Russia’s floating Arctic nuclear power plant hits milestone

The world’s only operational floating nuclear power plant, The Akademik Lomonosov, has reached a milestone by generating over one billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has revealed. This is enough energy to “make a double espresso for everyone on earth,” it added.

The floating plant, located in the Chukotka Autonomous Area in the Russian Far East, is the world’s northernmost heat and electricity-producing unit. It supplies more than 60% of the region’s energy needs, Rosatom said in a statement on Thursday.