Floating Nuclear Power Station

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 10, 2005 @10:49AM from the my-birthday-is-coming-up dept.

angrysponge writes " Russia to Build World's First Floating Nuclear Power Station for $200,000. I don't know what impresses me more, the engineering chutzpah or low-ball pricetag." From the article: "The mini-station will be located in the White Sea, off the coast of the town of Severodvinsk (in the Arkhangelsk region in northern Russia). It will be moored near the Sevmash plant, which is the main facility of the State Nuclear Shipbuilding Center. The FNPP will be equipped with two power units using KLT-40S reactors. The plant will meet all of Sevmash's energy requirements for just 5 or 6 cents per kilowatt. If necessary, the plant will also be able to supply heat and desalinate seawater."

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Re:long range power grid feeding by mnemonic_ · 2005-09-10 11:08 · Score: 0, Troll

What a stupid question.
Russian engineering by Von+Rex · 2005-09-10 15:21 · Score: 0, Troll

And we all know that safety is the primary concern of all Russian engineering projects, right? They've proven that so many times with their nuclear facilities, submarines, and rocket launches.