Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 82 Just Give Me Some Nuclear Fuel

"Red Star has very few calls, and only has connection records with a single operator's signal tower. The multi-point source signal strength comparison method is not applicable, and it is impossible to track the specific location where Red Star dials."

Hong Xing has been exposed to the public only a limited number of times, and Zhang Gang's plan to investigate Hong Xing's true identity is not going smoothly.

“This person is very cautious.”

When it is confirmed that Red Star has the ability to manufacture weapons, its identity and positioning must be adjusted.

For safety reasons, Zhang Gang must obtain more information about Red Star.

"Lock monitoring?"

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Zhang Gang shook his head.

The Red Star dialing method is obviously an abnormal method, and the numbers of recent calls have all been displayed as 110.

It would be too labor-intensive to monitor this national emergency number and it is unrealistic.

The level and importance of the Red Star mission have been raised too high, and the level of the department that Zhang Gang reports to has been raised to the top!
As the person in charge of the Red Star mission, Zhang Gang has an increasingly heavy burden on him.

"report!"

"Come in."

The guard came in and stood beside Zhang Gang, whispering a report in his ear.

"Emergency call number 7."

Zhang Gang raised his eyebrows, nodded and said solemnly:

"I see, you go out."

After the guard left, Zhang Gang picked up a black landline phone on the table.

"I'm Zhang Gang, what's going on now?"

No. 7 stayed with Academician Zheng Mingyi the entire time, ensuring that he could report to Zhang Gang at any time when Red Star contacted him.

"General, there's a call from Hongxing. Academician Zheng is communicating with him right now."

Finally she appeared. After waiting for so long, Zhang Gang had never communicated directly with Hong Xing, but today she finally appeared.

"Let me talk to Red Star."

"Ok."

Zheng Mingyi's voice came from the microphone, and after a while, a woman's puzzled voice came into Zhang Gang's ears.

"Who is it that I am speaking to?"

The woman's voice was sweet, and Zhang Gang was very familiar with it. He had listened to Hong Xing's previous recordings countless times.

"Red Star, I'm Zhang Gang from the East China University Military Special Service Team. The higher-ups have decided that I will be in charge of the connection with you."

Zhang Gang's appearance obviously caught the other party off guard. There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the call, and the female voice spoke after a while.

"I see. That's not bad."

"It would save a lot of trouble if I contact Mr. Zhang directly in the future."

Zhang Gang did not hear any resistance in the other party's words, which he saw as a positive signal.

“It’s an honor to be in charge of this mission.”

"Ms. Red Star, what can I do for you?"

Before fully understanding Red Star's intentions, Zhang Gang did not intend to act rashly to avoid damaging the friendship between the two parties.

After all, the technology obtained from Red Star is of enormous value, and many of the technologies have been verified to have a great driving force for the scientific and technological progress of Southeast University.

"This time I just want to fulfill my previous promise. I promised to transfer the thorium-based reactor technology to you. I can't break my promise."

"Have you contacted the nuclear physics expert?"

Sure enough! New technology!
"We have already communicated and confirmed with the East China Nuclear Energy side. Should I bring them in now?"

"Pull it in, let's not waste time."

"Okay, wait a minute."

Zhang Gang put the microphone aside and used another landline to quickly contact his subordinate No. 9 stationed at Dongda Nuclear Energy.

Like No. 7, No. 9 has also been following Dongda Nuclear Energy's Huang Zhengliang recently.

After the call was connected, Zhang Gang gave the order directly without giving the other party a chance to talk nonsense.

"Let Huang Zhengliang enter the communication channel 7 now."

"receive."

After hanging up the call with No. 9, Zhang Gang picked up the microphone on the table again.

"Ms. Hongxing, the person in charge of the thorium-based reactor project of Dongda Nuclear Energy will be connected soon."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

While waiting for Huang Zhengliang to access, Zhang Gang naturally would not waste the opportunity to communicate with Hong Xing.

"There is something very important that I need to confirm with you."

"Please rest assured that Dongda has no ill will towards you."

