Russia’s floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), Academic Lomonosov, operated by Rosatom, has the potential to supply electricity to a city with up to 100,000 residents.

As of December 19, 2024, the plant has delivered approximately 978 million kWh of electricity to an energy hub in Chukotka, Russia’s easternmost region.

The FNPP, with a design capacity of 429 million kWh per year, has significantly contributed to the local energy grid since its launch.

When operating without heat generation, Academic Lomonosov provides about 70 MW of electricity to the grid. In its maximum heat generation mode, the plant produces around 44 MW.

In its first year of operations in 2020, the FNPP generated 127 million kWh. By 2024, this output increased to 250 million kWh, driven by rising demand, especially from large-scale mining operations in the region.

Rosatom has gained invaluable expertise from five years of successful Arctic and Far North operations with Academic Lomonosov.

This experience has laid the foundation for future projects, including the development of small nuclear power plants utilizing Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.

Rosatom is already working on a new floating nuclear power plant with four reactors in Chukotka, alongside a land-based small nuclear power plant in Yakutia.

Academic Lomonosov is a project of Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Rosatom's Electric Power Division.

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