Saturday, 31 October 2026

Emissions in the area around Russia's floating nuclear power plant have fallen almost 80% since it began supplying heating in 2022, according to an environmental monitoring report cited by World Nuclear News.

Operators of the Akademik Lomonosov plant in Chukotka, on eastern Russia's Arctic coast, said gross atmospheric pollutant emissions decreased almost fivefold after a significant portion of the city's heating load was transferred to the plant.

The operators put the decline at a drop from 11.64 tonnes to 2.281 tonnes of gross pollutant emissions into the atmosphere.

Nano Nuclear Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Engineering to establish a framework for potential collaboration on the Kronos micro-modular reactor project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to NucNet.

The agreement also covers broader cooperation on future manufacturing and deployment. The two firms will work together to deploy the 15 MW Kronos MMR system at the university, according to Interesting Engineering.

The companies initially intend to focus on project-execution planning, conventional and site-related work, procurement readiness, supply-chain development and US localisation planning for the university project, according to NucNet.