World’s first floating nuclear power plant sails to supply electricity in Russia
Akademik Lomonosov hosts two KLT-40C type nuclear reactors, each with an electricity generation capacity of 35 MW.
The World’s first and so far the only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) Akademik Lomonosov set sail from the Arctic city of Murmansk on Friday for its final destination of Pevek, Chukotka, in Russia's far east region.
According to a statement of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, the floating nuclear power unit, upon completion of 4,700 km of journey to Pevek, will supply clean heat and electricity in the area.
The contribution to creating an Arctic future that is both sustainable and prosperous,” he added.
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Akademik Lomonosov hosts two KLT-40C type nuclear reactors, each with an electricity generation capacity of 35 MW.
During the sailing ceremony, Rosenergoatom (a division of Rosatom), the operating company of the FNPP was awarded a Russian Book of Records certificate confirming Akademik Lomonosov’s status as the world's northernmost nuclear installation.
There, it will operate as part of a floating nuclear power plant, replacing the outgoing Bilibino NPP and the Chaunskaya CHPP, said the Rosatom.
The FNPP project is one of the most promising branches of small nuclear power reactors in the market today.
“It is especially suited for very remote areas and island states that require stable, green sources of energy. So far, significant interest in Rosatom’s FNPP technology has come from the Middle East, North Africa, and South-East Asia,” said the Rosatom.
Rosatom is currently working on second-generation FPUs, i.e. Optimized Floating Power Units (OFPUs), which will be built in a series and be available for export.
