Russia hopes to have a floating nuclear power plant in operation by 2016 | 9Digg - What the web is talking about right now 9digg.org/russia-hopes-to-have-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant-in-operation-by-2016/ Russia has been hard at work on a floating nuclear power plant for years, but the project is finally getting closer to completion. According to RT, one of Russia’s biggest shipbuilders revealed that the country’s first floating nuclear power plant is expected to be in operation by 2016. While it might seem like a hazardous undertaking, the specifications of the floating reactors are such that they should be able to withstand tsunamis, crashes with other ships, or crashes with structures on land. The vessels are also said to not release any harmful or hazardous substances during operation. The benefit of these plants is their extreme portability — the floating power plants can be towed by other vessels out to remote areas where… Continue reading…
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:40:56 +0000
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