Naval architecture firm Glosten to develop operational concept
UK-based maritime nuclear innovation company Core Power has partnered with naval architecture company Glosten for the design of a floating nuclear power plant for ports in the US.
Core Power’s floating nuclear power plant concept entails a nearshore infrastructure system that includes a barge-based nuclear plant, barge support services, electrical grid integration and operational teams.
The plant is planned to provide an estimated 175 GWh of clean electricity per year, allowing ports to achieve zero-emissions electrical generation for visiting ships, terminal cranes and equipment, and port vehicles.
US-based Glosten has been selected to develop the operational concept and design the floating facility for the plant.
The company will also establish a regulatory path for the barge, navigate site location approvals, and identify a potential supply chain network for the plant’s fabrication, assembly, integration, transportation and installation.
Core Power said the project is in the concept phase and is being designed with the intent to serve a “non-specific port located in the southern US”, with Glosten performing risk assessments and developing the general arrangements for the barge which will house the nuclear reactors.
“The marine industry has experienced a massive push to decarbonize, and Core Power’s floating nuclear power plant offers an effective and practical means to meet that demand,” said Glosten chief executive officer Morgan Fanberg.
“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.”