"It's just that this matter is of great importance and we have to figure it out."

Zhang Gang tried his best to express his sincere attitude to Hong Xing.

The things he wants to confirm are of concern not only to Dongda University, but also to all important forces across the entire Blue Star.

"Oh? What happened?"

Zhang Gang suppressed his inexplicable excitement and asked the question carefully.

"Ms. Red Star, are you aware of the conflict that occurred in Hawaiian waters?"

"The Rim Ocean Exercise Fleet was attacked by unidentified individuals. This incident has caused an uproar on Blue Planet."

"During this period, more than a dozen waves of unidentified persons have been arrested in the country."

"After interrogation and investigation, it was found that these people had the same mission objectives. They suspected that the attack was launched by us in Hawaii."

"Ms. Red Star, you may not know that the emergence of this kind of equipment that breaks the balance of combat power has made all major forces very nervous."

"In particular, many forces believed that the attack was launched by us, which put great pressure on the University of East China."

While Zhang Gang was saying this, the red star on the other side remained silent.

This silent attitude made Zhang Gang more certain that he had found the right person.

"I need to confirm whether this attack has anything to do with you?"

The most important question came out of Zhang Gang's mouth. He looked down and saw the call access request from No. 9, but did not choose to approve the application immediately.

Now he just wanted to wait for Red Star's answer.

Besides him, there are some other people in the upper echelons who are waiting for the answer.

"It seems that you are still not cautious enough."

"Mr. Zhang, why did you think of me?"

Hong Xing was not surprised or panicked when being seen through by others. Instead, she admitted it directly and frankly.

Zhang Gang's breathing became rapid and he suppressed his shock.

The result was consistent with what he and Zhao Fuqing had guessed!
The equipment that paralyzed the Ugly Eagle Circumocean Exercise Fleet is truly in the hands of the Red Star!

In other words, the Red Star has the deterrent power to paralyze one force’s naval ships!

Although there had been speculations, Zhang Gang was still shocked by the person involved's frank admission.

"Thank you for your honesty, Ms. Red Star."

"I hope to have in-depth communication with you later. Now I will bring in Dongda Nuclear Energy."

Zhang Gang tried his best to control his emotions, clenching his left hand to control his muscles so that his voice would sound steady.

How to deal with such important information was no longer a decision that a mere lieutenant general could make.

"Well, come in quickly."

Zhang Gang pressed a button on the special landline, and No. 9's call request was connected to the channel between him and Red Star.

"General, Mr. Huang Zhengliang will speak to you next."

After Voice 9 finished speaking, a hoarse voice appeared in the channel.

"General Zhang, is that person here?"

Throwing aside the tissue paper used to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Zhang Gang said calmly:

"Director Huang, Ms. Hongxing is on the channel, you can speak directly."

"Ms. Hongxing, this is Director Huang Zhengliang of Dongda Nuclear Energy."

The Red Star woman's voice sounded, polite and friendly, and her voice was as sweet as before.

When hearing this voice, it is hard to associate it with the weapon controller who is making all parties on Blue Star nervous.

"Are you the red star?"

"You said you have a complete set of small thorium-based molten salt nuclear reactor technology?"

"Perhaps you have made extraordinary achievements in other scientific research fields, but I want to say that nuclear energy research is no joke."

"If you can't explain why, you're wasting everyone's time!"

"I will ask General Zhang to investigate you!" Huang Zhengliang's blunt accusation made Zhang Gang tremble with fear.

Hongxing is now the treasure of Southeast University. Several technological contributions have enabled Southeast University to achieve great progress in various fields.

"Director Huang, please calm down."

"I believe Ms. Red Star will answer your questions soon."

"Ms. Hongxing, please don't mind. Director Huang speaks quite directly."

As a middleman, Zhang Gang must step forward at this time to avoid any misunderstanding between the two parties.

"fine."

"Director Huang, you are definitely a senior in the field of nuclear energy. I agree with that."

"You can judge for yourself what I'm going to say next to see if I'm wasting your time."

