Hearing Qian Zhizhong's question, Qiao Zhenhai and the other two also unconsciously directed their gaze towards Su Heng.
This question, they were also very curious.
Faced with the gaze of the three, Su Heng slightly shook his head and then said, "That's not..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhizhong and the other three quietly breathed a sigh of relief. However, before they could think too much, Su Heng's voice suddenly echoed:
“Globally, the nuclear power plants I have built are only about forty. Most of them are ordinary fission nuclear power plants. As for controlled nuclear fusion power plants, there are only nine in the world except for our Long Village…”
???
Only about forty?
only?
Upon hearing the number Su Heng mentioned, Qian Zhizhong and the others, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but turn pale.
What does "only" mean?
Only forty?
To give you a perspective, even in Long Village, the total number of nuclear power plants currently stands at around thirty.
As for the village with the most nuclear power plants in Blue Star, Black Eagle Village, it has only about sixty!
Even including those under construction, the number of nuclear power plants in Black Eagle Village is only seventy-odd!
And Su Heng alone has over forty nuclear power plants under his control!
Even more, he has nine controlled nuclear fusion power plants!
Is that serious?
"Not so..."
Suddenly, Qian Zhizhong suddenly snapped out of it, and directed his gaze towards Su Heng.
"Su, how many reactor units does each of your nuclear power plants have?"
Qian Zhizhong suddenly thought of something. Su Heng always prefers to conceal his abilities.
In fact, the number of nuclear power plants globally is the number of reactor units, not the number of individual nuclear power plants.
Almost all nuclear power plants cannot have only a single reactor unit.
Qian Zhizhong doesn't know about the nuclear power plants on Su Heng's side, but he assumes it should be like that...
Facing the question, Su Heng didn't try to conceal it, and directly said:
"Technically speaking, my nuclear power plants are quite advanced. Most of them are self-used, and each plant has only one reactor unit. To be more accurate, it's only in places like Shacamels where I built a few nuclear power plants for them. These plants provide about 40% of the village's electricity to the Camels."
"Considering the need for technological secrecy, the reactors in those nuclear power plants are all of my second-generation fission reactors, which are quite common and not very efficient. Therefore, there are more reactor units. The total number of reactors across the several plants adds up to exactly ten..."
"When added up, including the fusion reactor units, there are a total of 53 reactor units."
53
Hearing this number, Qian Zhizhong let out a sigh of relief...
Fortunately, at least from the numbers, the nuclear power plants owned by Su Heng don't sound too absurd.
It hasn't exceeded that of Black Eagle, has it? It's just a bit more than that of Long Village, around a dozen or so.
What kind of 'only' is that!
Su Heng is a private individual!
But their Long Village is a colossal village with over a billion people!
An individual's control over nuclear reactor units is more than the entire village of over a billion people!
What does "only" even mean here?
"Su, you really are…"
Staring blankly, Qian Zhizhong couldn't help but want to say something.
But before he could finish, Qin Shan's voice couldn't help but ring out:
"Su, are these figures excluding the nuclear power from the nuclear power plants within our Long Village? So you mean you have secretly built nuclear power plants within our Long Village?"
The sudden voice made Qian Zhizhong and Qiao Zhenhai both startled, but then they snapped out of it and directed their gaze towards Su Heng at the same time.
……
"Faced with the gaze of the three, Su Heng was silent for a moment, then helplessly said:"
"That's true. The nuclear power equipment in Dongsheng Province, you all know, those are mine. There are a total of three nuclear power plants and six reactor units, which provide more than two-thirds of the electricity for Dongsheng Province. Of course, technically speaking, I only contributed the technology and took a stake in them. In reality, these three nuclear power plants still belong to the official of our village..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhizhong and the others exchanged a glance, then all nodded slightly.
They naturally know about the nuclear power in Dongsheng Province.
They had already known about this when they first conducted a background check on Su Heng.
And even without a background check, they couldn't have been unaware of nuclear power, which is a sensitive issue.
If it weren't for Su Heng's technical stake and participation in profits without actually managing the operation, they, the Long Village, would never allow a private individual to interfere with nuclear power!
