Chapter 1805 Need '982'
Yevmenov was obviously more interested in K-278: "Xiao, can you fish out K-278?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "General Yevmenov, you've given me a difficult problem. I've indeed salvaged deeper shipwrecks, but I wouldn't dare to salvage K-278."
"Why?" Yevmenov asked puzzledly.
Xiao Peng answered truthfully, "I know that you Russians have always been very interested in that submarine. Some time ago, your scientists formed a joint scientific team with Norwegian scientists to conduct underwater exploration and filming of that nuclear submarine. You should also know that the nuclear submarine is facing a leakage problem. The radioactive level in the seawater near the submarine is as high as 100 becquerels per liter, while the average radioactive level in the North Atlantic is only 0.0001 becquerels. This radioactive level exceeds the standard by a million times. How can I possibly salvage it? If nothing goes wrong, I may only destroy a ship. If something goes wrong, I will destroy a ship and the lives of everyone on board. I also suggest that you don't touch that ship."
Xiao Peng's fear of radioactive materials stems from an incident that happened in his childhood: not far from his hometown, a man picked up a small chain while collecting waste, which contained small particles about the size of a match head. As a result, these small particles caused the entire residential building where they lived to be exposed to nuclear radiation, and one person even died shortly afterwards.
That little particle is iridium-192 radiation.
This thing is mainly used for industrial flaw detection by flaw detectors. When in use, it needs to be placed in an industrial container to detect whether there are cracks or internal damage in large mechanical equipment or similar ethylene pipes. It is widely used in the construction industry, power industry, etc.
The country also has strict regulations on the management of radioactive sources. Any unit that comes into contact with radioactive sources must apply for a license from the health administrative department and register with the public security agency. Currently, there are more than 12,400 units using radioactive sources across the country, and most of the 107,000 radioactive sources in use are registered and filed.
In comparison, the Russians are much more daring - look at this place, there are two reactors in an area that is not even as big as a commercial housing complex...
After hearing Xiao Peng's answer, Yevmenov fell into deep thought. Moiseyev, however, asked, "Xiao, why did you choose boat number three? We have investigated the pollution levels of the seawater around these four boats, and there are no signs of nuclear leakage."
Xiao Peng laid out the information about Boat No. 3 and said, "Because salvaging Boat No. 3 can make money! A lot of money at that."
"Huh?" When the people in the room heard Xiao Peng say this, they all looked at him, not understanding why he said that.
Xiao Peng said, "Can we take a break now? I need to take a shower and think things through. If this works, it will definitely be a win-win situation. But I need to think about it more."
After hearing what he said, Yevmenov did not refuse much, after all, Xiao Peng had just arrived here. He asked someone to take Xiao Peng to his room.
The room was not big, just like a double room in a hotel. There was a TV inside, but it could not receive any TV programs and could only watch internal TV programs - there were only military communication signals here.
After Xiao Peng took a shower, he heard a knock on the door. When he opened the door, it was Chen Zetao who came in.
"Brother Xiao, what's going on? Why didn't you tell me what happened just now?" Chen Zetao asked.
Xiao Peng asked in return, "Brother Chen, is the '982' program still in China?"
"Huh?" Chen Zetao was stunned. "982? Let me think about it. According to domestic numbering conventions, '9' represents the drilling platform, '8' represents deepwater, and '2' is the second ship. Are you talking about the drilling platform? Oh, you mean the guy who's 'playing both sides'!"
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers: "Yes, that's it!"
'981' and '982' are two domestic deepwater oil and gas field drilling platforms, more accurately known as 'deepwater semi-submersible drilling platforms.' They appear similar to other drilling platforms, a square platform supported by four large pillars. However, underneath these two platforms are two hulls that can propel themselves.
The original offshore drilling platform had two ways to deal with storms and typhoons. If the storm was small, people would be evacuated from the drilling rig and left at sea. If the storm was large, it would be necessary to pull out the drill, seal the wellbore, remove the riser, and evacuate... It usually took dozens of hours to complete this set of work, but these two drilling platforms could be driven away directly.
Of course, the power required to drive such a large drilling platform is also terrifying: for example, the 981 is equipped with eight 4.4-kilowatt diesel generators, the power generation of these eight generators is almost equivalent to the power required by a medium-sized city! There are also eight thrusters, each of which is equivalent to the pulling force of five locomotives...
Of course, this behemoth also consumes huge amounts of diesel, consuming 30 tons of diesel every day, and up to 70 tons when working at full capacity!
But 981 and 982 are a little different.
981 is a modular, ultra-large artificial island that can be connected to form a 3,200-meter-long platform based on islands or island groups. Like a Transformer or Lego building block, it can even be used to create an airport runway. 982 is a bit smaller than 981, but its design takes full account of adverse sea conditions. It can withstand a Category 16 typhoon and can engage in offshore oil and natural gas exploration and development operations at a depth of 1,500 meters anywhere in the world.
Chen Zetao suddenly realized: "Are you saying there is an underwater oil and gas field near Boat No. 3?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Chen, comparisons are always frustrating. See how hard it is to find oil and gas fields here? Look at Russia. They drill a hole in the ground and natural gas gushes out. The 982 was designed to withstand storms, but I wonder if it's capable of polar operations. If it is, we could definitely collaborate with Russia to develop oil and gas fields here, and then bring that submarine up without anyone noticing. Plus, we could let other countries see the 982's capabilities, which would serve as a bit of advertising."
"Are you sure there are oil and gas fields?" Chen Zetao asked.
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Brother Chen, how could I lie about something like this? I make a living from this, and there are marine geology experts on board. If we start an offshore oil and gas field exploration company, we can make a lot of money. But this matter is not that simple. First, we need to consider whether 982 has the ability to work in polar regions, and then we have to consider how to transfer 982 here."
Chen Zetao was silent for a moment and then asked again, "Are you sure there are oil and gas fields there?"
"Do you really need to keep asking? I don't know the exact reserves. It requires professional surveying, but it shouldn't be too far off." Xiao Peng said, "Russia doesn't have the technology for this. They can't even extract all the oil and gas on land, let alone the offshore ones. So I think we can definitely cooperate. The details are up to you to discuss!"
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