Chapter 406 Help the Soviet Union
"Just leave this question to our assistant engineer to answer," said Kiatrov.
Leave it to the assistant engineer? This answer is really shameless. It seems that this chief engineer really doesn’t understand professional knowledge.
Hearing the other party's words, Asif's face immediately became cold and said to Putin on the side: "Mr. Putin, I really didn't expect that the engineers of your country's nuclear power plant were at this level. A chief engineer could not even answer the most important safety question of a nuclear power plant! How can I believe in your country's nuclear power level?"
As the chief of the KGB who is responsible for domestic production safety tasks, Putin also had a gloomy face: "Comrade Kiyatrov, why can't you even answer the basic questions of a nuclear power plant?"
"This is not a basic problem for nuclear power plants at all, it is a very professional problem." Kiatrov made a mistake.
"Then why can't you, the chief engineer of the nuclear power plant, even a professional question?" Asif asked.
"I used to be the chief engineer of a thermal power station. I know the thermal power station well and I am not very familiar with nuclear reactors." Kiatrov said.
"Your country is really interesting. A chief engineer of a thermal power plant that does not understand nuclear reactors can actually be the chief engineer in a nuclear power plant!" Asif said: "I am also an eye-opener when I come to your country this time."
Putin's face was cold and said to Kiatrov: "Comrade Kiatrov, given your current performance, you don't understand nuclear reactors at all and are unable to be competent for the task of the chief engineer of a nuclear power plant. I will report to my superiors and mobilize engineers who understand this aspect to come over. Before that, please end all your positions here."
"But reactor No. 4 will have a performance test soon, and I must be the commander-in-chief here." Kiatrov said: "This time, the reactor's turbine generator capacity can be tested to see if sufficient electricity can be used to supply the reactor's safety system, especially the water pump, in the event of insufficient electricity. This is of great significance to shut down normally and safely when the reactor is attacked."
He said these words very fluently. Because this is what he wants to write on the performance report. After he completed this experiment, he would be transferred to Moscow and join the National Nuclear Energy Agency to work. This is his opportunity to be promoted.
At the same time, this is also the direct cause of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, which is because of his experimental accident that caused a huge disaster.
Now, he has no chance.
"Should you talk about everything until the new engineer arrives," Putin said.
"Comrade Putin, I have a very good relationship with Comrade Tyamikov of the Politburo." At this time, Kiyatlov began to bring out his backstage.
Such words made the upright Putin even more disgusted. He immediately said: "Even if you have a good relationship with the General Secretary, you cannot continue to work here. I will report everything here directly to the General Secretary."
This time, Pakistanis came to inspect, which was very important. It was related to the export of the Soviet nuclear power plant, but now it has been ruined by this Kiyatlov. He made a big mistake. A man who didn't understand nuclear power at all was the chief engineer here. This is embarrassing the great Soviet Union!
The delegation returned from the Soviet Union on the 27th. The Soviet Union invited them to inspect other nuclear power plants. So, after a delay, he finally came back.
Mhamad felt relieved. The 26th passed, and there was no loud noise over Chernobyl. The news from the Soviet Union that the incompetent chief engineer Kiyatrov had been sent to Siberia.
In front of Mhamad, the truth of the accident seemed to appear again.
At 030 on the 26th, Kiatrov, who was a little drunk, came to the control room and ordered the experiment to start. Let the reactor run at a lower power, and the energy is reduced from 3,200 megawatts of the normal power to 700 megawatts. When the power of the reactor is less than 700 megawatts, serious positive cavitation reactivity will occur, which is quite dangerous. Unfortunately, Kiatrov, an outsider, does not know.
Moreover, because of Kiyatrov's late arrival, he issued several orders to violate operations, causing the reactor's power to drop rapidly, and the result...
"Reported that xenon-135 in nuclear reactors has increased rapidly," a surveillance officer reported.
Xenon-135 is a nuclear fission product made by neutrons being attracted. If you want to slow down the nuclear reactor, you have to insert a control rod, that is, a cadmium rod, which can absorb neutrons. When the control rod is inserted too quickly, the rapid increase of this element is increased.
“Our control rods inserted too quickly, resulting in the rapid generation of this byproduct.” Another technician reported: “According to the safety regulations, we need to shut down now.”
