The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 763 WPG's Final Meeting: No Arrogance! Technical Discussion: What Technology Does President An Know? A Test?

The Gulfstream G550 took off from Tianfu International Airport and headed to Beijing Capital International Airport.

An Wuyang used a Gulfstream G550 for this trip. He had previously gone to Zhanlan City with Zhuang Xiaomeng and then flew directly to Tianfu, so he did not switch to the more high-end and luxurious Gulfstream G650ER.

The Gulfstream G650ER has an economical cruising speed of 935 kilometers per hour, while the Gulfstream G550 has an economical cruising speed of 850 kilometers per hour. Their flight speeds are actually quite similar, both being faster than those of commercial airliners.

Nearly two hours later, An Wuyang arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport and then took a Maybach S580L arranged by Ping An Xingtian Group to Fangfei Garden of the State Guest House.

The distance from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fangfei Garden, the State Guesthouse, is not too far, less than 35 kilometers, and it was not peak time at noon, so it only took a little over half an hour to arrive.

Chen Hongzhi, Zhu Jiaxu, and Zhu Zhiwei from the Zhu family, who are at the top of the capital circle, have all arrived. An Wuyang was the last to arrive.

An Wuyang led Duan Zhiqiang into the private room, then took two brown paper bags from Duan Zhiqiang and gestured for Duan Zhiqiang to wait outside.

"I'm sorry I'm a little late." An Wuyang apologized first, then a look of amazement flashed in his eyes, because Zhu Zhiwei was actually very beautiful!

An Wuyang suppressed his amazement and handed one of the kraft paper bags to Chen Hongzhi first, "Brother Hongzhi, thank you for your girlfriend's help in introducing Ms. Zhu. This is a small gift I prepared."

Chen Hongzhi took it, and joked, "What about me? Don't I have any?"

An Wuyang joked, "It's Valentine's Day today. I dare to give you a gift, but do you dare to accept it?"

Chen Hongzhi understood An Wuyang's joke and replied, "I dare! Even though your IP address is correct, you have several girlfriends, so I'm not afraid at all."

After they finished speaking, they both burst into laughter.

An Wuyang then handed another kraft paper tote bag to Zhu Zhiwei, saying, "Hello, Ms. Zhu Zhiwei, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Zhu Zhiwei jokingly retorted, "It's Valentine's Day today, what does it mean that President An gave me a gift?"

Before An Wuyang could answer, Zhu Zhiwei made a gesture of invitation, saying, "Please sit down."

When Zhu Zhiwei invited An Wuyang to sit down, Chen Hongzhi pressed the service bell to instruct the staff to prepare the dishes.

As everyone took their seats, Chen Hongzhi cleared his throat and said, "Gentlemen, would you like me to introduce you to each other?"

Zhu Zhiwei dismissed the teasing, saying, "Who doesn't know the famous CEO of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group, President An?"

“I also knew Ms. Zhu Zhiwei’s name in advance,” An Wuyang replied seriously, completely ignoring Zhu Zhiwei’s teasing.

The main reason is that he is indeed 'famous' on the internet. After all, he is the same kind of person as Xiao Wang, who is completely ruined, so there is no need to care about the jokes.

Chen Hongzhi coughed lightly, "Since we don't need to introduce ourselves, let me start a conversation. Brother Wuyang and his Wugengtian Group are planning to build a nuclear power plant in Tianjingyan."

"Ms. Zhu is working on a nuclear power plant design plan," Chen Hongzhi explained, describing how the two parties quickly reached an agreement.

An Wuyang continued, "What type of nuclear power plant did Ms. Zhu design?"

“The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor solution is exactly one of the solutions you need,” Zhu Zhiwei replied.

"Does President An understand the corresponding nuclear power plant plan?" Zhu Zhiwei asked.

An Wuyang shook his head, "I only have a superficial understanding."

“I am not familiar with the relevant technologies in the medical field, nor with the relevant technologies in the nuclear power plant field, so I need Ms. Zhu to explain the relevant situations in detail,” An Wuyang explained.

"For example, the safety of the corresponding technologies, including nuclear radiation issues, and whether there are remedial measures in case of a safety accident in extreme circumstances," An Wuyang added.

"In addition, the construction period also needs to be explained in detail, because the construction speed of our Tianjingyan New Town in Wugengtian may be relatively fast," An Wuyang added.

"Finally, there's the power generation capacity of the nuclear power plant, and so on. I also need to find out about that information," An Wuyang said frankly, admitting that he really didn't know anything about it.

