Russia and China building FLOATING nuclear reactors – what could go wrong?
21.01.2016 17:30
Russia – which suffered the worst nuclear disaster in history at Chernobyl – and China – famous for its shocking safety record – are both racing to create the world's first floating power station.
The Chinese hopes to switch on the 200MW ACPR50S power plant by 2020 – after mandarins gave plans the green light.
But Moscow looks set to beat them with the "Akademik Lomonosov" – a converted icebreaker vessel – which should be ready next year.
The floating reactors – which are capable of powering 200,000 homes – are designed to provide power to remote areas.
They are also meant to be cheaper and have "low environmental impact".
It is unclear if they have considered the environmental impact of a tsunami or hurricane washing the plant onshore.
China is splurging £5billion building more than 100 onshore nuclear power plants across the country in the next decade.
The UK has seven and the US has 61.
More than 130 people were killed when a chemical plant exploded in Tianjin, China, last year.
The country may be trying to build a nuclear mine on the Moon.
(dailystar.co.uk)
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