America's Road to Fame

Chapter 315 Continue to buy islands?

The original Atlanta Island was only about 30 square kilometers. After the volcanic eruption, the area expanded more than ten times to about 500 square kilometers, so many environments have changed.

The most important thing is that with the expansion of the area, first after the Atlanta Island is surveyed and mapped, the Atlanta Management Committee will submit the latest data to the relevant international organizations to update the map information of the Atlanta Island.

Among them, it is worth mentioning that the nearest small island of Riatland was Lof Island belonging to the Hermi Islands. The closest point is almost 20 kilometers, but after the volcanic eruption, due to the expansion of the area of ​​Atlanta, the distance between the two islands is only 25 kilometers...

William Chen looked at the map of the Hermi Islands handed over by Erica. The Hermi Islands consisted of five islands, large and small, with a total area of ​​about 37 square kilometers. The largest island was Love Island, which covered 20 square kilometers, followed by building blocks. The island is about 10 square kilometers, and then there is Luwa Island, which is only 6 square kilometers. The remaining two islands are even smaller, and they can be called islands and reefs.

The distance between the various islands of the Hermi Islands is not far, ranging from more than 100 meters to several hundred meters, but in fact, because of the natural environment, the entire Hermi Islands has no permanent residents, only a small one on the building block island. The supply point is for the fishermen of the Malus Province to go fishing.

"Go to those experts and investigate the geological structure and hydrological environment of each island in the Hermi Islands."

"Investigate the Hermi Islands? But it belongs to Papua New Guinea..."

Hearing William Chen's request, Erica asked suspiciously.

"If it's appropriate, we can try to buy the archipelago."

William Chen had such an idea when he saw the map of the Hermi Islands just now.

First of all, if the Hermi Islands are bought, the surrounding area of ​​Atlanta will no longer be squeezed by Papua New Guinea's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone because it is too close to the Hermi Islands.

And although several islands in the Hermi Islands are not suitable for human habitation, the key is that they are closer to Atlanta. Love Island is only 10 kilometers away from them, so Atlanta is not that big. Next, buying the Hermi Islands will allow them to realize some of their functions and become satellite islands of Atlan Island.

This is why William Chen asked Erica to find experts to investigate the geological and hydrological environment of the archipelago.

After receiving the results of the investigation, William Chen became more certain of his thoughts. It was like Love Island, which covered 20 square kilometers, accounting for two-thirds of the previous Atlan Island. Although the natural environment is not good, it is completely An airport can be built, so it won't be a waste.

Moreover, according to the geological survey results of experts, the conditions of Love Island are completely capable of building an airport, and it only needs to reinforce the surroundings of the island.

Build a large airport on Love Island, and then use a cross-sea bridge to connect it with the main island of Atlanta, then it will be able to assume the role of Atlanta's aviation hub.What's more, the ten-kilometer sea-crossing bridge, and according to the nearby hydrological survey results, after the Atlanta volcano erupted, at least half of the seabed was raised, resulting in shallower sea water.

In fact, the seabed of Atlanta and the Hermi Islands are connected together, and they belong to the same submarine structure, so the construction of the cross-sea bridge between the two is not particularly difficult.

After buying the Hermi Islands, its other two slightly larger islands can also be useful. The distance between Love Island, Building Block Island and Lowa Island is closer, but only a few hundred meters. After connecting them , a small naval base can be established on Jimu Island to park the Poseidon as the station of the Coastal Defense Department of the Southern Cross Security Company.

As for Lowa Island, after the Russian side saw the bidding for the natural gas power station in Atlan Island, they said that in fact, under the conditions of Atlan Island, there is no need for a floating nuclear power plant at all, and a small nuclear power plant can be directly built. It is also very convenient to cool the nuclear reactor by the sea.

According to the 50 MW power generation capacity they requested, two sets of 25 MW nuclear reactors can be installed, or just like their floating nuclear power plant, two sets of 35 MW nuclear reactors can be installed directly. It can be built in two phases.

For example, the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant, the smallest nuclear power plant in Russia at present, has installed four EGP-6 nuclear reactors with an installed capacity of 48 megawatts. It is the smallest nuclear power plant in the world and the nuclear power plant with the highest latitude in the northern hemisphere.

Therefore, Chen William plans to build a small nuclear power plant on Loire Island with an area of ​​about 6 square kilometers after buying the Hermi Islands. According to the configuration of two sets of 35 MW nuclear reactors, first build a 35 MW nuclear reactor in the first phase The reactor is enough for the current use of Atlan Island.

Power can be transmitted to the main island of Atlanta and the two satellite islands of Love and Building Blocks through submarine cables. Because the distance is not far, there is no need to consider power loss at all.

Moreover, building the nuclear power plant on Loire Island can also relieve the fear of the people, and it is also a very good choice for cooling down on the island.

Therefore, under these considerations, William Chen determined the goal of the Atlanta Fund to purchase the Hermi Islands from Papua New Guinea.

And now is also a better time to buy an island, because among the tsunami caused by the Atlanta volcanic eruption and the earthquake, Papua New Guinea was the hardest hit, because this country is the closest to Atlanta, whether it is like Malaysia Areas with many islands such as the Nursing Province, as well as the coastal areas of Papua New Guinea, were greatly damaged by the tsunami, causing economic losses of more than 100 billion US dollars.

You must know that Papua New Guinea is one of the less developed countries in the world.The economy is primarily agricultural, accounting for 32% of Papua New Guinea's economy.The gross national product of their country last year was only 106 billion US dollars, so this time the tsunami hit their country's economy very hard.

Therefore, Papua New Guinea is also the main country of international aid this time. Of course, as the country that bears the brunt of the disaster, Atlanta can be said to be completely destroyed. Therefore, during this period, the Atlanta Management Committee represented by Erica, finally One of the most important tasks is to seek assistance from countries around the world, especially developed countries.

It's just that although the Atlanta Management Committee is at the center of the disaster, its original size was not large, and because the residents of the original Palu Island have all moved away, their current citizens are very few, so the degree of disaster suffered , but it is not as good as Papua New Guinea.

According to the feedback received so far, the creditor countries of Atlan Island, including Australia and New Zealand, have already stated that in order to rescue the disaster in Atlan Island, they have proposed to reduce part of their debts. Reduced to about $4 million.

At the same time, they will also send personnel to help Atlanta rebuild after the disaster.

The United States also stated that it will assist some materials in Atlanta, including desalination equipment, some construction equipment and other materials.

The Japanese side has dispatched engineering personnel to assist in the construction of two high-rise residential buildings for Atlan Island, which will be used for the resettlement of construction personnel during the reconstruction period.

Huaguo also expressed that it would help the island of Atlanta to build a natural gas power station with an installed capacity of 30 megawatts.

Calculated in this way, some of the projects that Atlanta initially tendered for can be crossed out from the list.

Speaking of Papua New Guinea, after Erica understood the significance of the Hermi Islands to Atlanta under the explanation of William Chen, she also began to think about it. The economic situation in Papua New Guinea is not good now, and Hermione Island The Mi Islands themselves are uninhabitable, purely a desert island.

For Papua New Guinea, which has more than 600 large and small islands, it is inconspicuous among them. Perhaps the only meaning for them is to show it on the map. In addition, it can have a small fishing area, so if you pay for it at this time If so, there is still a very high possibility that Papua New Guinea will agree.

Therefore, the Atlanta Management Committee first sent personnel to the capital of Papua New Guinea and their largest city, Port Moresby, in the name of a friendly visit.

(End of this chapter)