Westinghouse Electric Company and Core Power are joining forces to design and develop a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using microreactor technology.
If energy is required at sea for islands, ports, coastal communities or offshore oil and gas activities, it is generally provided via fossil-fuelled generators.
However, with the world turning towards low-carbon alternatives to energy generation, one means to provide energy is through the use of FNPPs.
These floating power stations derive their energy from small modular reactors installed on floating barges, platforms or ships.
The advantage of such power plants is that they can be centrally manufactured, are easily transported to operation sites and deliver in-situ, reliable electric power on demand.
In a collaboration between US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric Company and UK technology company CORE Energy, the former’s eVinci nuclear microreactor will be used as the foundation for the FNPP.
According to Westinghouse, the...