According to Anatoliy Kirichenko, the head of Rosenergoatom’s international affairs department, “China will be the first country where a floating nuclear plant will be built”

Once completed, the plant’s two power units can reach optimal levels of about 80 mW and Kirichenko is very pleased with the technology that makes such a plant feasible. “The project is a breakthrough for Russian and world nuclear power engineering,” said Kirichenko who confirmed, “The infrastructure for the project has been chosen, in particular planners and companies which will produce equipment.”

“Agreements have been reached with relevant Chinese structures – the government, financial organisations and a shipyard where the floating power plant will be assembled [and the project] is ready, protected and licensed by the Gosnadzor,” he said. Gosnadzor is Russia’s state oversight agency.

The name of the company that ordered the plant, the cost involved and the location of the plant was not divulged by the Rosenergoatom representative.