Russia and China building FLOATING nuclear reactors – what could go wrong? 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.
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