Great Power Technology

With the support of a powerful computing system, the list of personnel Ye Zhou needed quickly appeared on the system screen. There were 136 people in total, most of whom were engineers for daily maintenance and overhaul, and there were also a small number of peripheral researchers who needed it. Routine visits to power reactors to obtain data.

This nuclear power reactor core has completed its first loading, but has not yet been formally assembled. It is now in a deep subcritical state. All control rods are inserted into the core. The concentration of boric acid in the primary circuit is extremely high, and almost all neutrons are Being absorbed, under normal circumstances, there is almost no possibility of an uncontrollable explosion.

If you want this reactor core to explode, and if it explodes under unpredictable circumstances, then there is only one operation that Ye Zhou can think of, and that is to arrange explosive devices around the core, destroy all the structures of the core, and force The reactor core enters a supercritical state.

Such an operation must only be carried out by extremely professional personnel, because if you just throw a bomb at random into the nuclear reactor, the nuclear fuel will spread out in all directions together with the control rods, and then the chain reaction will be quickly eliminated under the emergency safety device. If it is aborted, there is no possibility of a large-scale explosion. At best, it will just be a dirty bomb.

In order to make the reactor core enter a supercritical reaction, it is necessary to accurately calculate the explosion yield and direction, and compress the nuclear fuel to the same point as much as possible - this is almost like making a small nuclear bomb. In the entire base, it can execute There will be no more than ten people doing this.

Ye Zhou quickly read the personnel information. He first eliminated all personnel without nuclear physics background, and then eliminated those who stayed for too short a time or had more than three people present. After this round of elimination, the final suspects were Only two groups remained.

Four nuclear physics engineers were working in pairs close to the reactor core.

Next, they need to determine whether the two groups of people have any suspicious actions based on the surveillance footage.

This is an almost impossible task. It is necessary to eliminate all suspicious behaviors in a very short time. Even with artificial intelligence assistance, it is still impossible.

But Ye Zhou didn't care. He just asked the operators present to play the full range of surveillance images at 90 times speed.

These surveillance pictures can be seen in slow playback after the simulation is over.

There are still 18 minutes left in Ye Zhou's countdown, and the on-site test results from the front are also sent back.

"Gong Ye, there are no abnormalities in the preliminary test results. No explosives were found at the site. The reactor core is in stable condition. The safety injection system and emergency stop rod group are operating normally."

"Everything is normal? What about around the core? Is there anything abnormal?"

Ye Zhou asked with a frown.

"The detection of explosives is still ongoing, but it is now 90% confirmed that there are no explosives. Ye Gong, do you want to continue to implement the evacuation plan?"

Ye Zhou nodded without hesitation and then said:

"The evacuation plan remains unchanged. We will expand the search scope, comprehensively scan the internal security control system, and check for system backdoors and vulnerabilities. How long will the scanning process take?"

"10 minutes. Ye Gong, are you sure there will be problems with the reactor?"

"I confirm. Is it possible that under certain circumstances all the control rods of the reactor will be pulled out and all the boric acid solution will be emptied?"

"There is no such possibility, Ye Gong. According to the design principle, this power reactor uses a redundant strong control system. Six of the control rods cannot be removed. When all other control rods are pulled out, the reactor core It also takes at least 10 minutes to enter the supercritical state. Within 10 minutes, even if all control systems fail, the mechanical safety lock will automatically lock and reinsert the control rod."

If this is the case, then the possibility of a core explosion due to operational errors is basically ruled out.

An explosion can only occur under the influence of extreme external conditions.

Other personnel were still analyzing the surveillance content. The countdown came to 10 minutes. The expanded search yielded no results, but no one in the entire disaster control office showed any doubts about Ye Zhou.

In an emergency command scenario with first-level authority, anything he says must be 100% implemented - unless it violates the underlying principles.

At this time, all unrelated personnel in the base had already begun to board the trains, and one rail train after another drove into the darkness. These people did not know the disaster that was about to happen at the base, and many even thought it was an emergency safety drill. .

Ye Zhou's brain was running at full speed. The planner talent he had stimulated for more than 20 consecutive minutes had almost reached the limit of his brain load, but from the monitoring screen, he could not see any problems.

"Arrange a shuttle bus to take me to the scene!"

Ye Zhou said without hesitation.

"Understood, the shuttle bus is already in place."

The temporary commander waved to the staff and led Ye Zhou towards the door. After boarding the car, Ye Zhou said to him:

"Organize the evacuation of all personnel immediately and go to the safe house as soon as possible. When I say immediately, I mean now!"

"Now? Ye Gong, what should you do?"

"Save one of the redundant trains for me, and I will board the train and evacuate myself."

"Understood, I will arrange three cooperators for you."

No one bothers about whether the people left behind will be in danger. This is neither meaningful nor necessary.

When Ye Zhou arrived at the reactor core, his countdown had reached zero. All the inspectors had evacuated before he arrived, leaving only him and three cooperating personnel in the empty workshop.

He took a deep breath to squeeze out the remaining adrenaline in his body. His heartbeat soared to 140, and his face began to become congested, but his mind was extremely active.

There is no problem with the safety injection system, there is no problem with the stop rod group, and there is even no problem with the reactor core itself.

How did a reactor core in a subcritical state explode?

Ye Zhou walked around the reactor core in confusion. This was the first time he had seen a live reactor core, but because he had been preparing for it for weeks in advance, he was no stranger to the structure of the reactor.

"Open the cover and show me? I want to see the stop rod assembly inside."

The engineer waiting on the side quickly entered instructions on the console, and then with the scream of the air-tight device, the upper cover of the reactor was opened.

Ye Zhou climbed up the ladder, and then used the light to inspect the structure of the stop rod group one by one.

The spider frame is fine, the tube base is fine, and the control rod is fine.

What went wrong?

Ye Zhou did not continue to struggle. All he had to do now was to ensure that all possible parts that could cause problems were taken into consideration, so that he could slowly check them in subsequent playbacks.

He climbed down the ladder again, and the time entered the final countdown of 5 minutes.

"You go to the evacuation channel immediately. I will catch up with you in two minutes."

"clear!"

The three cooperating personnel got on the shuttle bus, and after finally paying attention to Ye Zhou, they quickly drove towards the evacuation point.

Ye Zhou sighed and walked around the workshop silently.

He won't evacuate again.

He wanted to know whether the reactor would explode after ruling out almost all possibilities.

Countdown to 1 minute.

Ye Zhou had already inspected all the nearby equipment and indoor structures, and then stood quietly on the spot, looking at the small power reactor without blinking an eye.

Countdown to 30 seconds.

A blinding blue light flashed.

This reactor, which had almost no abnormalities and had not been disturbed by any external factors before, exploded under Ye Zhou's eyes for no reason.

[The three-stage plot simulation of Dragon Heart ends]

[B-level ending achieved]

There are still two chapters left a little late. I worked overtime until early in the morning today and there is really no way I can finish them on time.