@alnglobalnetworkofficial: Russia is developing a new floating nuclear power plant to supply electricity to a copper-mining project in the remote Chukotka region of the Russian Far East. The vessel, known as FPU-106 or PEB-106 in reports, is designed to operate without its own propulsion system and will be towed to its destination. The plant is designed to carry two RITM-200C reactors, each rated at 58 megawatts of electrical output, giving it a combined capacity of 116 MW. Rosatom reported in September 2026 that the second reactor had been manufactured, although the reactors still need to be installed in the vessel. The floating facility is intended to provide a reliable electricity supply for a major copper-mining industrial cluster in Chukotka, where building conventional power infrastructure can be difficult. Its modular design allows the main power equipment to be assembled at a shipyard before the completed unit is towed to its operating location. The project is part of Russia’s wider effort to expand nuclear power in remote Arctic and Far Eastern regions. The supplied article also describes using reactor heat to keep sea ice away from the hull, but this specific engineering detail should be independently confirmed before being presented as an established feature of the new plant. World Nuclear Association World Nuclear News Rosatom / Atom Media The Barents Observer #world #google #BreakingNews #today #tiktok

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