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Chapter 268 Heavy Water Factory

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    "I have thought about the route in, and I have recorded most of the checkpoints in the city. I even found three temporary hiding spots for us, two near Mantebella, and the remaining one in the city.  Center." Vitak nodded.

    Lin Rui nodded, got ready and set off with the other team members, taking advantage of the night to sneak into Hekou City.  Originally, this small farm was located in the suburbs not far from the city, so it was very convenient to get into the city.  After sneaking into the city, Vitak led them all the way southeast, avoiding most checkpoints.  Arriving at an old house in the city, he looked around, then opened the door and went in.

    There are three or four rooms inside, but they are not big.  After closing the door, Vitak turned on the light and spread the map on the table.

    "This is our current position. Two blocks away is the Mantebela Power Plant. There are troops guarding this position and this position. The defense at night may be a little looser than during the day." Vitak whispered.  He said, "I have made observations and calculations. If we want to go there, we must take this road."

    Lin Rui waved his hand and said, "Where are the members of the secret society you mentioned stationed?"

    "Most members of the secret society are concentrated in this area, but the number of members is unknown, and I can't get in there." Vitak pointed to the location on the map.

    "What is this place for?" Lin Rui asked, pointing to the place on the map.

    "It's an old chemical factory. I've forgotten its name." Vitak thought for a moment and said, "But it's completely blocked there now. You don't want to go there, do you?"

    "Nothing, just asking." Lin Rui nodded, turned to Jiang An and said, "What do you think?"

    "No matter what the people in the secret society are doing there, I am basically certain that they must need sufficient power." Jiang An said slowly, "You know that the infrastructure in Santuac is very poor and the power supply problem is huge. In some areas  There is still no power supply in the villages. Even in cities, power outages are common. But here, they can get sufficient power supply because the power plant is right next to them."

    "Isn't this possible? With their strength, they can ensure power supply no matter where they are. They are not like those Turkish warlords, and their equipment is much better than them. Even in the field, they can ensure power supply. A few generators are of no use to them.  Question." Ivan shook his head.

    "Maybe they need not just ordinary electricity, but large-scale industrial-level power supply." Maang'an's expression changed slightly.

    "Large-scale industrial electricity consumption and chemical plants." Lin Rui frowned and said, "Are they using vx poison again?"

    Majiang shook his head and said, "Maybe it's more dangerous than this. VX poison doesn't need to maintain such a large amount of electricity. Unless they are making another thing."

    "What?" Ivan frowned.

    "Heavy water," Jiang An said slowly, "a compound composed of deuterium and oxygen. They chose the location near a hydropower plant to use electricity. They probably used the oldest electrolysis method to produce heavy water.  , because the energy required for electrolysis and distillation will be very huge. In 1934, Norway used cheap hydropower to build the world's first heavy water production plant."

    "But, what is the use of the heavy water you mentioned? Why do members of the secret society produce this kind of thing?" Peng Lefeng said with some confusion.

    Jiang An frowned, "The special value of heavy water is reflected in the application of atomic energy technology. To create powerful nuclear weapons, heavy water is needed as a moderator in nuclear fission reactions."

    "Nuclear weapons!" Ivan's expression suddenly changed.

    "It should be a reactor. Some nuclear reactors use heavy water to slow down the neutrons, giving them a chance to react with uranium. Light water can also be used as a moderator, but because light water absorbs neutrons, a light water reactor must  Use enriched uranium instead of ordinary uranium, otherwise the heavy water used in nuclear power plants will not reach critical mass.

    Heavy water reactors can not only use ordinary uranium, but also convert uranium-238 into plutonium that can be used to make nuclear bombs.  India, Pakistan, and Israel all manufacture nuclear fuel in this way.  Moreover, in order to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the production and sale of heavy water are restricted in many countries.  "Jiang An said slowly.

    "No way?" Lin Rui said in disbelief.

    "I hope not, but I did some research on this type of incident when I was in the Strategic Research Laboratory. This river leads to the offshore, and producing heavy water through electrolysis of seawater requires a huge amount of energy, and large-scale water  The power plant is the best choice. If these factors come together, it shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?" Jiang An said with a solemn expression.

    "In this case, the situation is too serious." Lin Rui frowned and said, "No wonder they sent so many people to guard the power plant.  And the defense of the heavy water plant might be even tighter.  Maybe this is their real purpose. They have never thought of helping warlords like General Demby. All they want is the resources here.  There is a large hydroelectric power plant and a port out to sea in the south.  After they make heavy water here, they can transport it to many places.  "

    "That should be the case." Jiang An frowned, "Judging from the time, this city only fell into the hands of the rebels a few months ago, so it didn't take long for them to start producing heavy water. It should be by now  There aren¡¯t many reserves.¡±

    "This means that after we destroy the power plant, the factory will be forced to stop production." Lin Rui said solemnly.

    "This is just a conjecture of mine. If it is true that the secret society has spent such a high price, I believe they will not give up easily." Jiang An said slowly, "Maybe they will increase their efforts to control this area. This will  Take this war to its true peak."

    Lin Rui was silent for a while and said, "This matter is of great concern. Should we inform Silver Wolf Michelle?"

    "How do you inform us? All this is just speculation. No matter how reasonable it is, we can't prove it. Besides, Silver Wolf is busy with other matters now, and we can't communicate via satellite." Jiang An said slowly.  "We have to make our own decisions."

    "No matter what, we will destroy this power plant and leave as planned. Their heavy water plant will still be unable to function without electricity." Qin Fen said solemnly.

    "But in that case, we will completely anger the secret society. If they suspect that their heavy water production plan has been exposed, then we will become the main target of their anger, not Harold." Ivan said slowly, "Ha  Lot owns a country, fights against the Secret Society, and still ends up like this. What about us?"

    Lin Rui was silent for a long time and said, "Follow the original plan, and the power plant must be destroyed."

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