12dz Chapter 141 Uranium Ore Discovery, Key Materials
Chapter 141 Uranium Ore Discovery, Key Materials
Uranium ore, one of the important materials for mushroom clouds.
But the bad thing about this thing is that it has radiation.
From the physical properties, uranium is usually silvery white with a certain metallic luster, has a high density and a relatively hard texture. Uranium is radioactive and can spontaneously emit alpha, beta and gamma rays.
These are the rays that are harmful to the human body.
However, if uranium is used properly, it can really benefit the people.
In civilian use, uranium is mainly used for nuclear power generation. Through nuclear fission reactions, uranium releases huge amounts of energy that can be converted into electrical energy.
The electricity generated is many times more powerful than those generated by hydropower or thermal power.
In the military industry, uranium can be used to make nuclear weapons.
There are also various nuclear-powered marine equipment, which are technologies that no one on the blue planet currently possesses.
Zhang Tian felt that he should be able to become a pioneer.
Chen County.
In the deep mountains and forests, Zhang Tian and his group were walking here.
This place is now thousands of miles away from their base.
After they settled down at the base, they asked people to carry out the preliminary preparations first, and then Zhang Tian brought his people here.
The external explanation is that they are taking the postgraduate entrance examination for science, but in fact they are just looking for uranium mines.
According to the location hint given by the system, there is a uranium mining area not far ahead.
It's just that it is now in an undeveloped area.
Zhang Tian walked and looked at the map. Now their location was very close to the location provided by the system.
The team's speed did slow down.
According to Zhang Tian's arrangement, he began to carefully observe the surrounding rocks and soil, not missing any possible clues.
I'm just worried about accidentally entering a radiation area.
What Zhang Tian hopes is to avoid getting hurt as much as possible.
As long as the detector sounds an alarm, protective clothing will be put on immediately.
The team stopped and started frequently, which wasted a lot of time.
Wang Hui said, "Zhang Tian, how long do we have to walk? We have walked so far since we got off the car. Where is the place you are talking about?"
Zhang Tian looked at the map and pointed ahead.
He said, "We are almost there, just a few hundred meters ahead."
Wang Hui looked at Zhang Tian like a fool: "You have said several hundred meters several times, I think you are lying."
Zhang Tian chuckled.
This kind of long-distance work is not suitable for a girl like Wang Hui.
Who asked her to insist on joining in?
He said, "You must be tired. Then you can hold the things for me. This time I will be at the back and you will be at the front."
After Zhang Tian finished speaking, he felt that what he said was weird.
Before and after?
this…….
When Wang Hui heard this, he happily gave the backpack to Zhang Tian.
If she doesn't have to carry anything, she won't be tired.
He made a face at Zhang Tian and quickly walked to the front.
After walking forward for a few hundred meters, the exploration team in front stopped and ran over quickly.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Tian asked.
The team member said excitedly: "Director Zhang, there is something happening ahead, our detector has sounded the alarm."
Is there something wrong?
Zhang Tian quickly stopped the team.
Then he walked up quickly.
From a distance, I could see the radiation detector flashing a red alarm light.
In the valley on one side, several stones of different color from the surrounding stones lay there quietly.
The color of these rocks is a deep dark gray, which is obviously different from the common rocks around them, and there seems to be a faint luster on the surface.
Revealing a mysterious atmosphere.
Zhang Tian was not surprised by this, since it was nuclear material.
If he weren't mysterious, he wouldn't be worthy of his lofty name.
"Put on protective clothing and prepare to start testing." Zhang Tian ordered.
Upon hearing this, everyone took out their protective clothing and goggles.
Soon, everyone surrounded them fully armed.
Leading everyone, Zhang Tian first carefully took out a professional gamma ray detector from his backpack.
This instrument is small and exquisite in appearance, with a silver-gray main body. It is equipped with a highly sensitive probe that can accurately detect extremely weak gamma rays.
This was the equipment he made when he was in the Yangcheng factory.
Anyway, it’s given by the system.
Zhang Tian first checked and calibrated the gamma ray detector.
Turn on the instrument, let it warm up for a while, then adjust the instrument's parameter settings to set the sensitivity to an appropriate level to ensure that any weak gamma-ray signals that may exist can be accurately detected.
Then, Zhang Tian gently held the probe and slowly moved it closer to the strange rock.
As the distance between the probe and the rock gradually shortened, numbers began to jump on the instrument's display screen and the intensity of the gamma rays continued to change.
Zhang Tian stared at the display screen intently, observing the changing trend of the numerical values. If the detected gamma ray intensity was significantly higher than the background value of the surrounding environment, it might mean that the rock contained radioactive elements.
At the same time, the spectrum analyzer next to it also started working.
The staff analyzed the spectral characteristics of various rays released by the rocks. This spectrum analyzer has extremely high resolution and can distinguish the specific spectra produced by different radioactive elements, providing an important basis for determining whether there is uranium mines.
Several others also took out portable geological radars.
This geological radar looks like a small suitcase. When opened, you can see a clear display screen and operation panel.
It can detect the underground geological structure by emitting high-frequency electromagnetic waves underground and receiving the reflected signals to see if it is different from the structure of ordinary rocks.
As the readings from these instruments changed, it became clear that the gamma-ray detectors were showing values significantly above the background level for normal rock.
The spectrum analyzer also captured some special frequency components, and the geological radar detection results showed that there were some abnormal structures underground, which may be signs of uranium veins.
Analyzed based on data collected on site.
Zhang Tian concluded that this was the uranium mine they were looking for. In addition to the uranium rocks on the surface, there was probably a uranium vein underneath.
Now that it has been discovered, we are ready to mine it.
However, with so few people, they definitely cannot carry out mining.
Don't wait until the year of the monkey or horse to come here.
You still have to seek help from the local people.
Zhang Tian said to Wang Hui, "Let's get ready to go out. Let's notify the local mining department and ask them to send us some assistance."
Wang Hui nodded, then asked quietly: "Zhang Tian, with these we can produce mushroom clouds?"
Zhang Tian nodded with a smile.
"It's not just about mushroom clouds. It can also be used in other areas. You'll know when the time comes."
"Okay, let's go out and get this done sooner so we can go back earlier."