China - Russia builds a floating nuclear power plant

Russia and China will cooperate to build a floating nuclear power plant to serve civilian needs, and this could give China the experience of building a nuclear carrier in the future.

According to Voice of Russia, during a visit to Shanghai earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a contract to build a floating nuclear power plant.

Perspective of Russia's Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant.(Photo: Spartansaving.com)

Vasiliy Kashin, an expert of the Center for Strategic and Technological Analysis in Moscow, said the development of a floating nuclear power plant , based on cooperation with Russia, would help China gain more experience needed. to build an aircraft carrier operating on nuclear power in the future.

According to Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Russia may not transfer technology to China for military reasons. Floating nuclear power plants will be designed to meet civilian demand and this is the only program that Putin is willing to cooperate with China.

The world's first floating nuclear power plant is under construction by Russia, Akademik Lomonosov, located in Saint Petersburg. With two KLT-40C push-type reactors, the plant can provide 70MW of electricity or 300MW of heat. Akademik Lomonosov's mission is to provide electricity and water to port cities, oil rigs and offshore gas exploitation.

Want China Times said China could produce nuclear submarines, but could not produce a reactor that could supply enough power for an aircraft carrier. The first Chinese carrier was named Liaoning, equipped with new and refurbished parts from the old Ukrainian carrier.