After all, nuclear power is far too dangerous. Any accident could lead to unimaginable catastrophic consequences!
Like the nuclear leakage incident of Old Polar Bear, which cost Old Polar Bear countless human and material resources. It took tens of thousands of people, with thousands of lives lost, to finally stop the leakage!
However, even after all this, the area around that nuclear power station is still a wasteland to this day!
With such a serious precedent, how could Long Village entrust this kind of thing to a private individual?
It's just that the nuclear power technology Su Heng brought out is even more advanced than their own in Long Village, and he even directly optimized their village's nuclear power facilities. That's why they agreed to let Su Heng take a technical stake.
And they promised to prioritize the supply of electricity to Su Heng's Jiuding Group.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for Su Heng to get involved in nuclear power.
Pausing for a moment, Qin Shan asked again, "Su, the nuclear power technology you provided in Dongsheng Province, what level does it belong to?"
Facing the question, Su Heng directly said, "Those technologies are actually not up to par with what I have. To be more accurate, they are at a level higher than the fission reactors I built for the Camels. It can be considered a third-generation fission reactor. Compared to my self-owned nuclear power plants abroad, it is one grade lower…"
Hearing this, Qian Zhizhong and the others couldn't help but twitch their corners.
Alright, alright, it's one grade lower then.
At this moment, all three of them felt somewhat helpless.
The more they understood Su Heng, the more helpless they felt.
They simply don't know how many good things Su Heng is hiding from them.
Su Heng, even with nuclear power technology, can send out second-tier technologies to others while keeping even better ones for himself!
Who would believe that!
However, thinking about it for a moment, Su Heng has even managed to create controlled nuclear fusion. These nuclear fission technologies, therefore, seem relatively unimportant.
"Never mind those nuclear power plants. Let's talk about the other nuclear power plants you have under your control." Qiao Zhenhai shook his head slightly, shaking off other thoughts, and then deeply said, "Su, you've kept a lot of secrets. How many nuclear power plants have you secretly built within our village?"
"……” Upon hearing this, Su Heng took a sip of the tea prepared by his secretary beside him.
"In short, I have a small or micro nuclear power plant under all of the headquarters of the companies in our village. They are all controlled nuclear fusion power plants. The underground training center of Xinghe Technology, which you guys went to visit last time, is actually the energy center of Xinghe Technology at a depth of one hundred meters below the surface. "
"The core of that energy center is a small nuclear fusion reactor. Most of the energy for Xinghe Technology, especially the electricity-hungry ones like artificial intelligence, is basically supplied by this nuclear fusion reactor..."
Under the gaze of the others, Su Heng recounted in detail the matter of the nuclear fusion reactors in his possession.
Such things would have been impossible to expose in the past.
After all, no manager would allow such an unstable factor to exist under their jurisdiction.
What are you trying to do by secretly building these nuclear power plants?
A mistake and you might as well say goodbye to your head!
However, now, with the previous relationship, these matters seem relatively unimportant.
Even if exposed, it wouldn't matter much.
As it turned out, after listening to what Su Heng said, Qian Zhizhong and the others' faces were not just filled with awe. They also had a sense of helplessness.
Awe, it's awe at the black technology in Su Heng's possession!
And helplessness comes from Su Heng's audacity!
To some extent, such things are a serious violation of taboos!
And Su Heng dared to do this in a shady and secretive manner. What is this but audacity beyond measure?
But as Su Heng has done so much for the village, they can't really hold him accountable for anything.
Moreover, even if Su Heng hadn't done all that much, just based on the technology of controlled nuclear fusion, they couldn't really do anything to Su Heng.
Don't look at Su Heng's casual attitude towards controlled nuclear fusion technology here.
But don't forget, this is what has always been referred to as the "technology that will be developed in fifty years" on Blue Star!
Blue Star has even always believed that it is even the starting point of the second energy revolution for humans, and the starting point for humans to step into space!
So, aside from helplessness, they could only resign themselves to it…
At this moment of helplessness, Su Heng's voice echoed again:
"Mr. Qian, actually, if you want to use controlled nuclear fusion for commercial power generation, you don't need the Jinwu 330 reactor…"
The sudden voice made Qian Zhizhong and the others startled.