Hong Xing was more magnanimous than Zhang Gang thought, and did not care about Huang Zhengliang's offense at all.

"The difficulty of thorium-based molten salt reactor technology lies in fuel design and molten salt corrosion protection. Director Huang, you can listen to my proposal on these two points."

"Whether there is any truth in what I said, I think you will definitely make a judgment."

"Thorium-based reactor fuel design is different from traditional uranium fuel"

There were three people in the channel. As a soldier, Zhang Gang was confused by what he heard.

The other two people were well-versed in the field of nuclear reactors, and Zhang Gang could not understand any of the various technical terms related to it.

But Zhang Gang listened to every word of Hong Xing's words very carefully.

Although he didn't understand the content, he was able to analyze Hong Xing's personality from the way Hong Xing spoke, which was very important for subsequent communication with Hong Xing.

As the communication progressed, the more Hongxing spoke, the more silent the other two people in the channel became except Hongxing.

Zhang Gang was silent because he was thinking about Hong Xing's way of speaking and the details, while Huang Zhengliang was silent because he needed to use all his brain power to think about the technical content of what Hong Xing said.

"The liquid fuel design mode allows thorium-based reactors to be replenished online. Thorium addition and fission product extraction can be carried out simultaneously, making it possible for thorium-based reactors to operate continuously for decades or even hundreds of years."

From Huang Zhengliang's continued silence, Zhang Gang knew that the small thorium-based molten salt reactor technology mastered by Hongxing was absolutely reliable!
A small nuclear reactor technology that can provide stable energy for a long time is extremely important to Todai today.

Energy transformation and AI large model training, in just these two areas, mature small reactor technology can play an important role beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

".As for the molten salt corrosion protection solution, a material with extremely strong corrosion resistance is needed."

"Director Huang, I wonder if you have developed a response plan now?"

After one person spoke for a long time, Hong Xing suddenly opened his mouth and asked a question to the silent Huang Zhengliang.

Zhang Gang immediately held his breath when he heard the question. He would definitely not get involved in the conversation between two technology giants, but he was also worried that Huang Zhengliang might say something rude and offend Red Star.

After a long period of silence, Huang Zhengliang's already hoarse voice sounded even deeper.

"Our project is currently using an inert material diaphragm solution, which can to a certain extent isolate the corrosion of the pipeline by molten salt."

What surprised Zhang Gang was that Huang Zhengliang no longer spoke with the arrogance he had before. He had already acknowledged the fact that Red Star had surpassed Dongda Nuclear Energy.

"Inert material diaphragm? This solution is inevitably subject to high temperature damage, and subsequent maintenance is even more troublesome, which will affect the continuity of the nuclear reaction."

Hong Xing pointed out the shortcomings of Dongda’s nuclear energy technology plan in one sentence. Zhang Gang, an outsider in this exchange, admired Hong Xing even more.

You should know that Huang Zhengliang is a leading figure in the field of thorium-based reactors at Dongda University and the head of a team that is strongly supported by the country.

Facing the red star, he seemed completely defenseless at this moment.

"Yes, the problem you mentioned does exist."

“We are working on the next generation of options.”

It can be heard that Huang Zhengliang is trying his best to save the reputation of Dongda Nuclear Energy and himself.

"Haha, I understand."

Hongxing chuckled, and the other two could tell the contempt in this chuckle.

"I have an alloy formula that has good corrosion resistance and can solve the corrosion problem."

"By the way, General Zhang, this alloy should also be used by the military. If I remember correctly, the alloy's yield strength is 2200MPa."

Suddenly he heard Hong Xing calling him. Before Zhang Gang could respond, Huang Zhengliang screamed first.

"2200MPa!?"

"What is the formula? How much does it cost?"

Zhang Gang is not sensitive to this number, but Huang Zhengliang, as a scientific researcher, is very familiar with material properties.

There are roughly several types of high-strength alloys used in human industrial civilization: nickel-based superalloys, titanium alloys, chromium-cobalt-molybdenum alloys, etc. The yield strength of these alloys is between 1000 and 1600 MPa.

