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C350 The Nuclear Power Plant Could Produce Nuclear Material



C350 The Nuclear Power Plant Could Produce Nuclear Material

It was supposed to be a tour of the proliferation reactor yesterday. It was used to produce weapon-level nuclear materials. But now, because of the Han people, the Chicken Country was somewhat restrained. What brought everyone here was just an ordinary Marcus Nuclear Power Plant.    

    

This was the earliest nuclear power plant in the Chicken Country. Back then, the first nuclear reactor was put into operation in Marcus in 56 years. At the same time, in 68 years, this nuclear power plant had already retired.    

    

After that, after that, in 59 years and 60 years, two other nuclear reactors were built. These two nuclear reactors, in 80 years and 84 years of history, had also withdrawn from operation.    

    

This was the first generation of nuclear reactors, using graphite as a deceleration agent.    

    

The energy of the atomic nucleus came from the loss of quality, and the loss of quality. It was because the atomic nucleus split under the collision of neutrons. However, only slow neutrons could be easily hit, and fast neutrons had very poor effects. (Fast and slow refers to speed)    

    

So, this requires turning fast neutrons into slow neutrons, which is the effect of the deceleration agent.    

    

Back in World War II, Hans Country had been developing nuclear reactors. However, at that time, they all thought heavy water could be used as a deceleration agent. In Cattle Country, they sent people to blow up the heavy water factory in Hans Country, making it impossible for them to produce heavy water.    

    

Actually, what Hans Country did not know at that time was that apart from heavy water, the most ordinary graphite could be used as a deceleration agent. As for the first generation nuclear reactors, most of them used graphite as a deceleration agent.    

    

The first generation of nuclear reactors developed in Chicken Country used graphite cold air reactors, and the second generation used water pressure reactors.    

    

Now, these first generation nuclear reactors were almost about to close. Therefore, even if they invited the Han people to visit, there wouldn't be a big problem. At the same time, the people of Coconut Jujube Country were even more ignorant. The main reason they were brought here was to urge them. The nuclear reactor. Are we still going to do it?    

    

Now, as a representative, Morris brought them into the control room of the nuclear power plant.    

    

"Everyone can see that the nuclear power plant that we have been operating safely for twenty years... The nuclear power technology of our Chicken Country is very reliable. It is effective and safe. We are also willing to use our nuclear power technology. Distribution. Here. Any country with a shortage of energy. " Morris said.    

    

Han Country lacked energy? Perhaps not now, Han Country was still a petroleum exporter. However, the Han Country had already started to develop its economy. It was a country with a huge population. Once it developed, it would have a huge demand for energy. Therefore, although Morris was the chief of the air force, it should not be a problem. However, he was also doing his best to serve the interests of Chicken Country.    

    

If he persuaded Han Country to import the nuclear reactors in Chicken Country, then he could earn another sum of money.    

    

Safe? Hearing Morris say safety, Qin Guan couldn't help but want to laugh. Others might not know, but he knew. The most unsafe thing was the graphite reactors. The nuclear reactors here were all graphite reactors.    

    

Why was it called a pile? Because the inkstone was piled up piece by piece, like a pile of bricks. That's the name of the reactor. The graphite can be used as a deceleration agent. However, the graphite was not easy to disperse heat. So, the melting of the core... They were all produced by the graphite reactor.    

    

"This kind of nuclear power technology can be used for civilian purposes. At the same time, it can also be used to produce nuclear weapons." Qin Guan laughed and said, "In this kind of nuclear reactor, we can produce the plutonium needed for nuclear bombs."    

    

Hearing this, the faces of the people from Coconut Jujube Country immediately changed. Qin Guan had hit the nail on the head.    

    

There were two kinds of raw materials to manufacture nuclear bombs, uranium 235 and plutonium 239.    

    

Among them, uranium 235 only contained 0 in natural uranium mines. 715%, the remaining 99% were Uranium 238 that could not be used for fission. In order to produce nuclear bombs, pure Uranium 235% had to be processed to be as high as 93.5%.    

    

This was quite difficult because both of them were isotopes, and their chemical properties were exactly the same. It was impossible to distinguish the two through any chemical means. We can only make use of the slight difference in the ratio between the two, and use the centrifugal method. Separated and extracted.    

    

In this way, to extract a kilogram of pure Uranium 235, he would need at least 200 tons of high-quality natural uranium ore and tens of thousands of centrifuges rotating day and night, consuming a large amount of electricity and financial resources.    

    

As for the specifics, just by looking at Parthia, one would know that it took more than 20 years to start up more than 100 thousand centrifuges. All the way until later generations, only 20% of uranium was produced, and 235 to 10 kilos of uranium was produced.    

    

Therefore, using Uranium 235 to produce nuclear bombs was quite difficult. In comparison, using 239 plutonium to produce nuclear bombs was much simpler.    

    

In nature, plutonium 239 did not exist. It was obtained in nuclear reactors by using fast neutrons to bombard Uranium 238.    

    

As plutonium 239 and Uranium were two completely different elements, using a simple chemical method, one could extract and purify plutonium 239 from the reactor fuel!    

    

In order to obtain 239 plutonium, one had to build a nuclear reactor to artificially produce it.    

    

Crafting plutonium bombs was much simpler than uranium bombs, and exporting nuclear reactors meant exporting nuclear weapons raw materials to the target country!    

    

Upon hearing Qin Guan's words, Morris shook his head. "How could that be? We have always advocated the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the output of nuclear reactors. They will be monitored by the International Atomic Energy Organization. And... We have a whole set of nuclear waste processing technology. Now, I'll take everyone to see how to deal with nuclear waste. "    

    

Nuclear power was beneficial to humans, but how to deal with nuclear waste with radioactive contamination was another problem.    

    

The Marcus Nuclear Power Plant was the first to be built and has been running for more than 20 years. At the same time, the first batch of nuclear reactors will soon be eliminated.    

    

Therefore, Chicken Country simply used waste and built a nuclear waste processing plant where these nuclear reactors were located.    

    

Now, the first nuclear reactor had already been stopped. In the original location, a few large smelting furnaces had been built.    

    

At this moment, the snow outside was still in an uproar. The ground had already begun to freeze, and when they came out of the control room, looking at the world outside that was covered in silver, Amir controlled his shock. But his eyes revealed everything.    

    

The other Coconut Jujube People that came along with him began to cheer.    

    

"Over there, there are two nuclear waste processing furnaces." Looking at the dirt bags from the tropical region, they were amazed by the snow. Morris said, "We can walk over there. Of course. If everyone is willing. When we go over there, we can roll a snowball."    

    

As they walked on the snow, they made squeaking sounds under their feet. If they hadn't experienced it before, they would find it very interesting. At the same time, rolling snowballs were something that only existed in the snow.    

    

As for a snowball fight? Forget it. It was not good for adults to play this kind of game. Moreover, it was for people from many countries.    

    


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