The saying goes, "One should look at others with new eyes after three days of separation." Not long ago, many "major national heavyweights" were showcased by China's e-commerce platforms. Among them, Linglong One, known as the "nuclear power bank," received much attention. It is said that it can provide enough power for a mobile phone to last for 200,000 years in just one day. Many netizens joked about it, saying they could buy it and pass it down through generations.

Of course, jokes aside, this "nuclear power bank" does have real capabilities. As a small nuclear reactor, Linglong One not only became the first to meet the international atomic energy agency's general safety review standards but is also considered a promising candidate for the nuclear power system of China's CV-005 aircraft carrier.

According to data, Linglong One, with its length and width within 10 meters and a height of 14 meters, can achieve an output power of 310 MW and nearly 300,000 horsepower. Even compared to the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it surpasses them. Moreover, it has high reliability and can meet military needs, making it highly anticipated for the construction of China's CV-005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

An aircraft carrier represents a nation's maritime military strength, and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, with its powerful cruising ability, has become a symbol of a strong ocean-going military force.

On the other hand, the U.S. built its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as early as 1961. At that time, due to China's lack of economic resources, it was temporarily unable to support the construction of aircraft carriers. To allow pilots to master relevant technologies and skills before the completion of the aircraft carrier, we once built "concrete aircraft carrier models." Surprisingly, Western countries looked down on this, calling it "madness for aircraft carriers."

In fact, such mockery was not the first time. In 1994, the U.S. Navy, relying on its powerful ocean-going naval forces, rashly entered China's territorial waters with the USS Enterprise and its fleet.

In the face of such a huge gap in strength, our pilots flew old-style fighters and held their ground, eventually forcing the opposing aircraft carrier group to retreat. Although this event happened 30 years ago, it still feels humiliating to the Chinese people. Although we now have three aircraft carriers, compared to the U.S.'s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, both in terms of quantity and power, we are still stretched thin.

This phenomenon once again proves that technological backwardness will lead to passivity and being controlled by others.

Previously, in the field of high-speed rail construction, the technology for forging high-speed rail wheel axles was monopolized by Japan and Germany, creating high price barriers to hinder China's high-speed rail development. The "Brain/Li/Duo" biotechnology, which was long monopolized by American and Japanese companies, had its key raw materials inflated to five-digit prices, causing widespread demand groups to hesitate. The West even "blocked" lithography equipment, leading to a near shortage of chips for domestic mobile phones.

Therefore, the CV-005 aircraft carrier needs to abandon conventional energy and adopt nuclear power. On one hand, this is to prove ourselves; on the other hand, it is to meet future development needs of aircraft carriers. After all, conventional-powered aircraft carriers are slightly lacking in long-distance escort endurance. Even if the technical difficulty is complex, we must have the determination to overcome it.

Here, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier's reactor technology cannot be ignored. After more than ten years of hard work, China's scientific research team finally made important progress.

In August 2023, Linglong One, the first "100% domestically produced" small nuclear reactor, was successfully hoisted. From then on, China's modular small reactor technology was on par with the world's advanced levels and is expected to be successfully installed on the CV-005 aircraft carrier in the future.

At the same time, with China's continuous efforts in the field of high-end science and technology, the high-speed rail wheel axle technology previously monopolized by Japan and Germany was later overtaken by us. The high-speed rail mileage also increased by more than 3 million kilometers, thus taking control of the high-speed rail autonomy into our own hands.

Regarding the "Brain/Li/Duo" technology products related to the quality of life and dignity of the elderly in the country, it has recently broken through overseas technological barriers and achieved successful mass production. According to data from JD.com and Tmall, the threshold for related finished products is only shown in three digits.

Based on the positive feedback from users regarding improvements in brainpower and sleep after using it, the research team stated that they will further advance and promote such technologies to better benefit the public, allowing people in the country to easily access them.

In addition, China's scientific team has successfully completed the development of all-solid-state laser technology, which is expected to realize the production of 3nm wafers, making the Western technology "encirclement" ineffective. Seeing this situation, people across the country feel invigorated and proud.

Recently, after the publication of pictures of the aircraft carrier with hull number 20, the new aircraft carrier, which closely resembles the U.S. Ford-class nuclear aircraft carrier, sparked heated discussions at home and abroad. Combined with the publication of the results of the Linglong One reactor technology, our CV-005 nuclear aircraft carrier is on the verge of becoming a reality.

Industry insiders revealed that in addition to nuclear power technology, the CV-005 aircraft carrier may also carry a medium-voltage DC integrated electric propulsion system. At that time, its offensive and defensive capabilities will be very strong, possibly leaving the U.S. generation behind.

So, let time tell the answer!

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