I Have A Super USB Drive

Chapter 67: The essence of technology is to boil water

   In the evening, when Shicuyel from the Ministry of Investment of Namibia visited again, Chen Chen informed the other party of the location.

   Although Hicuyel was a little embarrassed after listening, he still smiled and said that he would report Chen Chen's proposal to the Congress.

   As to whether the Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Environmental Protection will diverge because of this, or even fight each other in the Congress to determine the outcome, it has nothing to do with Chen Chen.

   In the next few days, Chen Chen declined the official company of Namibia. He brought only a few people from Qian Wenhuan to visit the tourist attractions in Namibia.

   Even in the entire African region, Namibia is regarded as the country with the most developed tourism industry. Tourist attractions and wildlife sanctuaries can be seen everywhere here.

   Spitzkoop Mountain, known as the sacred mountain, has the world-famous rock arch bridge, which is extremely magnificent and magnificent under the stars at night;

   In the vast desert, there is a quiver tree that is unique to Africa, and its branches rise to the sky, like palms demanding from the sky;

   There is also the majestic scene of the yellow sand entering the sea in the vast sea, one side is the endless desert, and the other is the vast ocean of smoke. The two originally unrelated are perfectly integrated in the vast sea, like a symphony of the sea of ​​sand...

   The sparse population represents a large number of undeveloped natural landscapes. Coupled with spring-like temperatures throughout the year and a more stable political situation than neighbors, it has become the hottest country for tourism in Africa.

   Of course, Chen Chen is not just for fun. He also visited Hushan and Luoxin two uranium mines controlled by the Central Continent.

   Both uranium mines are located in the Namib Desert in western Namibia. The Hushan uranium mine is 60 kilometers away from the coastal city of Swakopmund, and the Rosin uranium mine is located 10 kilometers south of Alandis.

   Of the two uranium mines, the Hushan uranium mine ranks third in the world in terms of uranium resource reserves, with a total resource of 286,000 tons. It can produce 6,500 tons of uranium octaoxide each year, ranking second in the world.

   The Rosin uranium mine has an annual output of 2500 tons, ranking fifth in the world.

   After the visit, Chen Chen's heart became heavy on the way back.

   After preliminary contact and discussion, the quotations of China General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corporation are almost the same. If Chen Chen wants to build a nuclear power plant with a generating capacity of 1 million kilowatts in the southern part of Walvis Bay, it will roughly cost 14 billion.

   If converted into US dollars, it is 2 billion US dollars.

   The reason why the market price is much higher is actually the reason for the material transportation.

   The building materials needed for nuclear power plants are basically impossible to find with African industries. They must be transported by sea from the Central Continent. The cost of the 15,000 km journey will naturally increase.

   Of course, this is the price of the third-generation nuclear power plant CAP1400, which is an improved version of the AP1000 technology imported from North America in the Central Continent.

   Generally speaking, the reactors of nuclear power plants are divided into "light water reactors" and "heavy water reactors". The "heavy water reactors" are basically not used in the Central Continent area, and the "light water reactors" have always been used.

   And "light water reactor" is divided into "pressurized water reactor" and "boiling water reactor".

The CAP1400 is a kind of "passive pressurized water reactor", which first fission of nuclear fuel to generate a large amount of heat energy, and then uses water under high pressure to take the heat energy out, and uses a generator to generate steam to drive the steam turbine to rotate, so that electricity is continuous. To come out.

  Different from the second-generation reactor, the biggest feature of the third-generation CAP1400 technology is its simple design and easy operation, which is simpler and more effective than traditional nuclear reactors, and further improves the safety of nuclear power plants.

   As for another type of "boiling water reactor" nuclear reactor, just look at the fate of the Tokai Island Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

In addition to higher safety, another reason Chen Chen chose CAP1400 is that modular technology can be used in the construction of third-generation nuclear power plants, which can greatly shorten the construction period of nuclear power plants, and they can be officially put into operation in as little as 18 months. .

   However, after understanding the working principles of these nuclear power plants, Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh. No wonder people on the Internet always complain that "the essence of human technology is to boil water and to study how to boil water more effectively."

   The only thing that dissatisfied Chen Chen was the power of the reactor.

   A 1 million kilowatt nuclear power plant sounds scary, but in fact it is only 10MVA. According to the average electricity requirement of 8KW per household, three people per household, half of the demand factor, can supply 750,000 people with daily electricity.

   Besides, Chen Chen is not generating electricity for love. His real purpose in building a nuclear power plant is to charge the USB flash drive. Therefore, even after the nuclear power plant is built, Chen Chen will certainly have some deductions, and even most of the deductions are normal operations.

   Therefore, one million kilowatts of nuclear reactors are not enough. Chen Chen hopes to expand to 2 million!

   It seems that the loan and new product release plan is urgent.

   Thinking of this, Chen Chen sitting in a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle subconsciously looked out the window.

The empty wind on the plain swept Chen Chen’s face, bringing a hint of coolness. At this time, the setting sun had fallen into the sky, and only the afterglow of the afterglow was left to reflect most of the sky~www.ltnovel.com~The world gradually dimmed and the roads Fires also rose in the villages that appeared occasionally on both sides.

   "Electricity", a product that has become part of human daily life in the 21st century, is still a luxury in this wild and backward country...

  Who would have thought that Namibia, which is full of uranium mines and extremely rich in rare earth resources, actually relies on imports for 70% of its electricity.

Namibia’s annual GDP is only 14 billion U.S. dollars, 20% of wealthy white people account for 80% of the country’s total income, 60% of banks are controlled by foreign capital, and ordinary people generally live in poverty. Below the line.

   As for the capital and technology needed to develop nuclear power plants, Namibian officials simply do not have the financial resources.

  Because the country's economy is backward and lack of funds and related technologies for nuclear energy development, there is a serious shortage of electricity throughout the country. They can only guard the treasure mountain of uranium mines, but there is no way.

Due to the perennial power shortage, the Namibian government was even forced to introduce a policy called "Adjust the Single Buyer Model" to encourage qualified independent power manufacturers to sell power resources directly to their own people, instead of the current situation. It is all controlled by the Namibian power company.

   From here, you can see how miserable this official is.

   But this is already a very wise and powerful official in the African region. There is no resistance even in the territory. Unlike other countries, there is a lot of war and warlords. Not to mention development, peace and stability are a luxury.

   But precisely because of this, Chen Chen's intention to build a nuclear power plant immediately caused the entire Congress to shock.

   After all, the investment in a nuclear power plant alone exceeds the total foreign trade of Namibia throughout the year.

  

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