Chapter 1545 [25000TEU nuclear-powered container ship]
In fact, not long after the news of Katar's power collapse was reported, the Jiangnan Shipyard Joint Venture Company, which learned of the matter, had already realized that this was a major opportunity and began to contact Katar as soon as possible. Provide emergency power supply solutions.
Qatar is an Arab country in southwest Asia, with an area of only 11,500 square kilometers and a population of less than 3 million. It is not as large as an unknown second- and third-tier city in China.
As long as one nuclear power ship is sent over, it will be more than enough to supply power to the entire Katare. This is more than enough in the literal sense.
Data shows that Qatar's annual electricity consumption is only 12 billion kilowatt hours. However, the current first-generation nuclear power generation ship, the annual power generation of a nuclear power ship can reach an astonishing load of more than 22 billion kilowatt hours.
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Two days later, Fang Hong left Xincheng. He went to the Nuclear Power Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., a joint venture shipyard, to inspect, and he was obviously very concerned about this matter.
The head of the factory did not expect that Fang Hong would come to them. There are thousands of large and small companies under Qunxing Group, and it is impossible for Fang Hong to know them all. Many of them even have no memory of their names, and even more Forget about going on an inspection.
Fang Hong indeed attaches great importance to the company Nuclear Power Shipbuilding Group, because the shipyard has launched two brand-new ship models with completely independent intellectual property rights. No one has ever done this before.
The two major ship types are nuclear-powered container ships and nuclear-powered nuclear power generation ships.
"Not bad, not bad. The efficiency is much faster than I expected. One has been launched, and these three will be undocking soon, right?" Fang Hong had arrived at the shipbuilding base of the Nuclear Power Ship Group at this moment, and he looked ahead in the distance. The dock is very satisfied.
He was accompanied by a group of people, including the head of the joint venture shipyard. He pointed to the shipyard and said: "The one on the far left you see is a 25,000TEU ultra-large container ship, and the other two are nuclear ships. Power boat."
Fang Hong looked at the dock platform and nodded to himself: "We are the only one who can build three such super ships at the same time. No foreign shipyard can do it."
The first intuitive impression given by the three super giant ships on the dock platform is that they are huge. They are simply unbelievably huge. A person standing next to them would be as small as an ant.
The head of the shipyard immediately added: "This 25,000TEU ultra-large container ship is completely independently designed by our company and has completely independent intellectual property rights. It has a total length of 400 meters, a width of 62 meters, a cargo depth of 34 meters, and a deck area of It covers an area of 25,000 square meters, more than 3.5 standard football fields, and is more than 60 meters longer than the current largest aircraft carrier in the world.”
It is not unusual for super-large cargo ships to be larger than aircraft carriers. Currently, the world's largest aircraft carriers have a displacement of about 100,000 tons, while large cargo ships and cruise ships often have a displacement of 20,000 to 300,000 tons.
The head of the shipyard continued to introduce Fang Hong: "This container ship can carry 250,000 tons of cargo and can load 25,000 standard price containers at a time. The maximum number of stacking layers has reached 25, which is equivalent to the height of the 22nd floor. It’s a giant on the sea.”
Before this, no cargo container ships were nuclear-powered, and they did not have the technical capabilities.
The biggest feature of this 25,000TEU container is that it adopts new all-electric nuclear power technology in terms of energy and power. Among several internal design plans, this one now stands out for its excellent safety.
According to a detailed introduction by the head of the shipyard, the high-temperature and low-pressure operation of the reactor, as well as the design of anti-proliferation and inherent safety features, allow it to avoid the potential risk of core melting in principle.
This ship type does not require high-pressure vessels and pipelines. Even if a breach accident occurs, it can quickly solidify at ambient temperature. Through normal shutdown means and fuel salt discharge, rapid shutdown can be achieved to prevent the spread of the accident.
In addition, the layout of the power system and the double-sided redundant design of the power system provide extremely high safety for the entire ship, and an emergency evacuation function is set up in personnel gathering areas.
The ship adopts an all-electric solution, and the propulsion system uses dual motors, dual shaft propellers and dual rudders, which stand out for its high power, high speed and superior maneuverability.
The main power source is a supercritical carbon dioxide generator set, and the nuclear power system adopts a compact modular design to achieve efficient operation and truly achieve "net-zero" emissions.
Compared with low-sulfur oil and various alternative energy options, nuclear power performs very well in many aspects.
It not only has advantages in length and container space, but also improves space and energy utilization efficiency. The entire ship adopts an all-electric solution, and the core does not need to be replaced for thirty years. This not only eliminates problems such as price fluctuations and refueling of green fuel, but also brings a more controllable energy model to the shipping industry.
Currently, only one such 25,000TEU ultra-large nuclear-powered container ship has been built.
The technical problem has been solved, but in reality the biggest problem is not technology, but resistance from outside technology. The West will definitely contain it. They are lagging behind in this field and they will try their best to obstruct it if they can't solve it themselves. you.
Magnesium West will definitely criticize environmental protection, safety and other aspects.
In fact, the controversy has already existed, and it was instigated by the West.
For example, is it feasible to promote nuclear-powered ship technology worldwide? Are there enough regulations and standards to regulate the operation of nuclear-powered ships worldwide? In the face of the application of nuclear energy in the shipping industry, can the international community reach a consensus and jointly promote the development of this technology?
However, Fang Hong was calm. He didn't care about the West at all. He pushed this matter and excluded the West from the beginning.
In a word, when you are in doubt, just go all the way.
I will soon stand up and carry the flag. At that time, I will pull up a group of non-Western brothers to play, and directly bypass the West to formulate a new set of nuclear-powered ship standard operation standards.
The West cannot represent the whole world. The total population of more than 20 or 30 countries is 1.5 billion at most, but there are more than 200 countries and regions on the earth with a population of more than 8 billion, and the population of non-Western countries exceeds 6.5 billion.
All the designs of this ship type have reached the international leading level of traditional containers. There is no doubt that the birth of this 25,000TEU ultra-large nuclear-powered container ship will have a profound impact on the future development direction of the global shipping industry.
It marks that the shipping industry has entered a new era. Environmental protection, high efficiency and sustainability will become the main theme of the future development of the shipping industry.
However, Fang Hong is relatively more concerned about the nuclear power ship, which can be called a super-large mobile nuclear power treasure at sea.
At this moment, the other two super giant ships on the dock platform, in addition to the super-large hull, the other most impressive thing is that there are several huge spherical structures on the ship, which look like objects of electronic reconnaissance ships. The overall appearance of the nuclear power ship also looks extremely sci-fi.
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