Russia: First floating nuclear power plant ready for trip to Far East

W/S Floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov', Murmansk
W/S Floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
W/S Floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
W/S Floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
SOT, Dmitry Alekseenko, Rosenergoatom branch deputy director (Russian): "It is unique because it is the first time such an object was produced in the Russian Federation. Floating power unit is the main technical equipment of a floating nuclear power plant. There is no analogue in the world."
W/S Floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
SOT, Dmitry Alekseenko, Rosenergoatom branch deputy director (Russian): "This project was created based on the fact that there are a lot of regions in our country which are hard to reach for conventional construction works. It is difficult to build anything there, therefore this power plant unit can be quickly transported to a point where it is needed for delivering energy to residents and industrial facilities."
W/S Interior of floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
M/S Interior of floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
M/S Interior of floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
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M/S Interior of floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov'
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Russia's first floating nuclear power plant 'Academic Lomonosov' was shown to the media in the port city of Murmansk on Thursday ahead of its trip to the far eastern region of Chukotka.
"This project was created based on the fact that there are a lot of regions in our country which are hard to reach for conventional construction works. It is difficult to build anything there, therefore this power plant unit can be quickly transported to a point where it is needed for delivering energy to residents and industrial facilities," said Dmitry Alekseenko, a branch deputy director at Rosenergoatom, the plant producer.
'Academic Lomonosov' is set to begin its 5,000 km journey along the Arctic coast on Friday. After reaching its destination, the plant will begin producing energy as the world's northernmost nuclear power station.