Chapter 66 Radiation Disaster
Chapter 66 Radiation Disaster
In the conference room.
When Su Wu came in, more than half of the people were already online. A small number of others also arrived quickly within a minute or two.
Except for Su Wu, the person who could appear in this conference room at least had a large shelter that could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Time is often quite precious.
Therefore, the account of Jianghe Municipal Department, which hosted the meeting.
After a brief self-introduction, get straight to the point.
"Everyone, I am Ou Shihua, the director of Jianghe City's Municipal Administration Department."
"The reason we called everyone here this time is because according to the latest news sent by the Federal Academy of Sciences—"
"In the next two to five days, our Dongzhou region will face an unprecedented radiation storm."
"By then, the average radiation intensity in the surface air is expected to exceed the normal safety limit by a thousand times."
"Some areas will also experience radiation disasters, releasing millions of times more radiation than the safe limit in a very small area."
"And what we need to do is to find out in advance where these radiation disasters might occur."
"There is no best solution, but if there is, we can respond in time."
Ou Shihua's speech caused silence in the conference room.
Everyone was thinking about what impact this sudden disaster would have on them.
A few seconds later, an attendee raised a question.
“Are there specific limits on the scope and duration of a radiation disaster?”
“The range is between tens of meters to several thousand meters.”
“It will not exceed a radius of 3 kilometers at most.”
“But the quantity cannot be determined.”
"Take Jianghe City as an example. There may not be any radiation disaster areas, or there may be more than ten."
"In addition, this radiation storm is expected to last for a long time, and everyone should be prepared to coexist with it for a long time."
Ou Shihua answered without hesitation.
These data were related to life and death, and even if he hadn't memorized them beforehand, they were easily engraved in his mind. He didn't need to go to the scene to check them.
"Besides radiation, will there be other secondary disasters?"
Another participant then asked.
"Normally not, but at the site of a radiation disaster, the temperature may rise sharply in a short period of time, reaching between 200 and 300 degrees."
"According to the assessment of the Academy of Sciences, some shelters located shallowly underground may not be able to cope with the threat of radiation disasters."
"The best solution is to move out early."
The information revealed in Ou Shihua's words immediately made people at the scene uneasy.
You should know that the shelters for most of the people present were built based on the standards of underground shopping malls and air-raid shelters.
Even if it is strengthened, it will only be thirty to fifty meters from the ground at most.
It still hasn't gotten out of the shallow realm.
If someone is unlucky enough to encounter a radiation disaster, the shelter will be destroyed on the spot.
Su Wu also looked extremely solemn when he heard this.
Compared to others, the first floor of his shelter is closer to the ground, with an average distance of only 10 meters.
The only slightly better thing is the shelter's air circulation and cooling system, as well as the concrete walls, which have been strengthened and upgraded to survive in harsher environments.
But even so, what if a radiation disaster really broke out over his shelter.
It is also a huge threat.
"So, how can we find the locations where these radiation disasters may break out in advance?" Zhou Bin, the second-generation official who had barely met Su Wu in the past, was not affected by the panic.
He calmly and directly asked the most crucial question.
"Radiation disasters don't happen suddenly."
"There will be a buffer period of one to two days before it shows up."
"During the buffer period, the radiation level at the outbreak site will be about 1% to 1/1000 higher than that of the surrounding areas, and the lowest level will not be less than 1/1000."
"Due to possible errors in the measurements, this search would be very labor-intensive and resource-intensive."
“So, I hope everyone can give their full support.”
The issue of Zhou Bin, the second-generation official, was actually the main purpose of Ou Shihua convening this meeting.
It is not impossible to monitor the entire Jianghe City relying solely on official shelters.
But that would make too much noise and consume too much resources.
Distributing part of the tasks to capable private shelters will not result in much difference in results, but will effectively reduce monitoring costs.
"Then what good can we do?"
One participant asked what most people were thinking.
Radiation disasters are certainly terrible, but if we only monitor the area near our own shelters, it is actually enough to provide early warning and does not require too many resources.
But looking at the attitude Ou Shihua is showing, it is obviously impossible for him to demand such low standards from them.
If you want them to take on more unnecessary responsibilities, you naturally have to offer them conditions that appeal to them.
"First, according to the size of the contribution."
“You can get one or more guaranteed tickets.”
"If the situation reaches the worst in the future, there will be more than 10 radiation disasters in Jianghe City."
"Then we will abandon most of the existing shelters and move into deep shelters. We may even leave Jianghe City directly and move to safer shelters in other nearby cities."
“And because of the limited space in deep shelters, long-distance transfers across cities are extremely difficult.”
“So the number of people who are ultimately eligible to relocate is pretty limited.”
"Each of the guaranteed tickets you received will allow one person to enter our deep shelter or join the team traveling across cities when the situation becomes too bad to be controlled in the future."
That's one of the benefits.
It can be regarded as a basic life guarantee provided by the government to these civilians who control huge resources.
As long as everyone present takes the official tasks seriously, it will not be difficult for them to accumulate tickets to save themselves and their families' lives at the last minute.
Of course, this can only be regarded as a bottom line, or basic welfare.
No one who can attend this meeting would be tempted simply for these life-saving tickets.
Having lost the foundation and resources for their survival, even if they are lucky enough to save their lives this time, they will immediately face the risk of falling down the social ladder.
By then, the huge gap in life will bring pain no less than torture.
Many people even think that it would be better to be buried in a grand manner in their own shelter rather than living in such a miserable state.
Ou Shihua obviously understood what these people were thinking.
No further details were given on the tickets.
Soon the conversation changed and the truly significant benefits were brought to the table.
"In addition, the contribution points obtained in this mission will be adjusted to the highest level of authority."
“It can be transferred privately to each other, and can also be used to purchase all resources in our official warehouse.”
"Including the latest developed anti-radiation coating products and formulas."
(End of this chapter)