after tomorrow is the end

Chapter 456 Spent Fuel Pool
Step, step, step... Lambert and his party pretended to be patrolling, secretly observing the layout and guarding situation inside.

The three-story roof is an open structure without a roof (containment vessel). It should have been dismantled later, and a gantry crane was installed to transport spent fuel between the nuclear reactor and the nuclear auxiliary building.

Spent fuel, after nuclear fuel is burned, what is left is spent fuel.

Spent fuel is not only a great treasure, for example, it can be used to make nuclear bombs.The plutonium used as nuclear raw material is mainly produced by used reactors (military use), or extracted from the "tails" or spent fuel produced by nuclear power plants (civil use) that use uranium as raw material.

The principle is that uranium 238 is converted into plutonium 239 in the reactor, but civilian nuclear power plants need to separate plutonium from spent fuel first, and then it can be used as a raw material for nuclear weapons.

Spent fuel is another big trouble. For example, radioactive materials will still exist for tens of thousands of years, so they need to be stored in spent fuel pools.

The spent fuel pool is a facility for wet storage of spent fuel. The water inside is clean seawater, and a certain water level is maintained through the return system below.

"Our task is to seize the spent fuel pool and ensure that it is not destroyed." Stukov said in a low voice while patrolling.

"Spent fuel pool?" Liya looked more curiously, only to realize that the layout of the guards here seems to be guarding the spent fuel pool indistinctly.

In addition to our own side patrolling on the third floor, there are two imperial soldiers on the second floor. An M2 Browning heavy machine gun position was specially set up on a cantilevered platform. The muzzle of the gun is facing the gate. Below them is the That spent fuel pool.

On the first floor, there is a squad of soldiers guarding all around. In addition to light and heavy machine guns, there is also a flamethrower.

"The defense is so tight. When we fight later...it's hard to keep silent." Lambert frowned. In this situation, it is estimated that the assassination is impossible, and it will largely be confrontational.But once there is a gunshot, the enemy will know, and they will come in a steady stream, which is really tricky.

"Yes, the heavy machine gun position must be taken first, and the rest is to protect the spent fuel pool from being destroyed." Stukov also had some headaches. There were not many of them, and they could only rely on heavy firepower and surprise attacks way to win.

"Why do you want to protect this pool? Shouldn't it be some kind of reactor, master control room or something? But... this spent fuel pool is really beautiful." Liya looked at the spent fuel pool below, the clear and transparent water, glowing faintly Blue, glowing like a magic fountain in fairy tales.

"That's the light from the fuel rods." Stukov popularized the knowledge for her.

The spent fuel pool, which is used to cool the spent fuel, and when you start up the reactor, those fuel rods get really, really hot.The temperature is about 2800 degrees Celsius. When the core of the fuel rod burns for 3-6 years, it cannot be used.

However, the fuel rods still emit intense radioactive rays, and they will continue to emit for more than 1 years.Therefore, putting the spent fuel in the pool, the water can not only cool the spent fuel, but also shield the radiation.The water actually acts as a radiation shield, with the hydrogen in the water molecules absorbing and deflecting radioactive rays.

Because of this, there will be such a strange brilliance that you can even stand safely by the pool and enjoy it.

Wow, at this moment, a human head popped out of the water, and it was still a big bald head!

"Oh my God! He fell into the spent fuel pool" Liya almost exclaimed. In her imagination, there was a corpse pool inside, and those who entered would definitely be riddled with radiation.

"Wow! Great! Hahaha!" The bald man jumped out of the water and shouted, is he not dead?And there was a backstroke, keep swimming!
"Sir! Commander Stark is calling! Ask if we are ready for the final self-destruct!" His lieutenant came to the pool and reported to the swimmer, who was an officer.

"Call Commander Stark back and say that you are ready. If you really can't keep it, just press this button! Hahaha!" The bald officer laughed wildly, holding a remote control in his raised right hand Explosive device.

"Sir, please be careful." The adjutant was afraid that he would press it accidentally, and everyone would have to finish the game.

"What are you afraid of! At that time, we will all die anyway, at worst, we will die together!" The bald officer seemed to be guarding here with the belief that he must die.

"Huh? It's Victor, that lunatic. He's fine?" Liya knew him and was once one of her suitors.

"It seems that they installed a bomb in the spent fuel pool. In order to be safe, they should not only seize the controller, but also go in and dismantle the bomb." Stukov also knew him, and they both belonged to the same army.

"Diving diving? Are you crazy too?" Liya shook her hand, she didn't want to disfigure herself, even if she died.

"Don't worry, that one is very safe. The radiation is suppressed by the seawater on the fuel rods at the bottom. As long as you don't dive to the bottom to touch the spent fuel. Even if you swim, you will look like a raisin and will not be harmed by the radiation. The water temperature is just colder by the bath.” Stukov taught them another lesson, they now need to focus on observation, wait for the opportunity and discuss countermeasures, the more detailed the information, the better.

In fact, spent fuel pools may be cleaner and safer than public swimming pools, because there are no bacteria in the pools, and the water inside is constantly circulated to keep the water temperature constant, so the water temperature can be kept at about 30 degrees Celsius.

But if the water flow is interrupted, the water in the spent fuel pool will gradually evaporate due to the superheated spent fuel.Once the spent fuel is exposed to the air, it will burn and release a large amount of radioactive material directly into the atmosphere, which is a nuclear leak.

Wow, Victor was probably tired from swimming and climbed up from the spent fuel pool. The soldier at the side handed him a dry towel to wipe it off, and the explosion control device was in his hand.

"Good opportunity, headquarters headquarters, we need assistance, we need assistance." Lambert used the communicator in his helmet to contact the headquarters.

"Understood, we will send drones to assist you." Liu Mang replied on the other end, and the situation inside had already been transmitted to the command center through the miniature camera on Lambert's helmet.

"The drone takes off, the target, the nuclear auxiliary plant." Lin Lie tapped the keyboard back and forth on the computer, ordering the drone to start.

"Attention all combat units! Attention all combat units! After 5 minutes, the general offensive will begin! Repeat! After 5 minutes, the general offensive will begin!" Li Jie picked up the microphone and issued an order for the general offensive to the entire army.

(End of this chapter)