Russia’s First Sea-Borne Nuclear Power Plant Arrives to Its Base
Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant has arrived to its permanent base near an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait.
Russia's floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov and tugboat Dixon before the departure from the service base of Rosatomflot company for a journey along the Northern Sea Route to Chukotka in Murmansk, Russia, on Aug. 23, 2019. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
MOSCOW—Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant has arrived to its permanent base near an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska, Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Sept. 14.
Developed by Rosatom, the plant, known as “Akademik Lomonosov,” set off on a 5,000 km (3,100 mile) journey on Aug. 23 through Arctic waters to reach the Chukotka region.
