This thread serves to provide updates on China's floating nuclear power station development.
While there are more attention going towards China's nuclear carrier and nuclear icebreaker program, one seems to be overlooked and not discussed much. China's floating nuclear power station development is currently underway and we may see China's first floating nuclear power station by 2025. This program will bring many strategic and economic advantages for China.
Economically, it could make China one of the leading global provider of offshore nuclear power plant solutions. The floating plants allow China to power future resource extraction facilities and supply power to island facilities in future economic development in the South China Sea.
Strategically, it can significantly bolster China's claim over the South China Sea, allowing it to greatly expand its economic presence.
The project plays an important role in serving as a step towards constructing nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
The floating nuclear power stations will help China develop the expertise to first construct a large surface vessel with a nuclear reactor, than progress towards building nuclear powered icebreakers and ultimately, paving the way for the construction of nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
The first reactor for the floating power stations will be the Small Modular Reactor (SMR), the ACPR50S with an output of 60MW(e) / 200MW(th), developed by China General Nuclear Power Group.
Specs on the ACPR50S:
While there are more attention going towards China's nuclear carrier and nuclear icebreaker program, one seems to be overlooked and not discussed much. China's floating nuclear power station development is currently underway and we may see China's first floating nuclear power station by 2025. This program will bring many strategic and economic advantages for China.
Economically, it could make China one of the leading global provider of offshore nuclear power plant solutions. The floating plants allow China to power future resource extraction facilities and supply power to island facilities in future economic development in the South China Sea.
Strategically, it can significantly bolster China's claim over the South China Sea, allowing it to greatly expand its economic presence.
The project plays an important role in serving as a step towards constructing nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
The floating nuclear power stations will help China develop the expertise to first construct a large surface vessel with a nuclear reactor, than progress towards building nuclear powered icebreakers and ultimately, paving the way for the construction of nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
The first reactor for the floating power stations will be the Small Modular Reactor (SMR), the ACPR50S with an output of 60MW(e) / 200MW(th), developed by China General Nuclear Power Group.
Specs on the ACPR50S: