Floating nuclear power plants: option for coastal regions?

• Main Author: Chew, Alvin
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Technology and Future Issues
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161011
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 2020, Russia launched its first Floating Nuclear Power Plant — the Akademic Lomonosov. Two years on, we are now seeing more manufacturers jumping on this bandwagon. Will floating nuclear power plants (FNPP) be a new platform for the deployment of nuclear energy?