"The nuclear engine might explode!" Xu Pengjie yelled in panic, with large beads of sweat on his forehead falling on his helmet.
Yu Yifeng was suddenly shocked, and his reaction was also very fast. He quickly said into the microphone: "I am Yu Yifeng. We are buried five hundred meters underground. There are no deaths so far! How many people have died?
Individual injuries are minor, there are medical soldiers here, it’s no big problem!”
"I demand that all mining operations be stopped. I repeat, all mining operations are stopped! The surface of the B11 area has collapsed. We suspect it was caused by mining. Do not dig in other areas for the time being! All mining operations stop immediately!"
Regarding this issue, Yu Yifeng emphasized it loudly several times.
Xu Yunjin didn't react for a while. He was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "Okay, I understand. You guys wait in the spaceship for a while, and I will immediately dispatch mining robots from other areas to rescue...
"
"no!"
Yu Yifeng immediately refused and said in an urgent tone: "Our nuclear engine may explode. It is very dangerous to stay here. We will find another way..."
After saying this, the phone signal got worse and worse and started to intermittent, so he hurriedly kept the conversation short.
"We will try to find the cave exit in Area B11. You can search through that road! The cave exit in Area B11!"
"Even if you want to rescue, you can only send intelligent robots! Never send people! The nuclear engine may explode at any time!"
While talking, the signal has been cut off...
The exit above the cave has been completely reburied by sand. Satellite signals are unable to penetrate the hundreds of meters thick surface, and rocks of all sizes have fallen down.
Yu Yifeng didn't know whether the other party heard clearly, so he hung up the phone directly.
He turned around sharply and asked: "Is it true that the engine exploded? Is it possible to repair it?"
After hearing what the pilot said, a group of relevant mechanical engineers ran into the cab and engine room to retrieve relevant data. Within a few minutes, they came out with pale faces.
There was no smile on Chief Engineer William's face. He frowned and said with a heavy face: "The engine's condensation system is indeed damaged. Because it was hit hard by a big stone and violently vibrated, some condensation pipes sprayed out.
With the release of sodium vapor, the engine temperature is slowly rising, and a violent explosion is indeed possible."
Suddenly, everyone's expressions became ugly.
This is a nuclear-powered engine. If it really explodes, its power will be comparable to that of a small atomic bomb.
Even if people wear power armor, it is impossible to ingest an atomic bomb at close range. This means that people must leave the spacecraft and escape into unknown caves for refuge!
You have to run far away to avoid it, God knows what the hell is in this damn huge cave?!
But compared to eating nuclear bombs, escaping is the only option...
"Is it possible to fix it?" Yu Yifeng saw something wrong on everyone's faces and asked quickly.
William shook his head: "No, this is a fast neutron value-added reactor, not an ordinary nuclear power plant. Usually, liquid sodium is used for cooling. The condensing device is currently damaged and the sodium vapor is completely leaked. Sodium is too reactive.
, will be ignited when it encounters water vapor in the air. The current engine... can be said to be in an out-of-control state and has caught fire. We have no way to stop the nuclear reaction in the core of the engine."
After hearing this, everyone present became even more panicked. The nuclear engine was on fire!
The other engineers also looked at each other with helpless expressions.
If there were a large number of maintenance devices in the Noah, this problem would not be a problem at all. But it is not possible now. No matter how awesome they are, they cannot just rely on a few wrenches to rescue the spacecraft engine from the fire...
Yu Yifeng's heart was beating wildly and he was in a dilemma.
It is too dangerous to escape from the spacecraft now. The sand and gravel above are still falling intermittently. If it is a larger stone, it can kill someone at a height of several hundred meters.
Even if you are wearing power armor, it won't work. The helmet may be smashed with some cracks. Then a large amount of hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide leak out, which can completely poison people to death.
But compared to a nuclear engine explosion, this kind of risk can only be taken!
He was about to give an order: everyone should escape from the spacecraft immediately... but he heard William continue: "Don't panic, everyone. We have already taken relevant precautions when designing the engine. The engine materials can completely withstand the effects of sodium combustion.
The heat will not explode immediately."
"At present, another backup water cooling system has taken over the relevant cooling tasks. Before the water in the water tank evaporates, the nuclear engine will maintain a high temperature, but it will definitely not explode! I can guarantee this!"
Yu Yifeng immediately asked: "How many hours are left? How many hours do we have?"
He heard the voice of William's words. Because of the safety defense design of the engine, the spacecraft was temporarily safe, but only temporarily.
"Eight hours, ten hours at most, by then the water in the water tank will have evaporated..."
When he said this, William's face looked ugly.
Because he knew in his heart that he would not be able to wait for rescue from the headquarters in eight hours, and there was no telling how much sand was buried above.
No matter how many robots are mobilized, they can't dig 500 meters deep in eight hours. Maybe it will collapse again while digging.
After hearing this, Yu Yifeng suddenly stood up and made a decision immediately: "Then let's wait here for a while until the collapse is over, and then leave the spacecraft immediately."
"We are looking for a new exit, the exit of the cave more than ten kilometers away in Area B11! You each have your own equipment, including various weapons, food, flashlights, etc..."
"Quick! Get ready now!"
Yu Yifeng's roar made everyone react. They returned to their rooms in silence one by one, looking for things they needed to bring.
Power armor has a very strong load-bearing capacity. As long as it is useful, you can wear it, and there is basically no need to consider the load-bearing issue.
The entire spacecraft was silent, except for the sound of turning things around...
Yu Yifeng is the supreme leader of civilization, and his authority over the years has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With him here, these people seem to have found a backbone.
Although I was nervous and scared, at least I had a solid support and no panic or emotional breakdown... Some people's legs and feet were weak and their hands and feet were sweating, but they still gritted their teeth and pushed through.
People didn't have much objection to Yi Feng's choice. After all, no one wanted to stay here with a nuclear bomb that could explode at any time.
As time passed, the number of rocks falling from above gradually decreased.
Everyone has their bags ready, and there are even three bus-sized tracked vehicles in the flight base! They can just accommodate a few injured people with fractures and carry more supplies.
I don't know whether it was because of their inner feelings or some other reason, but everyone just felt that the temperature of the engine was getting higher and higher.
The water vapor emitted by the engine was at least two to three hundred degrees high, and they couldn't wait to leave the spacecraft.
"Let's go!" Yu Yifeng ordered and took the lead to step onto the soil below.
This is thick and soft organic soil, which has been deposited for millions of years. It is dotted with blue luminous fungi. It is soft when you step on it, and it seems to be very fertile.
However, except for a few biological scientists who were somewhat interested, no one cared about this kind of thing at all. After the first person stepped out, the rest of the people followed suit and headed towards the entrance of a deep cave nearby.
No one noticed that there seemed to be more and more insects gathering here. They kept gathering towards the engine of the spacecraft.
This huge amount of thermal energy emits a huge amount of infrared rays, spreading in all directions for several kilometers, tens of kilometers, hundreds of kilometers... far, far away...