CORE POWER has hired naval architectural and marine engineering firm Glosten to assist them in designing a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) to power ports in the United States.
CORE POWER developed the FNPP concept, which is a nearshore infrastructure solution that includes a barge-based nuclear power plant, barge support services, electrical grid connectivity, and operating teams.
According to CORE POWER, the FNPP is easy to carry and deploy, and it will generate an estimated 175 gigawatts hours (GWh) of clean power each year.
The FNPP link will enable ports to generate zero-emissions electricity for visiting ships, terminal cranes, equipment, and port vehicles.
CORE POWER hired Glosten to create an operating concept and design the floating facility for the FNPP.
Glosten will also establish a regulatory path for the barge, get site location clearances, and explore a viable supply chain network for the FNPP’s manufacture, assembly, integration, shipping, and installation.
Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten, said: “Glosten’s job is to turn CORE POWER’s vision into a design that demonstrates the practicality of providing reliable, zero-emissions nuclear power to port facilities and has a defined path to regulatory approval.”
Mikal Bøe, CEO of CORE POWER, stated: “FNPPs will be shipyard-manufactured and mass-assembled, ensuring delivery speed and low costs. Using FNPPs to power ports solves the electrification challenge and creates local energy security.”
The project is reportedly in the concept phase and is intended to serve a non-specific port in the southern United States.
Glosten is working closely with CORE POWER to conduct risk assessments and plan the main layout of the barge that will hold the nuclear reactors.