aramco, and the two companies are very likely to launch a deeper cooperation..."

Looking at the oil-related news in the newspaper, Liang Yong couldn't help but mutter.

"Oil... maybe it's just like Heydrich said, it's yesterday's news!"

(End of this chapter)