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Chapter 76 Ninth-Order Pollution Source

Gobi Desert.

Daxia Nuclear Waste Storage Base.

“my country generates approximately 3200 to 3500 tons of nuclear waste annually, accounting for nearly one-third of the global total.”

"Among these—"

"High-level radioactive waste accounts for about 1% of the total, and it is extremely radioactive with a half-life of tens of thousands of years."

“Low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste accounts for 99% and has a short half-life. It is treated using cement solidification and asphalt solidification technologies.”

"The most noteworthy issue is high-level radioactive waste, which is the most polluting and cannot be completely treated with current technology. It can only be treated with 'vitrification technology' and then buried."

"We melt the high-level radioactive waste liquid with glass raw materials at a high temperature of 1100℃, cool it to form a stable glass body, and then wrap it in a metal can and bentonite, burying it 500-1000 meters underground."

“Student Yu Jin, the place where you are standing right now is the largest solid nuclear waste burial site in our Great Xia.”

"It includes thousands of tons of high-level radioactive waste and nearly 100,000 tons of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste."

"..."

The base's conference room.

Several elderly experts, all holding academician titles, are explaining the science of nuclear waste to Yu Jin.

Both sides of the conference room.

The heavily armed figure had sharp eyes and a serious expression.

"Ember, ah..."

The elderly experts at the front of the conference room exchanged glances. The one with the least hair looked at Yu Jin and spoke first.

"The disposal of nuclear waste is not something that can be done overnight."

"you……"

"It is impossible for one person to handle nuclear waste, especially nearly 100,000 tons of nuclear waste."

The old expert originally wanted to say "nonsense," but considering that the young man's trip was personally approved by Yin Shanhai, he carefully considered and used a more tactful way of speaking.

The words fell.

The other experts at the base, including the routine maintenance personnel, also chimed in.

"Yes, Ember."

"Nuclear waste radiation is extremely dangerous; the slightest carelessness could cause irreversible damage to your body!"

"How about we just take a look around? We won't get close to the nuclear waste?"

"..."

Yu Jin knew that these people were thinking of themselves.

But he didn't want to waste time on empty talk.

Yu Jin stood up and stared intently at the old expert who had spoken first.

"You're saying the nuclear waste is buried 500-1000 meters below our feet, right?"

The old expert nodded.

"Is it safe for someone to go down there?"

Yu Jin pressed for an answer.

"This……"

The elderly expert looked troubled, but still truthfully said, "Under normal circumstances, it is not recommended for people to go down. In recent years, we have been using automated robots to transport and bury underground nuclear waste..."

"So you can go down."

Yu Jin received a definite answer and nodded.

"Then send me down."

Yu Jin's tone was extremely serious.

The words fell.

The people in the conference room looked at each other in bewilderment.

Several experts and officials wanted to say something more, but they moved their lips without uttering a single word.

They recalled the authority Yin Shanhai had given to Yu Jin on this trip.

The original quote was—

"We will fully support all actions!"

"Even if he wants to blow up the nuclear waste base, we'll fully support him!"

……

……

Wearing a thick protective suit, Yu Jin stood on the underground well platform.

Around the well.

A group of experts and officials, all wearing protective suits, wore worried expressions.

to be honest……

In their view, Yu Jin was simply fooling around.

How can someone go down to purify nuclear waste all by themselves, without any tools or skills?
This kind of thing...

How is this any different from child's play?
If it weren't for Yin Shanhai's approval, these experts would have already given Yu Jin, this 'hothead,' a thorough dressing-down.

"Ready?"

Despite my inner turmoil, the document was the most important thing.

Yu Jin insisted on going down the well alone, and everyone could only 'fully support' him.

at this time.

The base's chief commander looked at Ember and confirmed for the last time. "Ready."

Yu Jin's voice came through the thick protective suit, sounding somewhat muffled.

"it is good!"

“The underground situation is complex, and there are no surveillance cameras.”

"In case of any situation, please contact us immediately via pager!"

Please make sure you are safe!

After the person in charge finished speaking.

wow——

slam-la-

The hoist wheel axle rotates.

The embers on the platform began to sink deeper underground.

Ten meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters...

The platform stopped when the well had descended 500 meters underground.

Before Yu Jin's eyes appeared a vast, flat underground level.

Above the level, nuclear waste is not piled up in containers on the ground as depicted in movies.

in contrast.

After undergoing complex processing, the nuclear waste was placed like 'batteries' into cylindrical pits with a diameter of three to five meters and a depth of about ten meters.

Ember stepped off the platform and headed straight for the nearest pit.

【warn!warn! 】

You are close to a 'ninth-order contaminant—nuclear energy'!

The pollution source is enormous; your insignificant body is no match for its corrosive effects. Please stay away as soon as possible!

Before the embers, the system notification arrived as expected.

As expected, the nuclear contamination was indeed classified as Level 9.

This made Yu Jin feel a little relieved.

He crouched down and reached out to touch the 'battery' buried in the pit.

"Light of Purification!"

Yu Jin's heart stirred.

A dazzling halo burst forth from his hand, illuminating the originally dim underground level.

then……

The system did not provide any prompts.

"Not working?"

Yu Jin was stunned.

He frowned, lost in thought.

"Nuclear contamination is essentially contamination by high levels of radioactive elements..."

"It contains highly radioactive elements such as uranium (U), plutonium (Pu), neptunium (Np)..."

"Nuclear energy is called pollution because this radioactive radiation can cause irreversible damage to nature and living organisms."

"but……"

“Essentially, they are also a type of element, not ‘dirty things’; it’s just that humans define them as ‘dirty things’.”

"The effects of the Purifying Light are: healing, purification, and dispelling."

"Purification should correspond to the 'pollution' of the wasteland world, like the 'unknown substance' carried by Oumuamua, which is 'dirty stuff,' so it is ineffective against nuclear waste."

The embers drew a conclusion.

Then, he changed his mind.

Ember reached out and touched the glassy nuclear waste buried in the crater once more.

Om-!
The space trembled slightly.

Above the right hand of the embers, a deep black hole, no bigger than a fist, appeared.

The black hole emits a powerful spatial gravitational pull.

click -

Kaka-

The glassy waste emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds.

Just a few seconds.

They were then sucked into the black hole and annihilated.

Meanwhile, a new text message popped up on the system panel in front of Yu Jin's eyes.

[You, with the body of an ant, have managed to purify the 'ninth-level pollution source—the nuclear energy', a feat beyond your rank!]

Such a feat, unprecedented and unparalleled, resounds throughout the wasteland!

You have earned 1000000 Wasteland Points.

[You have obtained the following resource: Tier 8 Energy Crystal *1]

【hint--】

[Due to the enormous scale and sheer number of ninth-order pollution sources.]

You can choose to accumulate purification progress and claim the reward all at once, or claim the reward separately after each purification is completed!

(End of this chapter)