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Floating Nuclear Plants / IAEA Discusses International Legal And Regulatory Implications

By David Dalton
21 November 2023

Agency says interest is growing, but the very mobility of reactors ‘raises new questions’

IAEA Discusses International Legal And Regulatory Implications
The Akademik Lomonosov has been in operation, producing electricity and district heating, since 2020. Courtesy Rosatom.
Safeguards and the international legal and regulatory implications needed to be thoroughly analysed as interest grows in floating nuclear power plants and more countries assess their viability and potential applications, an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in Vienna heard.

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