Chapter 955: Nuclear Fusion Power Station Launched

In the ground command center of the lunar colony, the staff is busy.

Today is a very meaningful day. The nuclear fusion power unit installed on the surface of the moon will officially start up to generate electricity. This not only means that the problem of electricity shortage in the lunar colonies will be completely solved, but also the excess electricity can be sent to Star Ring City through long-distance power transmission, and then sent to the surface.

"Are you ready?"

"certainly."

"Then let's get started." Jiang Chen nodded and gestured for Kerwin to start.

The entire command center seemed to be wound up, and everyone worked ten times and twenty times harder to work on their posts. Various parameters are flashing on the large screen in the center, and every move of the nuclear fusion generator hundreds of thousands of kilometers away can be monitored very clearly here.

"The magnetic confinement device is activated, and the helium trifuel is loaded into the reaction chamber!"

"The magnetic restraint device is functioning normally."

"The superfluid thermal cycle device is activated... and is operating stably."

"The deuterium fuel is filled!"

"..."

"ignition!"

The signal lights all jumped to green, and Kerwin immediately pressed the red button. The progress bars on the holographic screen were filled instantly, and the power output reached a terrifying 5000MW in an instant. And in the spherical reaction chamber dozens of kilometers away, the magnetic confinement body has turned into a ball of light that cannot be seen directly, and its internal reaction temperature has also broken through 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 is no less than that of detonating a million-equivalent hydrogen bomb. If placed on the earth, it is enough to wipe a modern city off the map.

But everyone present was full of ambition.

As early as the completion of the nuclear fusion power generator in Penglai City, Star Ring Trading has secretly used it without telling the international community. Heavy Industry produces independently, and it is located hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

5000MW is far from the limit of this nuclear fusion generator set. As the fuel continues to be filled, the output power of electric energy continues to rise.

The reaction temperature also broke through 15 million degrees, and after a slight drop, it stabilized at 14 million degrees.

Kerwin breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, picked up the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder, and announced loudly to everyone.

"Nuclear fusion generator No. 01 has successfully started up!"

Deafening cheers erupted in the command room, and the staff stepped out of their seats one after another, clapping their hands and punching their fists, cheering victory.

Due to the situation, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

Unlike most nuclear power plants, after absorbing the technology from the end of the world, Starlink Trading abandoned the inefficient steam turbine power generation design, and instead adopted a more advanced thermionic reactor than it is 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 circular circuit. But the whole device is definitely not that simple, just like saying that a simple nuclear power plant boils water, but in fact the technical connotation involved is of course far more than just boiling water.

How to solve the limitation of power generation, how to recycle the heat absorbed by the anode to power generation... These are the problems that have yet to be solved in this world. If nothing else happens, in another 30 to 50 years, controllable nuclear fusion technology will also be born in this world, most of which use steam turbines to boil water to generate electricity. Just because neutrons are easily absorbed by light matter, compared with nuclear fission, a secondary circuit heat exchanger can be saved.

At the same time, the same cheers also sounded on the lunar colonies hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

A steady stream of electric energy is transmitted from the nuclear fusion generator to various areas of the colony, replacing the solar generator that takes two weeks to rest for two weeks. The reaction temperature has been reached, as long as the supply of fuel in the reaction chamber is maintained, the fusion reaction can continue.

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 when helium-3 is used as an energy source, no radiation will be produced. Even if an accident occurs, the cost of rescue will not be very high.

Ten thousand steps back, there is no air on the moon, even if the entire reactor explodes, it will not form a devastating shock wave. The killing effect of nuclear weapons in a vacuum environment is extremely limited, far less scary than its explosive yield.

"Congratulations." Jiang Chen smiled and shook Kerwin's hand, "Excellent command."

"Thanks for your promotion." Kerwin humbly accepted the award.

After a pause, Jiang Chen continued.

"I plan to restructure part of the business of Star Ring Trading."

Kerwin looked at Jiang Chen suspiciously, not understanding why he told him about this. The space launch center he manages is only a very partial department in the star ring trade. Although the budget is staggering, it is almost outside the core of power.

Jiang Chen didn't explain, but continued.

"The part of the reorganization is mainly in the aerospace business. The establishment of the Space Launch Center will be canceled and replaced by the newly established Department of Space. This department is in charge of the interstellar colonization plan and all projects involving the development of outer space resources within the group."

"And the manager of the aerospace department, I hope you will be in charge."

Kerwin was taken aback for a moment, and then his brain was occupied by dizzy joy.

"Thank you for the promotion of the chairman, I will definitely not let you down!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and patted his shoulder.

"I'm sure you won't let me down."

...

In mid-February, Xinghuan Trading spent 2 billion Singapore dollars to acquire Panu Power Company, which provides power to the entire Panu Islands, and aggressively changed its name to Global Power Company, integrating Singapore's domestic power generation companies and power grid units.

At the same time, the engineering ship of Xinghuan Trade went to the equator line again, started construction under the sea base station of the space elevator, and was ambitiously preparing to build a submarine cable extending from the equator line to Anga Island, and incorporated it into the national grid of Xinguo. middle.

All of these are 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 electricity market in New Zealand. While the submarine cable was under construction, he went to the governments of Moro and the Philippines and asked them to open up their own electricity markets.

With little effort, Jiang Chen easily pulled the two vassals into his chariot. Both the Philippines and Morocco have agreed to cooperate with Singapore in the construction of transnational submarine cables and connect them to their own power grids. The electricity bill in the Philippines is the highest in the world, and it can be regarded as a model that the poorer the better. Of course, they would not refuse the Star Ring trade that might lower their own domestic electricity prices.

What's more, they don't have the confidence to refuse. The Star Ring Trade's garrison in Manila has not been completely withdrawn yet.

As for the Moro country, needless to say, Santos simply recognized his identity as a younger brother, how could he refuse the request of the suzerain country? What's more, with the recent surge in oil prices, Morocco, which relies on oil imports, is facing energy shortages. How could it be possible to reject Jiang Chen?

After winning over the Philippines and Moro, Jiang Chen then approached Malay... (To be continued.) Launching a new website