Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun studying the feasibility of establishing a new shipyard in Murmansk, in the northwest of the country, dedicated to the manufacture of new floating nuclear power plants.

Rosatom is considering opening the shipyard near port facilities already being used by the large nuclear-powered icebreakers operated by its subsidiary Atomflot.

Rosatom said it expects to make a final decision on the project in the coming months, although design work and site surveys have already begun and will last until the autumn of 2026.