Before entering the sea, the Humpback Whale still had a few steps to complete, or heat engine.
The nuclear reactor made of weapons-grade enriched uranium could not be stopped once the fission reaction started. The only thing that could be done was to reduce the energy output of the reactor.
Now the reactor was in the heat engine.
The reactor was placed under the cockpit of the Humpback Whale. There, the monster workers used the most advanced alloy metal to ensure the safety of the reactor. At the same time, according to Ye Qing's proposal, the monster workers also set up the last safety lock.
Once the reactor was damaged and out of control, or if the technology was out of control, it would reach an irreversible state.
The connecting pipes on the reactor and the cooling water of the first circuit would be automatically disconnected. At the same time, the armor under the reactor would automatically unbolt and fall into the watertight compartment below with the reactor.
The mission of this watertight compartment was to sink into the deep sea with the reactor.
This was a safety lock that had to be paid a huge price once it was executed. Although the probability of such an incident happening was infinitely small, when using nuclear energy, any situation that could happen, no matter how small the probability was, had to be dealt with.
At the same time, the technical difficulty of this safety lock was second only to the reactor during the design.
Whether it was the cooling water of the first circuit or the various connecting pipes on the reactor. They had to bear extremely high pressure during work. When ordinary engineers designed these pipes, they would do everything they could to strengthen them, especially the pipe interfaces.
Now, the monster workers were doing the opposite. They had to design these interfaces to be able to automatically detach.
The technical difficulty of this could be imagined.
There was also the manufacturing of the watertight compartment below. It was not an ordinary compartment. After an ordinary compartment contained a reactor that had gone out of control, it would not be long before it was destroyed by the high temperature or crushed by the huge pressure.
Even if a nuclear reactor had an accident, it would be a slow process of fission. It would not release all the energy in an instant like a nuclear bomb.
The specially made watertight compartment ensured that the reactor could be sealed for at least two days. This time also provided Ye Qing with time to salvage and deal with it. As for the salvage plan, there was no reasonable plan for the time being.
After all, in the case of a major nuclear reactor accident at sea, throwing away the reactor could save the Humpback Whale.
If they did not throw it away, the Humpback Whale and the reactor would be buried together, which would greatly increase the difficulty of salvaging.
In addition to the reactor, the Humpback Whale also had a 5,000 KW backup generator, which could provide power for the entire ship in addition to power.
Inside the cockpit, on a circular high-tech console, the electronic percentage dashboard representing the reactor energy data had already lit up with the 18% power sign.
The temperature of the cooling water in the first circuit was slowly rising from 180 degrees. When it exceeded 375 degrees, the ultra-supercritical unit would be preheated and started.
Now, the backup generator was also activated to provide energy for the electrical equipment on the ship. Ye Qing pondered for a few seconds before giving an order to the communication system.
Two minutes later, eight Master Metal Specialists and four Master Craftsmen walked into the cockpit from outside the escalator. This was the entire crew of the Humpback Whale.
"How long before the super supercritical unit can be activated?"
The Master Craftsman smiled and said, "In one hour and twelve minutes, when the ultra-supercritical unit is started, the nuclear reactor will enter a normal power operation state. If we are free, we can also use the Humpback Whale as a power station. Its power output is more than enough to power an entire city. "
"Alright, now everyone, return to your posts according to your responsibilities. I need you to check the ship's data again." Ye Qing clenched his fists.
Dozens of minutes later, the report from the monsters after they checked the data came from the communication system.
"Boss, everything is normal in the reactor control room."
"The critical crew cabin is normal."
"The electromagnetic engine power cabin is normal."
"The electrical control cabin is normal."
"The liquid oil and air pressurized cabin is normal."
"Very good, now I will open the warehouse roof, the electrical control cabin, and the liquid oil air cabin. Pay attention to whether the working data is normal." Ye Qing spoke while watching the data on the main console. A giant ship that can carry 20,000 tons of cargo, under normal circumstances, needs about 60 crew members for bulk ships and 20 to 30 for tankers.
This is the most advanced giant ship at present, the Humpback Whale with a higher degree of electrical automation. If it is not equipped with the highest industrial level shipboard nuclear reactor of mankind, only a few monsters would be needed to easily control it.
At the same time, the console can also display the working data of all cabins on the ship. Ye Qing now needs to test whether these data are accurate.
Four very textured toggle switches were opened by Ye Qing one by one. As the first switch was toggled, the entire Humpback Whale seemed to come alive.
The hydraulic fuel supply system immediately started working. Even in the cockpit, Ye Qing could hear the low and powerful sound of the system working. Then, on the back of the Humpback Whale, a thick metal shell with an area bigger than a basketball court slowly rose.
In the ship's dock, some small delicate parts were resonating with the low roar and kept jumping on the metal tray.
Even outside the platform, the edge of the seawater that was in contact with the platform was vibrating happily.
When the warehouse on the back of the Humpback Whale was completely opened, the eight-story warehouse cover was like a missile launch cover that was magnified a hundred times. Under the cover was a huge warehouse that could accommodate 200 standard containers.
Hidden spotlights were lit one by one, and the inside of the warehouse that was 20 meters deep was also white.
There were three other warehouses that were similar, and they were opened by Ye Qing one by one.
The reports from the monsters were all normal.
An hour later, the cooling water of the nuclear reaction's first circuit was cyclically heated to 375 degrees and officially entered the supercritical state. At the same time, the ultra-supercritical unit started synchronously to preheat and rotate the main axis.
An hour and twenty minutes later, with an earth-shattering sound, two ultra-high-pressure steam engines with a power of 200,000 kilowatts were inserted to reach 600 degrees, and the ultra-supercritical unit officially entered the operating state.
At this moment, the Humpback Whale was completely activated.
Looking at the 50% power output on the energy dial, Ye Qing took a deep breath. "Open the gate."
At this moment, under the driving of the motor, the two steel gates in front of the Humpback Whale that looked like the Three Gorges Dam's locks slowly opened to both sides. Dozens of seconds later, the first wave of seawater quickly surged through the gap. A few minutes later, the seawater poured into the ship like a torrent.
At the same time, the dark and flat hull of the Humpback Whale came into contact with seawater for the first time.
Water could carry a ship. When the ship's channel was completely filled with seawater and was at the same level as the sea level, the Humpback Whale, which had an amazing weight, was already floating on the surface of the sea. The lifting platform below was also completely lowered to the same level as the ship's channel under the driving of the hydraulic system.
Ye Qing stood in the cockpit and looked along the long back of the ship. He could just see the sparkling ocean under the lights.
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