Switch-on for Russia’s floating nuke plant

Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, which environmentalists dubbed “Chernobyl on ice”, is preparing to begin operations in the Arctic Far East


AKADEMIK LOMONOSOV
Nuclear floating power unit (FPU) – named after 18th century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov

      
FPU specifications
Length			144 metres
Width			30 metres
Displacement 		21,000 tonnes
Accommodation		69 crew
Average towing speed	3.5-4.5 knots

Propulsion: Nuclear plant has no engines of its own and must be towed by tugs

Crew living quarters
Control room
Helicopter deck
Steam- powered turbines
Nuclear power: Two KLT-40S pressurised water reactors, each producing 35MW of electric energy
Storage of spent fuel assemblies and liquid radioactive waste
Refuelling room


Voyage of Akademik Lomonosov

1 Apr 2018: Leaves St. Petersburg shipyard where it was constructed

2 May: Arrives in Murmansk to load nuclear fuel. Departs Aug 2019

3 Sep 2019: Reaches port of Pevek. Due to begin generating enough electricity for estimated 100,000 homes by end of year


ALASKA (U.S.)
ARCTIC OCEAN
RUSSIA
1 2 3

2,000km 1,250 miles


Sources: Business Insider, International Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom 
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