Instead of explaining the situation first, Zhu Zhiwei asked, "How much budget do you have?"

“I really like one of Apple’s Steve Jobs’ ideas, which is that there is no upper limit to the budget in the pursuit of perfection,” An Wuyang explained.

When Steve Jobs wanted to build Apple’s circular headquarters, he gave the answer that there was no budget limit in pursuit of perfection. In the end, the cost of the circular headquarters was rumored to be as high as $50 billion.

This price is a bit outrageous, isn't it?

"So, while ensuring safety, we also need to meet the needs of Wugengtian. As long as the corresponding budget is reasonable, there is no upper limit to our budget for Wugengtian!" An Wuyang replied.

Zhu Zhiwei smiled and said, "I like this kind of collaboration without a budget limit!"

"Regarding safety, the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is currently the safest nuclear power plant option, and it also has the lowest radiation levels," Zhu Zhiwei summarized.

"The technical characteristics of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor ensure its safety. For example, it uses fully ceramic-coated pellet fuel. Each fuel pellet is wrapped with multiple layers of silicon carbide and pyrolytic carbon, and the protective layer they form can withstand temperatures up to 1650 degrees Celsius," Zhu Zhiwei explained regarding the technical information of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.

"Even if a major accident occurs in a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, leading to further extreme accidents and the failure of all cooling measures and methods, the core temperature will not exceed 1200 degrees Celsius." Zhu Zhiwei then explained the consequences of the most extreme accidents.

“However, as I mentioned earlier, the nuclear fuel core is protected by multiple layers of silicon carbide and pyrolytic carbon. This protective shell can withstand a high temperature of 1650 degrees Celsius, far exceeding the extreme accident temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius.” Zhu Zhiwei made the temperature comparison.

"This means that the temperature generated by an extreme accident is far below the fuel failure threshold. Even in the most extreme accident, radioactive materials will be firmly contained within the ceramic shell, and there will be no serious nuclear radiation leakage problem," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"Furthermore, what I've mentioned has already been verified, because my country currently has a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor demonstration nuclear power plant in operation, and all indicators meet the design specifications," Zhu Zhiwei added.

"Does our country have this high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant?" An Wuyang asked in confusion.

How come he's never heard of it?
"Yes!" Zhu Zhiwei replied affirmatively.

After Zhu Zhiwei responded, the staff of the State Guesthouse knocked on the door and entered the private room to serve the dishes only after receiving permission. The group also paused their conversation.

Although the staff at the State Guesthouse have undergone training and screening and are certainly not lacking in professional ethics, if they continue to discuss related matters while others are serving food, you can't expect others to close their ears and not hear it, can you?

Therefore, An Wuyang and Zhu Zhiwei suspended their communication.

After all the dishes were served, the waiters left, and the door to the private room closed, An Wuyang and Zhu Zhiwei resumed their conversation. "my country's high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is located on Shitou Island in Dongshan Province. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2021. I remember it started trial operation around August of that year, and then it was successfully connected to the grid and began generating electricity at the end of the year," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

"It is the world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant to be successfully connected to the grid and put into operation, marking a new chapter in the field of nuclear power. Especially in terms of safety, it has almost eliminated the possibility of accidents at nuclear power plants," Zhu Zhiwei exclaimed.

An Wuyang then focused on the key point: "Almost? Does that mean there's still a possibility of an extreme accident?"

"Of course!" Zhu Zhiwei replied affirmatively.

"For example, if you insist on colluding with someone from the inside to put a high-explosive bomb inside the reactor core and detonate it, then a nuclear leak accident will definitely occur," Zhu Zhiwei explained jokingly.

"In addition, if attacked by an enemy country's bunker-buster missile, a nuclear leak could also occur," Zhu Zhiwei added.

How could An Wuyang not understand that this was Zhu Zhiwei teasing him?

In short, as the world's first grid-connected fourth-generation nuclear power plant, the safety of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is beyond doubt. Unless it is attacked by an explosion, the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor itself will never experience a nuclear leakage accident.

"What about its cost?" An Wuyang asked.

"The overall cost of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is quite cheap, it's a pity about the unlimited budget you promised." Zhu Zhiwei sighed.

"Taking the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is currently operating on Stone Island as an example, its designed power generation capacity is 200MW, and the final total cost is 3 billion Xia Guoyuan. This can be roughly simplified to the cost of 15,000 Xia Guoyuan per kilowatt of power generation," Zhu Zhiwei explained, introducing the corresponding power generation capacity and cost.

