Recently, Academician Peng Shilu, the first chief designer of China's nuclear submarines, passed away in Beijing at the age of 96. It is no exaggeration to say that his death is the fall of a superstar. He made great contributions to my country's nuclear power research and design during his lifetime and was one of the pioneers and founders of my country's nuclear power field.
Due to long hours of high-intensity work, Mr. Peng Shilu's physical condition was not very good, and because he was sick, Mr. Peng eventually died of illness. I also feel very sorry for his passing. Mr. Peng Shilu is very worthy of our respect and admiration. He is the pride of our Chinese people. In the 1960s, Peng Shilu presided over the entire process of demonstration, design, testing and operation of submarine nuclear power plants, and participated in commanding the debugging and sea trials of the first-generation nuclear submarines; participated in and organized the successful development of high-temperature and high-pressure-resistant fully sealed The main pump reached the world's advanced level at that time. He led scientific researchers and made outstanding contributions to the research of our country's nuclear submarines. He is the pride of our country and people.
Academician Peng Shilu has a famous saying: Don’t be afraid of what others say, and follow the path you think is right amidst other people’s opinions. ?That’s right, we don’t care about other people’s opinions. Since we have to do something, we must continue to do it bravely. There are no simple things in the world, especially scientific research and design work is very difficult. Scientific researchers must have Perseverance and tenacious spirit that others don’t have. In that era, it was very difficult to research and design nuclear submarines. They had to constantly overcome scientific research problems in a difficult environment. They were very great. I think I should pay tribute to these people.
People affectionately call Mr. Peng Shilu "Peng Daudao" and "Peng Dabo", because Peng Shilu has data in his heart, and he will never make a decision without accurate data. We ordinary people must also learn from them and work hard and have a tenacious fighting spirit.