Demon School

“I’m sorry, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I refused to accept this task!” After hesitating for a long time, Rogers chose to refuse, and the memory of the victims of the depleted uranium bomb was really terrible! His fear of nuclear radiation even exceeded military discipline!

“It’s 13:45 now.” Lieutenant Colonel Dundee looked at his watch. “I will be here waiting for you until 16:45! If you haven’t packed your things here by this time, Report from an office, then I will immediately order the military police to arrest you! And accept the severe sanctions of the military court! Now, get out of here! “

“Yes! Sir!” After saluting the two, they silently walked to the door of the office. Captain Rogers couldn’t help but look back at Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. “Sir, I will wait for the military police in the dormitory!”

After the visitor left, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee sat back in his chair in frustration. Since he received the order, he had expected all kinds of difficulties, but he did not expect that the resistance he encountered was much more serious than he expected! Obviously Captain Rogers is not the first person to refuse to accept the mission, nor will he be the last one!

“Steven, are you crazy? The military court will deprive you of your rank and throw you into prison! Do you bear the cute little Luke to see his father as a hero become a criminal?” From No. 3 Out of the building, Jamila Williams looked at his old friend in surprise.

“Jamira, you have n’t been to Iraq, you do n’t know how terrible nuclear radiation is!” Rogers shook his head. “I would rather Luke see his father become a coward or even a criminal than his dad. Become a terrible monster! Nuclear radiation will make all the hair on your body fall off, the skin will produce sores, and the disgusting pus will flow out! And this disease is hereditary, Jamila, do n’t you have children? Do you want your child to be like this? “

“Gosh!” Williams couldn’t help swallowing. “Isn’t the Pentagon preparing nuclear radiation protection equipment for us? Isn’t it dangerous?”

“Please note that you are going to work underwater! Jamila, how much strength do you think you have to put on a layer of radiation protection equipment after wearing a bulky diving suit? Not to mention you need to carry heavy Professional equipment to cut the submarine’s shell! That is not an easy job! “Submarines need to withstand huge pressure, the requirements for the shell material are very high, but it is not so easy to cut! “Think about it. It’s terrible to accumulate even a tiny dose of radiation for such a long time!”

“Such a thing has not happened in history!” Rogers also wanted to save his friend, he continued to persuade, “In the winter of 1945, the physicist Slotin of Los Alamos National Laboratory was underwater. While the nuclear reactor was still working, he dived into six feet of water for repairs. In a short period of time, he received a radiation dose of at least 100 roentgens, which caused symptoms such as vomiting and hair loss afterwards. Working underwater will take longer than him! The nuclear radiation will endanger you! And no one knows when the nuclear material in the reactor will change! “

This Srotin has been famous in history because of many deaths. This time it was only a trivial matter to repair the reactor without shutting it down! In the future he will do even more terrible things.

In May 1946, under the watch of seven colleagues, Srotin conducted a preliminary experiment on nuclear fission reactions. The experiment required two beryllium hemispheres to surround a plutonium core. It is worth mentioning that in the previous experiment, this plutonium nucleus has caused the death of Srotin’s colleague, Harry Daglien, because of the radioactive reaction.

Slotin grabbed a 9-inch-diameter beryllium hemisphere, held the hole in the dome with his thumb, and used a screwdriver in his right hand to keep the two hemispheres from touching each other. The use of a screwdriver is a serious violation of the rules, he should use shims to maintain separation.

Then, tragedy happened. The screwdriver slipped on the ground like the script was arranged. The upper and lower beryllium hemispheres immediately merged together, creating a “transient critical” reaction and generating a nuclear fission shock wave. At that time, all the scientists present observed a dreadful blue light formed by the ionization of air in the gap of the beryllium hemisphere. A scorching heat wave hit them. At this time, there was a sour taste in Srotin’s mouth, and his left hand felt a strong burning sensation, which was extremely painful.

We know that the minimum mass of fissile material required to maintain the chain reaction is called the critical mass. The first atomic bomb “Fat Man” used plutonium to create a hollow sphere below the subcritical level. When detonating, the explosives surrounding it are used to squeeze the plutonium to reach the critical mass and increase the instantaneous criticality. Now the situation facing Srotin is exactly the same. If he does not take immediate action, the beryllium hemisphere will turn into a small nuclear bomb, turning him and all his colleagues into powder.

On the occasion of a desperate attack, Srotin instinctively pulled his left hand up ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ to pull the upper hemisphere made of beryllium and toss it on the ground. He exposed himself to lethal doses of neutrons and gamma radiation. According to ex-post calculations, the dose of radiation received by Srotin is equal to the amount of radiation received when the atomic bomb exploded 1463 meters from the center.

Slotin died nine days later after absorbing excessive nuclear radiation. Three of the seven survivors also died of possible radiation-related diseases a few years later.

Rogers told this story to Williams in a solemn tone, making him really feel the terrible power of nuclear radiation! Finally, I concluded, “So, I would rather go to the military court than go to the Norfolk Naval Base! Even if my life imprisonment at least I can continue to live, and to Norfolk there is almost no possibility of surviving! I and I ’m not afraid of death, but I ca n’t stand the torture of perennial pain! If I die in a short period of time like Srotin ’s, if I ’m tortured by radiation like the other three scientists for a long time, I ’ll die! It ’s definitely more terrible than hell. Torment! “

Three hours later, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee did not see Rogers and Williams in his office. He sighed and silently dialed the call of the Gendarmerie Department!

Rogers and Williams did not have any resistance, and let the military police take them away! At least you can stay away from the **** of Norfolk, right? (To be continued ~ ^ ~)