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Chapter 154 Accident Investigation
In the EAST control center, staff are counting the damage caused by the explosion.This long Spring Festival has finally come to an end with people returning to work one after another.Netizens are also anxiously waiting for the announcement of the latest information on the way back.

Regarding the handling of the entire explosion accident, the top priority to be solved is the radiation problem.As long as there are devices involving nuclear materials, there will be more or less radiation. Whether it is "harmful" (default is to humans) depends on the radiation protection conditions and the exposure time.

Nuclear fusion reactions mainly rely on hydrogen isotopes.Nuclear fusion does not produce long-term and high-level nuclear radiation that occurs in nuclear fission, does not produce nuclear waste, and of course does not produce greenhouse gases, and basically does not pollute the environment.This is why we call nuclear fusion reaction, especially proton chain reaction, the reason for clean nuclear energy.

However, whether the explosion generated during the reaction will have any impact on the surrounding environment and explosive objects still needs further confirmation.From the short moment after the accident, the staff of the control center began to act.During the entire experiment, no abnormal radiation was detected, but the damage to the equipment damaged the entire monitoring system a few tenths of a second before the incident.

On the one hand, the staff of the control center activated the backup plan urgently, and on the other hand, they notified the higher authorities.In the backup plan, the first job is to re-establish the monitoring system, to detect the radiation in the central area of ​​the explosion and various environmental data.

The development and progress of science and technology have brought a considerable degree of convenience to people, and the burden of work has fallen on the head of the drone.The drones starting from the control center are both familiar and unfamiliar. The familiar reason is that the logo of the behind-the-scenes technology company is imprinted on the drone, and the strange reason is that the customized aircraft required for scientific research work is also available for sale on the market. The "Suzaku" is completely different.

Such unmanned aerial vehicles undertake the detection function of more scientific research work, especially in the implementation of dangerous tasks and places where people cannot reach, and play an extremely important role.The special research drone customized by the Huaxia Academy of Sciences and the behind-the-scenes technology also has its own name: "Scholar".

"Scholar" is widely used in the field of scientific research. The drone itself does not carry any accessories. At the same time, the number of module expansion slots has reached [-], which is twice that of "Suzaku". The drone is customized for scientific research. Endurance, stronger power, and more flexible accessories also make the "scholar" drones receive great welcome and attention in the field of scientific research.

The "scholar" equipped with a variety of general-purpose observation accessories rushed to the explosion site immediately. From the screen sent back to the control center by the drone, it can be seen that there is no material residue in the explosion center under high temperature and pressure. This is because The fusion reaction is still going on. After the inner wall is broken, the fusion reaction is stopped instantly, the temperature drops, and the power is also reduced instantly. The surrounding buildings and facilities that have been impacted are scattered around.

The data returned by the drone was all normal, which made the staff of the control center breathe a sigh of relief.You must know that if there is really radiation, then for the distance from the control center, the EAST staff will face life-threatening threats.

This is the luck of misfortune. One hair will affect the whole body. Huaxia is now in a critical period of social change. Once a more serious situation occurs, it will have more adverse effects on the entire society.The cost of urban migration, region sequestration, and increased morbidity far outweighs the cost of device reconstruction.If it is more serious, the collapse of the state's finances will further prompt the suspension of reforms, resulting in an even more chaotic social state.

After the preliminary emergency response work is completed, the next step is the investigation and personnel of the government department to conduct a more detailed accident analysis.Under the condition that the safety of personnel has been established, on-site detection is still a must for EAST staff.

The "2.9 Explosion Accident Investigation Team" established by the state arrived in Luzhou on the same day to investigate personnel and records.The country attaches great importance to the event far more than the event itself.After emergency efforts have established environmental and life safety, the first thing to investigate is whether the event was an accident.

Whether it was due to the illegal operation of the staff, or the staff deliberately led the explosion, it is necessary to investigate the personnel and then compare it with the test records to draw a final conclusion.The rules and regulations of the laboratory are complicated and rigorous, and most of the explosions or experimental accidents are often caused by the intentional or unintentional misoperation of the staff.

After the interviews, on-site evidence collection, and video investigation are completed, the next step is to investigate the test records, whether there is any tampering, whether there is any abnormality, how to deal with the incident before the incident, including what was done after the incident. Measures are also within the scope of the investigation team's investigation.

The investigation team spent three days and finally brought the incident to a close.The employees operated normally and the test records were normal. The explosion occurred too briefly and quickly. The test records showed a sudden explosion. The staff's prior response was also in line with the standard expectations. There was no delay or failure to deal with the situation after the accident occurred. After the accident, the entire emergency response mobilization was in compliance with the standards. After experimenting with standard procedures and emergency plans, the explosion was ultimately determined to be an accident.

However, science and technology have no surprises.The occurrence of accidents is a human accident rather than an accident of science and technology, because human understanding is still too limited. EAST has the title of "artificial sun". Especially after the application of room-temperature superconducting materials and technologies, it can be said that China's controllable nuclear fusion is well-deserved to be the first in the world.

Being No. [-] in the world also means that there are thorns on the road ahead. No one knows whether the next step will fall or be full of spikes.Although we can build models through various simulation and mathematical tools, once the application scope of the model is exceeded, the occurrence of such an event is inevitable.

Among the millions of experiments conducted by EAST staff, the probability of explosion is basically zero, and the phenomenon recorded in this accident has never happened before. The change of conditions and the improvement of equipment allow us to To be able to achieve a better level, at the same time, there will be more unknown situations.

On February 2, the losses from the explosion accident were calculated. The direct economic losses reached 13 billion yuan, including damaged equipment and various experimental equipment. The indirect economic losses reached 78 billion yuan, including the cleaning of the ruins and the calculable damage to the surrounding areas. Impact.There were no casualties and no environmental pollution.

In terms of economic loss, the loss caused by the explosion is a huge loss, but fortunately, the control center still exists, and the records of the experiment are also preserved.

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