Chapter 163: Nuclear Weapon Experiment

In the Taklamakan Desert.

Zhang Wen received the news.

"Factory Manager,"

"the cabin sections are all completed."

"Waiting for assembly."

Zhang Wen let out a long breath.

Thanks to modular construction and the medium-voltage DC power system,

current warship construction is completely modular.

Now, the only thing left for the New Era aircraft carrier is the power cabin section.

All other parts have been built.

Even the slipway for assembly has been used.

And the power cabin section has also been built.

It has reserved space and pipelines for both nuclear power and conventional power forms.

Highly integrated and modular,

just like a toy, plug and play.

Extremely convenient.

Now, the New Era aircraft carrier only needs to complete this one experiment

and then go back to install it.

The whole ship can be said to be completed.

The rest is sea trials.

Zhang Wen took out a bottle of mineral water

and drank it all in one gulp.

This place is worthy of being called the Desert of Death.

It is just dry.

Today is the last test of the experiment,

and also the most dangerous test:

the explosion experiment.

Zhang Wen squinted his eyes, looking at the nuclear reactor in the distance.

This last experiment requires using explosives to perform a point-detonation on the nuclear reactor.

After all, it is going on a warship.

In war, people won't play those games with you.

They will definitely throw all kinds of bombs and missiles directly at the nuclear reactor.

So it must have sufficient protective capabilities.

And if it is really destroyed,

it must be safe enough.

There must be no rapid nuclear leakage.

At least leave enough reaction time for the soldiers.

And there must not be an incident like Little Boy.

Otherwise, if a nuclear explosion suddenly occurs on the ocean,

that would be a huge joke.

The world's nuclear reaction mechanisms would all be activated.

Zhang Wen doesn't want to see the scene of the whole world throwing nuclear bombs at each other.

He walked out of the room.

During this period,

Zhang Wen directly had the workers from the Qingtian Factory who were building the Aerospace City come here

to build some anti-nuclear facilities.

Otherwise, the experiment couldn't be done at all.

Zhang Wen and the others didn't want to die yet.

As soon as Zhang Wen went out, he saw Chief Engineer Qu.

"I say, you are quite leisurely."

"It's only past 4 o'clock in the morning, right?"

Chief Engineer Qu said.

Zhang Wen looked up at the sky.

"That's Jingcheng time."

Zhang Wen complained helplessly.

"Hahaha."

"Don't worry."

"I have absolute confidence in the design and manufacture of the nuclear reactor."

"That thing was built from scratch by me and others."

"Now all the dozen or so nuclear power plants in the East are using our plans."

"Could it be bad?"

Chief Engineer Qu said.

"Damn, that thing is a nuclear reaction."

"Chain reaction, once it starts, we can see a mushroom cloud."

Zhang Wen said.

"Forget it, mushroom cloud."

Chief Engineer Qu said.

"This thing will at most blow a big hole for you."

"There isn't much fuel inside."

"And there are all kinds of things to suppress the reaction."

"Don't think too much."

"You should think about the New Era aircraft carrier."

"You are the commander-in-chief of this project."

Chief Engineer Qu said.

Zhang Wen rubbed his head.

If it weren't for the plane, flying back and forth to the factory every day to supervise the progress,

Zhang Wen would have collapsed long ago.

"Forget it. I think you don't know."

"All the cabin sections are completed."

"Now it's just waiting for you."

Zhang Wen said helplessly.

"The reactor hasn't been installed, what are you waiting for?"

Chief Engineer Qu asked suspiciously.

"The power cabin section hasn't been installed. It's just waiting for you."

"Some of the other cabin sections have already started to be connected."

Zhang Wen complained mercilessly.

"Then hurry up."

Chief Engineer Qu said anxiously.

"What's the use of you being anxious?"

"It only works if they say it's okay."

Zhang Wen gestured over there.

Chief Engineer Qu then had a sudden realization.

"Otherwise, can you handle nuclear leakage or nuclear explosion?"

After Zhang Wen finished speaking,

he took Chief Engineer Qu to eat.

By noon,

the hottest time of the day,

their experiment was finally allowed.

The nuclear reaction troops had already set everything up.

And there were various contingency plans for accidents.

Zhang Wen and Chief Engineer Qu were in an anti-nuclear bunker with the troops' commander, Commander Wang, and his party,

watching the screen on the monitor.

"You guys can be considered lucky."

"You know, this thing is the same type of protection used when our first atomic bomb exploded back then."

Commander Wang laughed.

"Then we are really honored."

After Zhang Wen finished speaking, he stared fixedly at the screen on the monitor.

The nuclear reactor stood there,

surrounded by all kinds of explosives.

Not only that,

a thousand miles away,

there was a missile launch vehicle unit

aiming at the nuclear reactor on the rack.

Undoubtedly,

this kind of test is to test the limits of safety.

Commander Wang let out a long breath.

After confirming one last time

that everyone had reached a safe position

and there was no one else in the entire desert,

he decisively gave the order.

"Experiment start."

After three seconds,

the explosives next to the nuclear reactor detonated one after another.

In an instant, brilliant fire rose into the sky.

The entire monitor screen was covered by fire.

After a few minutes,

when the smoke and fire dissipated,

Zhang Wen and Chief Engineer Qu's hearts were in their throats.

"It's fine!"

"Did you see that? It's fine!"

Chief Engineer Qu immediately started shouting happily.

"Don't be anxious, there's more!"

After Zhang Wen finished speaking,

more explosives began to explode.

Among these explosives, there were countless steel plate fragments and specially customized debris.

And they were all made of high-temperature alloys

to ensure they wouldn't melt due to the high temperature of the explosion.

This was simulating the scene of the power cabin section exploding.

Sounds of explosions rang out one after another.

Against the backdrop of the sun,

it looked incomparably dazzling.

After a few minutes,

the smoke dissipated.

Chief Engineer Qu threw himself at his screen,

carefully observing every detail.

I saw that although the nuclear reactor had suffered significant damage,

it still remained intact.

Chief Engineer Qu immediately looked at the value of the Geiger counter next to it.

After looking for a long time, he finally confirmed.

"The shell is not damaged."

"There is no nuclear leakage either."

Chief Engineer Qu said excitedly.

Actually, up to now,

the experiment could be declared a perfect success.

Such an explosion could already confirm that under non-extreme conditions,

the nuclear reactor could be installed on the ship.

But today's experiment was the limit,

all the limits.

Subsequently, Commander Wang took out the communicator

and said: "Aim at the target, fire."

A thousand miles away, the missile vehicle that received the order raised the missile.

After a dazzling fire,

the missile soared into the sky.

A few minutes later, at the location of the nuclear reactor, a huge explosion and a bottomless pit were left behind.

"Quick, check the counter."

Zhang Wen said suddenly.

Chief Engineer Qu didn't need to be told;

he had been staring fixedly at the Geiger counter.

"100."

"30."

"10."

"1."

"It seems the added suppression substances are effective."

Chief Engineer Qu looked up

and said.

Zhang Wen saw all this

and finally said with relief:

"Alright, install the spare nuclear reactor on the ship immediately."

"The project is ready to be completed."

"Estimated time, 18 days." ===== CHAPTER 164 =====