The 2200MPa alloy, if the raw material and production costs can be controlled, will directly change the application pattern of Dongda special alloys!

Zhang Gang was not angry when Huang Zhengliang asked the question first. Since a professional was asking the question, he was happy to keep quiet and wait for Hong Xing to answer.

"The cost is reasonable and will not be more expensive than nickel-based super alloys."

"As for the recipe, I was just about to tell you guys you can write it down."

After Hong Xing finished speaking, Huang Zhengliang's voice became panicked.

"Wait a minute! I'll find a pen, quick!"

More than half an hour later, Hong Xing fully explained the alloy formula and production method, and Zhang Gang also recorded everything Hong Xing said.

".I will call this alloy DSS091. You can change the name or not."

"With this alloy, the last piece of the puzzle of the thorium-based molten salt reactor solution I mentioned earlier has been completed."

"This modular reactor can be manufactured and deployed in batches."

"Director Huang, you should understand the value of this."

After saying this, Hong Xing fell silent, indicating that he had finished his story.

"Director Huang, do you have any other questions?"

By asking questions to the silent Huang Zhengliang, Zhang Gang hoped that he could get the complete details of the technology described by Hong Xing.

Every opportunity to communicate with Red Star is hard-won, and we must ensure that there is no loss of information or misunderstanding during the technical teaching process.

"Very clear! Very rigorous! Very complete!"

"Ms. Red Star, please accept my sincere apology. I apologize for the offense I caused you before!"

Zhang Gang could hear excitement and admiration in the hoarse voice.

After the exchange just now, it was obvious that Director Huang had been completely impressed by Hong Xing.

"It's a small matter. I just hope that Director Huang can advance the project as soon as possible so that Dongda people can see the blue sky and breathe pure air every day."

After hearing Hong Xing's words, Huang Zhengliang was touched.

Thinking of his previous arrogance and disdain, and comparing it with Hong Xing's realm, he felt even more ashamed.

"Of course! Please rest assured!"

Without giving Huang Zhengliang a chance to continue speaking, Zhang Gang tapped the phone a few times and Huang Zhengliang was removed from the channel.

"Okay, Director Huang, I will communicate with you on the 9th about the follow-up matters."

"Ms. Red Star and I have something important to communicate."

"I'm removing you from the channel now. Bye."

There were only him and Hongxing left in the channel, and only the two of them could hear what was going to be said next.

"Ms. Red Star, thank you for contributing so much cutting-edge technology to the University of Tokyo!"

"On behalf of the University of Tokyo, I would like to express my sincerest respect to you! Thank you!"

Zhang Gang's words were extremely sincere, and he also heard what Hong Xing had just said to Huang Zhengliang.

Small thorium-based molten salt reactor, although he did not understand the technology, he knew that this would definitely create an energy industry with a value of trillions!

With such a broad mind and ideological realm, Zhang Gang felt as if he saw the great men in the history and civilization of Dongda University come to life!

Thinking back on his previous defense against Hong Xing, Zhang Gang felt extremely ashamed.

"No need to say that, I just did what I was able to do."

"General Zhang, the level you can influence should be quite high, right?"

A sweet female voice said modestly, followed by a question.

"Because I'm in charge of all matters concerning you, I can only say that my level of authority is very high."

Zhang Gang answered Red Star's questions honestly and without exaggeration.

When Red Star masters the mysterious weapon, he is no longer just a scientist.

It can be said that Red Star's influence is comparable to that of some leaders of forces with a small number of mushroom warheads.

"General Zhang is amazing."

"Given that I have contributed so much technology, the country should not treat its meritorious officials unfairly, right?"

"I have some requests that I hope the country can meet."

"It's not much, just a pound of fully processed nuclear fuel."

Hearing what Hong Xing said, Zhang Gang's pupils shrank. Nuclear fuel is definitely a strategic resource.

When can anyone apply for this thing? !
What is the purpose of Red Star wanting these?
"You don't want to make mushrooms, do you?"

(End of this chapter)