Shutdown? Of course Kiatlov did not agree to do this. The control rod was inserted too quickly, resulting in a large number of by-products. Moreover, the power of the nuclear reactor is now falling too fast, almost one-twentieth of the expected one.
"Then, we will pull out the control rod and increase the power of our reactor a little. At the same time, these xenon-135s will also be reduced to the normal range, right?" Kiatrov said.
"Theoretically, it's OK." The technician could only answer with a tough bullet.
"Only seven control rods are left, and the rest are pulled out."
Originally, the nuclear reactor operator wanted to refuse, and in terms of operating procedures, at least fifteen control rods were needed to keep for the safety of the nuclear reactor, and now only seven were left. However, no one refuted Kiyatrov's words, here he was the supreme leader.
"The power has risen to 200 megawatts," said the surveillance officer.
"Start the experiment." Kiatrov said.
The power was normal. At the beginning of the experiment, the controller turned off the power of the water pump. The turbine generator was pushed by inertia, and the speed of the water flow was reduced. At the same time, the water pump was restarted.
"Success!" Kiatrov was very satisfied. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the reactor was burning wildly. Under normal circumstances, the core of this graphite light water reactor was water, but now, the core is all around it. When this graphite reactor has no water and only water vapor, the power of the reactor increases rapidly, especially at least fifteen control rods. Now there are only seven, and it is impossible to absorb excess neutrons.
After completing this experiment, Kiyatlov issued the last order to cause the reactor to explode: "Emergency shutdown."
In fact, this is Kiyatrov's rush to go home. If the shipment was shut down normally, there would not be this nuclear accident.
The operator pressed the az-5, and quickly defended the 5 button. All the control rods were inserted. The god of death was waving to them. The countdown began, seven seconds!
The power of the reactor increased sharply. In just seven seconds, the pressure of the water vapor in the reactor core exceeded the upper limit!"
After pressing the emergency stop button for three seconds, the reactor power has exceeded five times the specified amount. The internal heat is severe, causing the pipeline of the control rod to deform. The control rod only enters one-third of the pipeline and is stuck. If the control rod is lost, the reactor will completely lose control.
After seven seconds, the power of the reactor increased to ten times the rated power, the fuel rod began to melt, the steam pressure increased rapidly, and a violent explosion occurred on the top of the reactor!
The melted nuclear raw materials inside were blown into the sky like gas, and the nuclear radiation was scattered. Moreover, the high-temperature graphite blocks in the reactor exposed to the air immediately combined with the oxygen in the air, triggering a graphite fire. The fire caused the area where radioactive substances spread and polluted was wider.
Kiyatrov had long forgotten that he was an engineer here, so he ran out, jumped into his car, and ran out of the factory.
The first batch of people who actually exploded were Lieutenant Pravik, who was on duty at the second fire station of the nuclear power plant, and the twenty-eight firefighters led by him were dispatched quickly.
They worked in violent radiation and tried to put out the fire. At this time, the radiation intensity on the roof of the steam turbine factory was 20,000 roentgen, and the inside of the blown-up reactor was 30,000 roentgen. Only 500 roentgens could cause acute death. In this way, Lieutenant Pravik died in two weeks. Only 16 of the 28 firefighters survived to the 20th anniversary of the accident, and the rest died of radiation diseases. However, it was they who rushed to the scene at the first time that they rescued the reactor No. 3 and the entire nuclear power plant.
(The explosion in Tianjin has been happening for many days. I pay tribute to the firefighters who died in the accident. You are the cutest people in the contemporary era!)
Now, the direct perpetrator of the accident, Chief Engineer Kiatlov, has been driven away. Without his blind command and savage operation, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should not repeat the previous tragedy, right?
There is only so much Mhamad can do.
In later generations, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident was also a straw that broke the Soviet Union. This accident caused huge losses to the Soviet Union. The rescue work caused many soldiers to sacrifice, and even consumed tens of billions of dollars in costs, making the Soviet Union worse. Moreover, this accident was also an important reason for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the United States dominated, and the world became even more uneasy, and China's international situation became more dangerous. In order to maintain its huge military expenditure, the United States needed to find enemies, so naturally began to exaggerate the theory of China's threat.
Pakistan and China are strategic alliances. In order not to allow the United States to dominate, they will lead the Soviet Union to live for a few more years.
Chapter completed!