SEVERODVINSK (northern Russia), April 15 - Russia has launched the construction of floating nuclear power plants said Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of Russia's nuclear power agency.
Kiriyenko said the first floating nuclear power plant, to be named after the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, will have a capacity of 70 megawatts of electricity and about 300 megawatts of thermal power.
Floating nuclear power plants can operate without fuel reload for 12-15 years and have enhanced radiation protection.
Floating NPPs are expected to be widely used in regions that experience a shortage of energy and also in the implementation of projects requiring standalone and uninterrupted energy supply in the absence of a development power system.
Source: RIA Noesti via Peak Oil News & Message Boards
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