Fedoseyev, of TASS, reports that the Akademik Lomonosov becomes Russia’s 11th nuclear power plant and is the third in the world to be located north of the Arctic Circle. The world’s first floating nuclear power plant has begun supplying electric power to a remote corner of Russia amid criticisms from environmental activists, the state nuclear company Rosatom announced Thursday.[Of course this claim does not include the hundreds of "floating nuclear power plants" that are powering submarines and ships of the U.S. Navy and of other countries].
The Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Russia’s northernmost town of Pevek in September, three weeks after setting off on a 5,000-kilometer journey through Arctic waters. Greenpeace has voiced safety concerns with Russia’s seaborne nuclear plant, calling it the “Chernobyl on ice” and “nuclear Titanic.” [Greenpeace also voices such concern about the U.S. ships, nuclear power plants in general, as well as solar radiation].
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