China's Dalian shipyard recently held a remarkable launch ceremony that marked the construction of an unprecedented nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier not only has strong military strength, but will also inject new vitality into China's maritime undertakings. At this ceremony, I saw the number 20 on a model of an aircraft carrier and noticed that it did not have a chimney. These details lead me to believe that this is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are one of the most advanced and powerful in the world, using nuclear energy to propel ships, with longer endurance and higher speeds.
This will allow the Chinese Navy to play a more important role on the world stage. At the same time, I also learned that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be equipped with a marine nuclear reactor called Linglong 1. The specifications of this nuclear reactor are very impressive: it reaches a diameter of 10 meters, a height of 15 meters, and an output of up to 125 megawatts. This means that it has an output of 25 megawatts more than the output of the American Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. This is a very remarkable achievement and shows China's great strength in the field of nuclear energy technology.
Linglong-1 is the world's first onshore commercial modular small nuclear reactor that uses pressurized light water as a coolant and moderator, and uses low-enriched uranium as fuel. This modular design makes the reactor more flexible and easy to maintain, while also improving safety performance. This kind of nuclear reactor has the characteristics of integrated reactor technology and inherent safety plus passive safety, which makes it have broad prospects in the field of nuclear energy application. This news made me think about the development of China's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. As a large country with vast sea areas, China urgently needs a strong navy to protect its maritime interests.
And nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are an effective means of achieving this goal. It will provide the Chinese Navy with longer endurance and faster speed, allowing it to better fulfill its mission of safeguarding maritime rights and interests. However, I would also like to ask the question: is China building nuclear-powered aircraft carriers only for military purposes? Or does it have some other use? In fact, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can also be used in the civilian sector to support the development of the maritime economy. For example, it can be used in offshore oil exploration, marine scientific research and other fields, injecting new vitality into China's marine industry.
In addition to nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, China has also built a small modular nuclear reactor on land, the Linglong-1. This type of reactor has the advantages of flexibility and maintainability, and can be used for electricity, heat supply and other fields. It can not only provide electricity for remote areas, but also provide clean energy for new cities and industrial parks. This will help improve the energy structure, reduce dependence on traditional energy sources, and promote sustainable development. All in all, the launch ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the Dalian shipyard in China attracted a lot of attention. This marks an important step forward for China in the field of marine undertakings and nuclear energy technology.
I congratulate China on the development of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and look forward to them making greater contributions to China's national defense and maritime undertakings. At the same time, I also hope that China can make full use of the advantages of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear reactors to contribute to the development of the civilian sector and achieve sustainable economic and social development. Linglong No.1: Unlocking the New Energy RevolutionIn modern society, electricity is one of the indispensable and important energy sources in our lives. However, for some remote areas, power supply is still a huge problem.
Islands, mining areas, the Gobi Desert and other places, due to the lack of stable electricity**, people's lives and production have been greatly affected. Fortunately, advances in technology are bringing us new solutions. Linglong-1, as a small modular reactor, is known as a star in the energy field. It is safe by natural force, does not require emergency AC power, and is air-cooled containment, providing stable power to remote areas**. Linglong 1 has a very wide range of applications. First, it can provide stable power to the island area**.
Imagine a beautiful resort with azure waters and fine white sand. And the power of this resort** relies on Linglong No. 1. This means that visitors can enjoy the sun, waves and food without worrying about the lack of electricity. In addition, Linglong No. 1 can also be applied to mining areas and the Gobi Desert. In these areas, due to the limitations of the geographical environment, it is often difficult to achieve traditional power ** methods. The flexibility and efficiency of Linglong 1 allows it to operate in these harsh environments and provide reliable power support for local miners and residents.
This is not only of great significance for the development of the local economy, but also brings convenience to people's lives. In addition to remote areas, Linglong 1 can also be built as a distributed power source in industrial and densely populated areas for urban heating, industrial steam supply and process heating. This means that our cities will no longer rely on traditional energy sources and will instead have more sustainable and environmentally friendly electricity**. This will not only help improve air quality and reduce environmental pollution, but also help improve energy efficiency and promote urban development to a new stage. Of course, the application of Linglong 1 is not limited to this.
Regarding its application in the field of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, we cannot get more information from open sources due to the fact that state military secrets are involved. What is certain, however, is that Linglong-1, as a small reactor, has excellent performance and reliability to be up to this important task. In general, the advent of Linglong-1 is of great significance for promoting the development of China's nuclear energy industry and opening up the international small reactor market. It not only solves the power supply problem, but also brings new development opportunities to remote areas and cities.
Let us look forward to the more brilliant performance of Linglong No. 1 in the future energy field, bringing more convenience and beauty to our lives. According to the technical analysis of Linglong-1, China already has the capability to build small nuclear power units for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. China may opt for the most advanced nuclear reactor technology that is one or two generations ahead in technology, and the first choice is probably a third-generation pressurized water reactor. In addition, China is also leading the world in the research and development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and molten salt fuel reactors.
High-temperature gas-cooled reactors are characterized by ceramic-coated pellet fuel elements, high-temperature-resistant graphite as moderator and helium as coolant. Molten salt fuel reactors use liquid fuel, using molten mixed salts as a nuclear fuel carrier and coolant. Both reactor types are included in the list of reactor types with the highest nuclear energy system technology. Whether the third-generation pressurized water reactor, high-temperature gas-cooled reactor or molten salt fuel reactor is used as the power plant of China's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, China's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can have the advantage of being one to two generations ahead in terms of power plant.
Linglong 1 is a nuclear power plant under construction in China, and its construction progress has progressed, including the lifting of steel containment vessels and the installation of pipe supports and hangers for the reactor building. Nanchang, 19 Mar (Xinhua) -- Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a small reactor nuclear island on 19 March. This marks the official start of the installation project of the first small reactor nuclear island in Jiangxi Province. It is understood that the installation project of the small reactor nuclear island is under the responsibility of China National Nuclear Corporation and is expected to be put into operation in 2023.
The project consists of two small reactor islands, each with an assembled capacity of 125 megawatts and an annual power generation capacity of up to 1 billion kWh. Small reactors are a new type of nuclear energy technology with the characteristics of small size, high safety and low operation and maintenance costs. It can meet local energy demand, promote energy structure adjustment, and promote economic transformation and upgrading. Liu Qi, Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, said at the groundbreaking ceremony that Jiangxi is one of China's nuclear energy industry bases and has the advantage of developing small reactor nuclear energy technology.
Jiangxi will accelerate the construction of the installation project of small reactor nuclear islands, strive to achieve high-quality development of the nuclear energy industry, and contribute to the development of China's nuclear energy industry. According to reports, Jiangxi Province has built two nuclear power plants with a capacity of 3.2 million kilowatts. The commencement of the installation project of the small reactor nuclear island will further enrich the layout of the nuclear energy industry in Jiangxi Province and improve the development level of the nuclear energy industry. (ENDS).