066 - Site selection of nuclear power plants

In the early morning, Chen Chen was woken up by a strange call, a noisy and comical bird call, which seemed to have hundreds of birds chirping together, which was annoying.

Chen Chen unplugged the charging cable of his mobile phone in a daze, and looked at the time, but it was only about seven o'clock in the morning.

Because he was woken up, Chen Chen's face was a little ugly, he got out of bed and opened the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows, wanting to see who was disturbing people's dreams.

Suddenly, a fog filled the sky and the earth, and even the morning light seemed hazy, and on the beach dozens of meters away, there was a large group of red seabirds, and the strange chirp that Chen Chen heard was emitted.

Those should be the famous flamingos.

Walvis Bay Harbor is located on the Atlantic coast, under the influence of the Benguela cold current unique to the Atlantic Ocean, which is often covered with cold and damp fog in the early morning, and the Atlantic current will also bring abundant food, so thousands of flamingos inhabit the lagoon all year round, which is the beach in front of Chen Chen's eyes.

The hotel where Chen Chen stayed is called Flamingo Villas Boutique Hotel, the full name of which is Flamingo Villas Boutique Hotel, and in English, Flamengo is also the meaning of flamingo.

The lagoon, with its luxurious hotels and numerous European-style mansions built around the lake, is a paradise for every inch of land in this barren land of Africa.

It is said that international movie stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave birth to their first child here.

Chen Chen retracted his gaze and looked towards the road under his feet.

In the early morning mist, a white teenage girl with headphones on her headphones jogging along a lakeside path; A few white children were laughing on their bikes in the distance.

In addition, some white people who also built their houses by the lake sat on their green lawns and quietly enjoyed the fresh smell of the morning.

Although all this seems very ordinary, Europe is full of this kind of small town scenery, but only Chen Chen understands that to carve out such a paradise in Africa, where there is an extreme shortage of water and electricity, the resources consumed in it are not comparable to those small towns in Europe.

No wonder it's known as the Affluent District.

Shaking his head, Chen Chen closed the curtains again and sent a message to Qian Wenhuan at the same time.

After a while, there was a knock on the door of the suite.

Chen Chen walked over and opened the door, but saw Qian Wenhuan pushing a dining cart and walking in, followed by a few people, "Boss, I saw that the waiter was about to deliver the food, so I brought it in by the way." ”

"Thanks, let's all sit down." Chen Chen pointed to the sofa behind him and said to everyone.

After these people were seated, Chen Chen looked at them one by one.

In addition to Qian Wenhuan, there are Anthony, who is in charge of business negotiations, Jennifer, legal counsel, and Zhou Jing and Wang Liang, who are in charge of site selection for nuclear power plants.

Among them, Anthony and Jennifer are both Swiss, while Zhou Jing and Wang Liang are geological professionals that Chen Chen asked Xia Yin to find in China.

In fact, last night, several people were ready to pick up the plane, but Chen Chen refused.

"Has everyone eaten?" Chen Chen pushed the dining cart to the dining table on the side and asked everyone.

"We've all eaten before we came." Qian Wenhuan hurriedly replied, and everyone nodded.

"Okay." Chen Chen brought the food in the dining car to the table one by one, and said with a smile, "It seems that you guys are doing well here, and Wen Huan's weight seems to have increased again." ”

"Boss, I really don't blame me!"

Qian Wenhuan was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly explained, "You also saw it last night, the Namibian officials are too enthusiastic, they follow us every day, even if they go out to explore, campers and ambulances follow us all day long, I just can't lose weight if I want to." ”

"Yes, for more than a month and almost two months, we have barely spent half a dime, all of which are officially supported by Namibia, but we have definitely not been lazy."

Wang Liang on the side helped in a timely manner, which immediately attracted Qian Wenhuan's grateful eyes.

"I'm just kidding, you just have to grasp that degree."

Chen Chen waved his hand and stuffed a piece of salad into his mouth with a knife and fork, "So, how did this time go?" ”

"Boss, let's tentatively select two locations to build nuclear power plants."

Qian Wenhuan hurriedly took out a map and spread it out on the coffee table, "The uranium mine in Namibia is mainly related to the Damara orogenic belt, and is concentrated in the Namib Desert on the Atlantic coast of Erongo Province, and the Hushan uranium mine and the Rosin uranium mine are also in this areaβ€”β€”"

Qian Wenhuan pointed to a small point in the westernmost part of Namibia, "We are now on the Atlantic coast of Erongo Province, if we build a nuclear power plant, it is better to choose a coastal location, after all, the nuclear power plant needs a lot of cooling water, and the inland of Namibia should not think about it, their fresh water system cannot even supply itself." ”

"In fact, it is also possible to build inland, just build cooling towers." Zhou Jing, who was in charge of site selection on the side, added.

"That's definitely not going to work," Qian Wenhuan hurriedly shook his head, "It's too unnecessary, and in case of an accident like the Fukushima nuclear power plant, a lot of cooling water is needed." ”

Qian Wenhuan continued to explain to Chen Chen, "Therefore, we agreed that building on the coast, ten kilometers north of Swakopmund, is a pretty good choice. ”

Seeing Chen Chen's puzzled look, Qian Wenhuan continued to explain, "Swakopmund is a city less than thirty kilometers north of Walvis Bay Harbor, which is the fourth largest city in Namibia and more prosperous than Walvis Bay Harbor. ”

"Because of the existence of the Hushan uranium mine, after the launch of CGN's Hushan uranium mine project eight years ago, it has invested in the construction of roads, the laying of water pipelines, and the upgrading of power facilities, which has greatly improved the infrastructure of the city of Swakopmund, and if we build there, both the cost of material transportation and the cost of nuclear fuel transportation can be reduced a lot."

"This position, Namibia will agree?"

Chen Chen saw that the location Qian Wenhuan was referring to happened to be marked with the words "West Coast National Tourism and Entertainment Zone".

"Mainly, there are really no good options."

Qian Wenhuan scratched his head, "To be honest, according to the establishment standards of nuclear power plants, it is best to be surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, in the event of an accident, the mountain can block some radioactive dust, but Namibia does not have this kind of geographical location at all, but it can be done far away from residential areas, after all, the population density here is too low." ”

"And what about a place?" Chen Chen thought for a moment and asked again.

"There's another location, not on the north side of Walvis Bay Harbor, but on the south side of Walvis Bay Harbor."

Qian Wenhuan pointed downward, "Similarly, the railway is the cheapest mode of transportation, we can't be too far away from the railway, otherwise the cost will rise in a straight line, so the southern coastal zone of Walvis Bay Port is also possible." ”

Chen Chen looked at it and saw a long list of words marked on the map, "Namibna Uklufort Hunting Park".

"It's a good place, but it's ......"

Legal counsel Jennifer hesitated, "The construction of a nuclear power plant requires permission from the Namibian Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Protection, but Namibia has written environmental protection into its constitution, and it is difficult to apply for both positions." ”

"That's not something we need to think about."

Chen Chen drank a large bottle of milk, wiped his mouth and clapped his mouth, "Just the second one, ten kilometers south of Walvis Bay Harbor, it is built here." ”

"Well, then the official side ......" Qian Wenhuan was stunned.

"Since it can be written into the constitution, it can be removed again." Chen Chen sneered, "Africa is not just Namibia. ”