Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant was the first self-designed and built nuclear power plant in China, with an annual power generation of 50 billion kilowatts. It was the largest nuclear power plant in China.
Of course, that was in the past.
This nuclear power plant had always been the pride of China. Although China's technology level was not as advanced as that of foreign countries, Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant was a state-owned enterprise, and its safety had always been impeccable. There had been no unplanned shutdown for more than ten years, which made it ranked among the safest nuclear power plants in the world.
In this regard, China did much better than Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. However, that was history.
Su Tong was wearing a thick protective suit. Through the glass, she looked up at the gray building in the distance and sighed softly.
Once upon a time, this nuclear power plant was the pride of China's radioactivity researchers. But now, it had become a scar on the land of Jiangnan.
Because of the sudden outbreak of the apocalypse, the staff of the nuclear power plant were all dead or injured, and the cooling water could not be circulated. The continuously working reactor became hotter and hotter, causing the metal in the fuel rods to react with water vapor, and a large amount of hydrogen was replaced. Finally, the hydrogen exploded, and the nuclear fuel leaked.
Fortunately, the containment shell of Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant was strong enough, so the leak was not serious. At least, it was much milder than the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
Su Tong came to Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant ten days ago, and the technicians of the nuclear power plant stopped all the reactors. However, after everything was done, something unexpected happened.
An unknown monster suddenly appeared and attacked the army. A large number of soldiers were sacrificed, and the casualties were heavy.
Under the protection of the soldiers, these scientists were moved to a residential area far away from the nuclear power plant. Now, everyone was huddled in an apartment building farthest from the nuclear power plant.
They had been trapped here for nearly half a month. Half a month was not a long time. If it was a carefree holiday, it would pass in a blink of an eye. But now, Su Tong felt like several years had passed.
Su Tong was getting thinner day by day. She used to have a ruddy complexion and a good figure, but now, through the transparent protective suit, her haggard and thin face could be seen, as if she had aged ten years.
Twenty days ago, when she was wearing a lab coat and teaching her daughter microbiology knowledge in the laboratory, it was like a lifetime ago.
Her daughter was her pride. Although her family was wealthy, her daughter had been very sensible since she was young. She had never worried about her studies and had always been a top student in school.
But now, Su Tong was worried about her daughter. If she and her father couldn't go back, how could her daughter survive in the first district of Shenhai Island?
Once they were taken back by the military, without a stable place to stay, it would be an unimaginable life. In the chaotic slums, there were many people with twisted personalities in the post-apocalyptic environment. They could do anything.
If my daughter falls into their hands …
Every time she thought of this, Su Tong's heart trembled. She looked out of the window many times a day, but the rescue troops never came. She didn't know whether the soldiers who broke out of the encirclement could reach the first district of Shenhai Island and deliver the news after losing their heavy equipment. She knew that the Jiangnan area had recently experienced a large-scale corpse tide.
"Time to eat."
A soldier's voice suddenly came from the door.
Su Tong collected her thoughts and picked up a bowl. "Dad, I'll go get some rice. You rest."
Su Tong said to her father, Su Guangqi.
Su Guangqi was already an old man. He had retired long ago, but he couldn't stay idle. After his retirement, he accepted a job at Jin Ling University. Now, Su Guangqi wanted to follow the troops to investigate the research of mutant creatures near the nuclear power plant. If his father had listened to his advice and stayed in the first district of Shenhai Island, there would have been someone to take care of Yuxin.
"Okay." Su Guangqi's mouth moved, but in the end, he just sighed. He was a stubborn old man, but now he couldn't be stubborn. He had been wearing a polymer material airtight protective suit for a long time. Because of the lack of ventilation, his skin had many ulcers, and the pain was unbearable.
He gritted his teeth and held on. He did not know how many more days his old bones could hold on. Perhaps he would be like this nuclear power plant, turning into history and forever buried in this land full of radiation …
The soldier responsible for distributing food was a young man of 18 or 19 years old. His face was still a little immature. There were only five soldiers guarding here.
"Uncle, Auntie, I just cooked porridge. It's fragrant and hot. Come and have some porridge!"
No matter when, no matter how desperate, the young man would always say a passionate opening speech, even if the porridge was actually very bad.
The so-called porridge was a paste made of compressed biscuits. A few days ago, there were some ham scraps, but now it was pure paste, and it was getting thinner and thinner.
The water used in the porridge was tap water from the water tank before the doomsday. At least the water was not contaminated by nuclear energy. As for the problem of bacterial breeding, there was no need to worry about it.
Everyone lined up to get porridge. The whole process was silent. No one fought, and no one jumped the line.
Su Tong got a whole bowl of porridge. Through the transparent protective mask, Su Tong saw the young man's sunken eyes and thin face.
She suddenly felt that this bowl of porridge was a little heavy.
"Grandpa Su, are you okay? Drink more. I'll carry Grandpa Su to the basement later," the young man said with a smile.
Because they couldn't wear a mask when eating porridge, in order to ensure safety, they could only choose the place with the lowest radiation, which was the basement. The cement wall could block most of the radiation.
"Hmm …"
Su Tong gently uttered a short syllable, and her nose was a little sour. When people were in a desperate situation, they were always particularly fragile, and some small things could make people cry.
...
On the desolate country road, the convoy was moving at a uniform speed. The convoy was in the middle, and the tanks were on both sides. This kind of country road could not withstand the tanks' destruction, so the tanks could only move under the roadbed.
This morning, when the sky was still bright, the convoy broke camp and set off.
Wang Shiqi had dark circles under her eyes. She slept so much that her whole body was sore. She did not fall asleep until four or five o 'clock in the morning. However, after a short nap, Loud Mouth issued an order for everyone to pack up their tents and return to their cars in five minutes.
Wang Shiqi finally understood why the Red Army could fall asleep while walking during the 25,000-kilometer long march. She couldn't stand it after one day. If it continued for a few months, wouldn't she go crazy?
Li Yuxin also looked sleepy, but they still had to stay awake, as there were many wounded people to take care of.
After advancing another ten kilometers, the army would set up camp again. If they continued forward, it would be the radiation zone. From here on, most of the troops would stay where they were. Only a small number of people would travel quickly to the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant to rescue the trapped people.
Lin Yaoshan gave the orders step by step to distribute protective clothing to the combatants. As the elites of the combat department, Shi Ying Squad naturally had to go, but the number of people was limited. Even Sun Kun and Zhang Hai were left in the camp.
"Commander, a girl from the rescue group asked to go to the radiation area. She said she could take care of the wounded!"
"Uh?" Lin Yaoshan frowned. "We don't know what dangers there are in the radiation area. The girl from the rescue group doesn't even have the ability to protect herself. What can she do?"
"She said she is the daughter and granddaughter of two trapped scientists. I have tried to persuade her, but she still insisted."
"Daughter and granddaughter?" Lin Yaoshan was stunned for a moment. At that moment, Jiang Liushi, who had just received the protective clothing, said, "I know this girl. Let her come with me. She can take my car."
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Some readers questioned the unit of Curie, saying it should be Roentgen or Siever.
In fact, Roentgen and Siever were similar. They both described the amount of radiation, but they were not the same thing as Curie. To use a loose analogy, Siever and Roentgen were mass, while Curie was density.
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