Russian floating nuclear power station
Russian floating nuclear power plants (Russian плавучая атомная теплоэлектростанция малой мощности, ПАТЭС ММ, German literal translation of " floating nuclear plant with low power " ) are planned by the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia independent nuclear power plants with comparatively low capacity on a floating platform. The systems have been designed for series production in shipyards. After completion, the power stations to destinations in coastal waters in the vicinity of cities or industrial plants to be towed.
Plant details
It is a concept of decentralized energy supply from nuclear power plants. In addition to electricity and heat production, the plant is to be used if required for seawater desalination. It can then be generated 240,000 m³ of fresh water per day. The non- self-propelled platform will be 144 meters long and 30 meters wide and weigh 21,500 tons.
Nuclear reactor
The plant will be equipped with two nuclear reactors of the type KLT -40. It is a reactor which is also used in Russian nuclear icebreakers Taymyr the class and in the Russian freighter Sewmorput used. Each reactor version of the KLT -40S is to have a gross capacity of 35 MW electric. The net output should be 32 MW. The reactors are said to have a thermal output of 150 MW. The systems are designed for a term of 40 years. The reactors must be populated only after 12-15 years with new fuel elements. It is planned to tow the complete power plant to fuel change in the shipyard, which has made the platform.
Plant
A first prototype of the floating nuclear power plants, the nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov, is currently being built in St. Petersburg.
Seven other plants are planned. Are coming on offshore oil rigs on the Kola peninsulas and Jamal for Gazprom to use five of these facilities. Other plants by 2015 then cities in the Far East and Siberia with electricity and heat. The more a system has already been commissioned for Pevek on the Chukotka Peninsula, another for the region Kamchatka.