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Chapter 676 Super engineering-seawater extraction deuterium engineering!

Everyone laughed when they heard this question from the boss, and Lei Tiantang also responded after asking this question. It’s really awkward. Is that nonsense? The country has worked so hard, plus it is the infinite gravity group. Come home to cooperate, then when both parties have sincere cooperation, there will of course be no shortage of people when doing work.

It is so simple how much effort you can make, not to mention that the major actions of the country during this period of time have also fully proved the importance attached to the experimental reactor of the nuclear fusion reactor.

So he shook his head and smiled for a while, then said with a smile: "Okay, I know, I believe you are all ready to do the work, then the specific ignition work will follow the plan!

Now let’s discuss the super project that was discussed in the last meeting with the leader. What step has the specific work done now?

We must know that after we formally roll out the construction of a nuclear fusion reactor power station, the reactor will have a lot of deuterium and tritium. If we cannot have a stable fuel supply, our work will be difficult to do later!"

The question asked by Lei Tiantang related to an important cooperation issue discussed in the last meeting with the big leaders, because the nuclear fusion reactor technology provided by Lei Tiantang is only the first generation of nuclear fusion reactor technology, that is, the use of deuterium and The fusion reaction of tritium as fuel.

Deuterium (deuterium), hydrogen (H) isotope, also known as heavy hydrogen, the element symbol is generally D or 2H.There is one proton and one neutron in the deuterium nucleus, whose relative atomic weight is twice that of ordinary hydrogen.

There is 0.02% deuterium in hydrogen, and its content in nature is about one-seven thousandth that of ordinary hydrogen.Deuterium is used in thermonuclear reactions, and β-rays are emitted during fusion to form helium with a mass of 3, which is used as a tracer atom in chemical and biological research work.Deuterium is called "future natural fuel".

Deuterium is abundant in seawater.There is one deuterium atom in about 6500 hydrogen atoms in seawater, and the total amount of deuterium in seawater is about 45 trillion tons.The fusion energy released by the complete fusion of deuterium contained in each liter of seawater is equivalent to the energy of 300 liters of gasoline fuel. According to the energy consumed by the world, the fusion energy of deuterium in seawater can be used for tens of billions of years.

Tritium can be made from lithium.Lithium mainly has two isotopes of lithium-6 and lithium-7.After lithium-6 absorbs a thermal neutron, it can become tritium and emit energy.Lithium-7 must absorb fast neutrons to become tritium.Although the reserves of lithium on the earth are much less than deuterium, there are more than 200 billion tons.

Using it to make tritium is enough for the age when humans use deuterium and deuterium fusion.Therefore, nuclear fusion energy is an inexhaustible new energy source.

However, there is a problem here. To know that there is no problem in the preparation of tritium, the extraction of tritium from seawater is really exhausting. Modern tritium production is generally produced by bombarding lithium with neutrons in a fission reactor!

Will this affect the efficiency of fission reactors?In fact, if these neutrons are not used, they must be absorbed with a moderator, such as heavy water or early graphite. Isn't it used to produce tritium?

The fusion reactor does not mean that the nuclear fission reactor can be completely replaced immediately. The country’s investment in the nuclear fission reactor is not a little. With so many nuclear fission power stations built, it can’t be said that it will be abandoned.That's not too wasteful!

It can be used to make tritium while supplying power to the grid, so there is no problem in this aspect of production.

The only fuel that needs to be extracted from seawater is deuterium. The super engineering Lei Tiantang asked about the extraction of deuterium. He does not lack these nuclear fuels. Whether he uses his own ability to directly extract from the seawater, or he is in When so much material was engulfed in the universe, these important materials were deliberately screened out. These can make him possess an amazing amount of various nuclear materials.

However, he has no problem in using these materials privately, and it will not work if he wants to use them. How can he explain the source of these nuclear fuels?

So when he designed the nuclear fusion reactor, he and Kuafu considered this problem, and finally designed a set of technical means to extract deuterium from seawater, and this technology was also provided to the energy company's laboratory for verification Of course, the country will know the existence of this technology.

Since there are no technical problems, then work in this area will start to be prepared. At the last meeting, the big leader discussed with Lei Tiantang about the development of a super engineering project to extract deuterium from seawater. Submit it.

"Boss, the state is more active than us in this matter. Now that the site selection work has been completed, the technology has passed the rigorous review. There is no problem in this aspect of our company, so construction has now officially started!

However, because our company's technology is too mature, our current super project is not a simple single project of deuterium in advance, but a comprehensive super project!

The location of this project is in Huangdao, in order to send the by-product freshwater produced by using our seawater extraction technology to the surrounding areas where water is scarce for many years, and a dedicated channel will be built later to transport these freshwater to Farther away, even transported to desert areas, to contribute to tree planting and sand prevention work there!

So the government is active in this area. After all, the lack of freshwater resources in our country is not just a talk!And our technology, we also think that using it alone to extract deuterium from seawater is really a waste of its ability, and the better use should be the seawater desalination project!

The project we are building this time is also preparing to use nuclear fusion reactors as energy sources, so that our desalination costs will be reduced to a very low point. What kind of changes this will bring to our country is self-evident!Jiang Yuting answered with a smile.

Jiang Yuting's answer also made everyone understand why the country attaches so much importance to the company's nuclear fusion reactor project, because just a branch technology in this project can become a solution to the country's major development problems!

We must know that our country is really a drought and water shortage country.my country's total freshwater resources are 2.80 trillion cubic meters, accounting for 6% of global water resources, second only to Brazil, polar bears and maple leaf countries, ranking fourth in the world.

It seems okay, but my country’s per capita water resources are only 2,300 cubic meters, which is only 14 of the world’s average, and it is one of the world’s poorest countries.However, China is the country with the most water consumption in the world.