At this moment, Su Heng continued:
"The Jinwu 330 reactor is a controlled nuclear fusion device I designed based on the needs of Nantianmen. Considering the environment of Nantianmen, the Jinwu 330 needs to take into account many factors such as volume and weight…"
"Although Nantianmen is large, every square inch of space is gold, so every bit of space must be planned to the maximum. Therefore, everything is made as small as possible, which also directly leads to a straight-line increase in the cost of Jinwu 330!"
"In fact, if designed according to the normal size of a reactor, the construction cost of Jinwu 330 would be at least half as much. The cost of one Jinwu 330 reactor would not exceed ten billion Long coins!"
"And not only the construction cost, but also the operating cost will be lower. If Jinwu 330 is built to the normal size of a reactor, its lifespan can be even longer, and the operation time for adding fuel once, will also be further extended…"
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhizhong and the others seemed to be deep in thought.
Without realizing it, the minds of Qian Zhizhong and the others involuntarily wandered to those things that are limited by space volume and weight.
For instance, engines for airplanes, engines for tanks, and so on.
These things all need to take into account the factors of volume and weight, so they are made as small and as light as possible.
That is corresponding to a significant increase in cost!
The same applies to naval aircraft carriers as well, due to the limited internal space and deck space of aircraft carriers.
The size and weight of carrier-based aircraft are subject to stringent requirements!
Every square meter, or even every square centimeter of space, or every kilogram of mass, will be utilized to the fullest!
This directly leads to the fact that, under the same specifications or even smaller specifications and performance, the cost of carrier-based aircraft is generally higher than that of conventional fighter jets.
"According to my design, if we don't consider factors like volume, the normal Jinwu 330 would have a performance that's about 50% better than the one for Nantianmen!"
"At the same consumption level, the regular power generation capacity of one Jinwu 330 can provide sufficient electricity for a city with a population of about three million people!"
"I roughly estimated that, with our village's current population and power demand, we would only need about fifty regular versions of Jinwu 330 to meet all the power needs…"
As Qian Zhizhong and the others were lost in thought, Su Heng's voice rang out again.
While speaking, Su Heng directly touched the model in front of him.
In the next moment, the virtual model in front of them expanded, and then a model of a reactor similar to Jinwu 330 but much larger appeared directly in front of them. At the same time, a series of data information was displayed on the side...
After hearing what Su Heng said and looking at the virtual model and the complex data information in front of them, Qian Zhizhong and the others' hearts moved slightly.
A performance increase of 50%!
Cost reduced by 50%!
Adding them up, it directly reduces the construction cost by two-thirds!
If what Su Heng said is true...
Then, on average, their village would need one province to build one Jinwu 330, and it would basically be enough to meet the entire power demand of the Dragon Village!
And unlike hydropower, thermal power, and wind power plants, which require consideration of environmental factors.
Controlled nuclear fusion reactors like Jinwu 330 can be placed anywhere!
As long as the nuclear fuel is transported to the site, it's all set!
This indirectly saves how much construction cost?
Taking the largest hydropower station in Long Village as an example, the construction cost of the dam itself is not counting, just for the initial expenses of building it, such as resettlement and environmental protection, these are all astronomical figures!
While Jinwu 330 doesn't need to consider any of these.
According to the data information Su Heng displayed, although the regular Jinwu 330 reactor's footprint is much larger than that of the Jinwu 330 on Nantianmen, it is still less than ten thousand square meters!
That is, an area of one hundred meters by one hundred meters!
So large an area, on Nantianmen it might be significant, but on the ground, it's really negligible.
The area of a standard soccer field is nearly ten thousand square meters!
This ten thousand square meter space can provide Long Village province how much money?
A little saved, but what about dozens of them?
Adding to the savings from the various hydro, thermal, and other power facilities' costs before, as well as the basic generation and consumption costs.
So many savings can buy how many Nantianmen?
With these in mind, Qian Zhizhong and the others' eyes started to shine.
In their minds, they couldn't help but start to imagine the future scene where dozens of Nantianmen appeared in the sky, overwhelming everything.
Just thinking about these, their breathing became a little urgent!
(The End of this Chapter)
