Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs) are poised to deliver gigawatt-scale output — potentially supplying almost an entire nation’s power demand – under designs unveiled by UK maritime technology firm Core Power.

CEO Mikal Boe described how industrial-scale nuclear reactors will be mounted on ships or barges and towed out to sea or be berthed at ports, fulfilling short-term or permanent demand for a spectrum of industries, and each with a shelf life of more than 60 years.