Zhu Zhiwei did not explain in detail the differences between power generation and thermal power to An Wuyang, nor did she explain thermal power conversion efficiency, power generation stability, etc.

An Wuyang had said from the beginning that he did not understand this knowledge, so he only needed to explain the simplest case to avoid confusing An Wuyang.

"However, it is an experimental demonstration reactor, so the total cost will be higher. After all, it is the first time to build one and there is no relevant experience. The subsequent costs will decrease somewhat," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

An Wuyang responded, "Um... what does 200MW mean?"

Zhu Zhiwei fell silent for a moment, and for a brief instant, the way she looked at An Wuyang was strikingly similar to that of An Huchun!

“200MW is equal to 200,000 kilowatts, which is equivalent to generating 200,000 kilowatt-hours per hour and 4.8 million kilowatt-hours per day. I think this power generation capacity is definitely enough for you to use until dawn, right?” Zhu Zhiwei asked.

Although it was an inquiry, Zhu Zhiwei didn't feel it was enough!

An Wuyang shook his head. "I don't know. I want to ask, if we design a larger power generation capacity, but the relevant electricity is not used up, what can we do?"

Zhu Zhiwei patiently explained, "This is actually one of the core functions that all commercial nuclear power plants possess: reduced power operation!"

"As for how to achieve reduced power operation, that's a more technical question. In any case, nuclear power plants can adjust their power generation. For example, the Shitoudao high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant mentioned earlier has a designed power generation capacity of 200MW, but it can adjust its power generation capacity according to the grid demand," Zhu Zhiwei added.

"For example, summer is the peak electricity consumption period, so we generate electricity at full power and full load to supply the grid. But as summer ends and after September, the pressure on the grid decreases, so we need to reduce the power output to reduce the load on the grid," Zhu Zhiwei explained in a little more detail.

"For example, the power generation capacity is reduced to 80%, which means it will only operate at a power generation capacity of 160MW," Zhu Zhiwei added.

“I visited the Shitoudao high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant before, and the minimum power generation there has dropped to 50MW,” Zhu Zhiwei explained, citing a specific example.

An Wuyang asked curiously, "Why would the power generation capacity drop to a quarter of its original level?"

In An Wuyang's opinion, shouldn't the more electricity generated, the better?
"This is to test the stability of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and whether the power reduction operation function is up to standard. For example, when the power grid needs to adjust the load, the corresponding power plant needs to cooperate, so it is necessary to test the redundancy of the power reduction operation function," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

An Wuyang nodded in understanding.

"To bring the application scenario back to your early morning hours, if you don't use up the corresponding amount of electricity generated in the early morning, you can either choose to reduce the power output of the nuclear power plant or connect the excess electricity to the grid for transmission," Zhu Zhiwei explained.

An Wuyang immediately raised a new question, "In that case, why don't we build a larger nuclear power plant?"

???

Zhu Zhiwei looked at An Wuyang speechlessly. What do you mean by a nuclear power plant with greater power?

Can they use that much electricity in the early morning?

Do you know what 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a day means?

If Zhu Zhiwei asked An Wuyang, An Wuyang would tell her that he actually knew what 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity meant, but he didn't know how to use up 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Taking new energy vehicles as an example, if a new energy vehicle can be charged with 60 kilowatt-hours of electricity, then with simple mathematical calculations, 4.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity can charge 80,000 such new energy vehicles.

How could one possibly use up all the time in the early morning?

If they can't even use up 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, why would An Wuyang want to build an even larger nuclear power plant? Isn't that ridiculous?

Does having money really mean you can do whatever you want?

"Do you need a lot of electricity in the early morning?" Zhu Zhiwei asked rhetorically.

An Wuyang shook his head. "I don't know."

"What projects are you planning to build at Tianjingyan before dawn? Let me analyze the related electricity consumption for you; I have some knowledge in this area," Zhu Zhiwei asked.

An Wuyang did not hide what project he was going to build at Tianjingyan at dawn, after all, these things could not be hidden!

"It mainly consists of a headquarters, a large comprehensive hospital, a proton therapy center, and a research and development center, including two super-large laboratories, as well as possibly some other laboratories to be built later," An Wuyang explained.

"In addition, it will also be supplied to residential communities in the new urban area, as well as our medicinal herb planting base," An Wuyang added.

"That's it?" Zhu Zhiwei was speechless.

"I thought your five-watch mirror biotechnology required a huge amount of energy, which is why you were planning to build a corresponding nuclear power plant!" Zhu Zhiwei said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

(End of this chapter)