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In the lunar colony ground command center, the staff were busy.
Today is a very significant day. The nuclear fusion generator set placed on the surface of the moon will officially start generating electricity. This not only means that the power shortage problem in the lunar colony will be completely solved, but the excess power can also be sent to the Star Ring City through long-distance transmission, and then to the surface.
"Are you ready?"
"certainly."
"Then let's get started." Jiang Chen nodded and gestured to Kerwin to start.
The entire command center was like clockwork, and everyone was working on their posts with ten or twenty times more energy. Various parameters flashed on the large screen in the center. Every move of the nuclear fusion generator hundreds of thousands of kilometers away could be clearly monitored here.
"The magnetic restraint device is activated, and the helium-III fuel is loaded into the reaction chamber!"
"The magnetic restraints are operating normally."
"The superfluid thermal cycler started... and is operating stably."
"Deuterium fuel filling completed!"
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"ignition!"
All the traffic lights flashed green, and Kerwin immediately pressed the red button. The progress bars in the holographic screen filled up instantly, and the power output instantly reached a terrifying 5,000. In the spherical reaction chamber dozens of kilometers away, the magnetic confinement body has lit up into a ball of light that cannot be seen directly, and its internal reaction temperature has also exceeded the terrifying 10 million degrees!
It is no exaggeration to say that this is equivalent to a small sun.
If the violently reacting atoms break through the shackles of magnetic confinement, their power will be no less than detonating a million-yield hydrogen bomb. If placed on the earth, it would be enough to wipe a modern city off the map.
But everyone present was confident.
As early as the completion of Penglai City, the Star Ring Trade had secretly used the nuclear fusion generator without telling the international community. This is not the first time that everyone here has started up the nuclear fusion generator, but this nuclear fusion generator is from the future. The heavy industry produces it independently and is located hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
5,000, which is far from the limit of this nuclear fusion generator set. As the fuel continues to be filled, the electrical energy output continues to rise. The reaction temperature also exceeded 15 million degrees. After falling slightly, it stabilized at 14 million degrees.
Kerwin breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. He picked up the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder and announced loudly to everyone.
"Nuclear fusion generator No. 01 started up successfully!"
Deafening cheers erupted in the command room, and the staff stepped down from their seats, high-fiving and pumping their fists, cheering for victory.
Due to the situation, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
Unlike most nuclear power plants, Starlink Trading abandoned the inefficient steam turbine power generation design after absorbing the technology from the apocalypse side, and instead adopted the thermionic reactor, which is relatively cutting-edge compared to now.
To put it simply, the cathode and anode are connected by wires, the cathode is heated to release electron beams, and the anode absorbs electrons to form a circulating circuit. However, the entire device will definitely not be that simple. Just like saying that a nuclear power plant simply boils water, the actual technical content involved is of course far more than just boiling water.
How to solve the power generation limit and how to recycle the heat absorbed by the anode into power generation... These are all problems that have yet to be solved in this world. If nothing unexpected happens, in another thirty to fifty years, controllable nuclear fusion technology will be born here in this world, and most of it will use steam turbine wheels to boil water to generate electricity. However, because neutrons are easily absorbed by light substances, compared with nuclear fission, a secondary circuit heat exchanger can be omitted.
At the same time, the same cheers also sounded in the lunar colonies hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
A steady stream of electrical energy is transmitted from the nuclear fusion generator to various areas of the colony, replacing the solar generator that has to be shut down for two weeks. The reaction temperature has been reached, and the fusion reaction can continue as long as the supply of fuel in the reaction chamber is maintained.
Although the high temperature of tens of millions of degrees is scary, this generator is far safer than the generator set of any nuclear power plant in the world. The thermonuclear reaction between helium-3 and deuterium will only produce non-radioactive protons, so no radiation will be produced when using helium-3 as an energy source. Even if an accident occurs, the cost of rescue will not be high.
Taking ten thousand steps back, there is no air on the moon. Even if the entire reactor explodes, it will not form a shock wave that will destroy the world. The killing effect of nuclear weapons in a vacuum environment is extremely limited and is far less terrifying than its explosive yield.
"Congratulations." Jiang Chen smiled and shook Kerwin's hand, "Excellent command."
"Thanks for your promotion." Kerwin accepted the praise humbly.
After a moment of pause, Jiang Chen continued.
"I plan to reorganize part of Star Ring Trading's business."
Kerwin looked at Jiang Chen in confusion, wondering why he told him this. The space launch center he manages is just a very remote department in the Star Ring trade. Although it has an amazing budget, it is almost outside the core of power.
Jiang Chen did not explain, but continued.
"The reorganization is mainly in the aerospace business. The establishment of the Space Launch Center will be abolished and replaced by the newly established aerospace department. This department is responsible for the interstellar colonization plan and all projects within the group involving the development of outer space resources."
"And I hope you will be the manager of this aerospace department."
Kerwin was stunned for a moment, and then his mind was filled with dizzy joy.
"Thank you for the promotion, Chairman, I will not let you down!"
Jiang Chen smiled slightly and patted his shoulder.
"I trust you won't let me down."
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In mid-February, Xinghuan Trading spent S$2 billion to acquire Panu Power Company, which supplies power to the entire Panu Islands, and aggressively changed its name to Global Power Company, integrating the domestic power generation companies and power grid units in New Zealand.
At the same time, the engineering ship of Starlink Trading once again set off to the equator line, started construction under the sea surface base station of the space elevator, and ambitiously prepared to build a submarine cable extending from the equator line to Anga Island, and merge it into the national power grid of New Zealand. middle.
Everything is paving the way for the long-distance power transmission plan of the lunar nuclear fusion power station.
Jiang Chen was obviously not satisfied with the domestic power market in New Zealand. While the construction of the submarine cable was starting, he went to the governments of Morocco and the Philippines and asked them to open their country's power market.
With almost no effort, Jiang Chen easily pulled these two vassal countries onto his chariot. The Philippines and Morocco have both agreed to cooperate with the new country in building transnational submarine cables and connecting them to their own power grids. The electricity bill in the Philippines is the highest in the world, and it can be said that the poorer you are, the more evil you get. Of course, they will not refuse Starlink Trade, which may lower their domestic electricity prices.
What's more, they don't have the confidence to refuse. Star Ring Trading's garrison in Manila has not yet completely withdrawn.
As for the Moro Kingdom, needless to say, Santos simply recognized his younger brother's identity. How could he refuse the suzerain's request? What's more, oil prices have soared recently, and Moro, which relies on oil imports, is itself facing energy shortages. How could it be possible to refuse Jiang Chen
After winning over the Philippines and the Moro Kingdom, Jiang Chen then approached Ma Lai... .