Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and GDK Baimskaya, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s Kaz Minerals Group, have signed a power supply agreement for a mining project that includes the planned use of floating nuclear power plants.
The long-term agreement is for the sale of electricity between Rosatom and the Baimskaya minerals deposit in Chukotka, in the country’s far east. A Rosatom spokesman said the agreement is “the most important event in the framework of a large-scale programme for the development of the Russian Arctic”.
Rosatom said it plans to use three floating nuclear power plants, each employing a pair of the new 55-MW RITM-200M reactors, a version of which is in service powering Russia’s icebreakers. A fourth unit would be held in reserve for use during repair or refuelling.
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