Construction of the Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant continues. The vessel is designed to provide nuclear power in remote regions of the Arctic and should according to plan be completed in 2011.
The floating power plant “Akademik Lomonosov”, named after the famous Arkhangelsk scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, is being constructed at the Baltiysky Zavod yard in St Petersburg. At the moment, the vessel is being protected against hull corrosion, web site Motorship.com writes. (…)